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Jimmy Tarbuck

The son of a bookmaker, Jimmy was born in Liverpool on 6th February, 1940. At 18 he joined a touring rock 'n' roll show which set him firmly on the show business ladder of success, after which he became a Butlin Redcoat.

It was at this time, when he was 22, that he was spotted by the late Val Parnell and he made his debut on 'Comedy Bandbox'. He made several guest appearances on 'Sunday Night at the London Palladium' until he became its resident compere in September 1965. Since then his thousands of performances on stage and television has made him a firm favourite with audiences all over the country, and his cabaret show with Kenny Lynch has been highly acclaimed by both audiences and critics alike.