Mark Lamarr

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1967-01-07 (57 years old)

Place of Birth Swindon - England - United Kingdom

Also Known As Mark Jones

Mark Lamarr

Biography

Mark Lamarr is an English comedian, radio DJ and television presenter. Lamarr was born in the Park South area of Swindon, Wiltshire. He has three elder sisters. His father is Irish. He passed five O-Levels at Park School (renamed Oakfield School) but dropped out of school at 17 and moved to Harrow, London, which was the centre of the early 1980s British rockabilly revival scene. After his poem Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Work was published in 1987, his act developed from poetry to stand-up comedy. He took to performing at London's Comedy Store in 1985, He previously hosted Never Mind the Buzzcocks from 1996 until 2005. He was also a presenter on The Word from 1992 to 1994, the on the road presenter with The Big Breakfast from 1992 to 1996 and a team captain on Shooting Stars from 1995 to 1997. 

Known For

Actor

2013
2010
Huge

as Himself

2004
Two Tone Britain

as Narrator

2002
2002
15 Storeys High

as Silver Man

2001
Jukebox Heroes

as Self - Narrator

1997
Pervirella

as Irch Bishop

1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks

as Self - Presenter

1994
Filth!

as Himself

1994
Room 101

as Self

1993
Shooting Stars

as Self- Team Captain

1990
The Word

as Presenter

1964
Top of the Pops

as Self - Presenter

1964
Top of the Pops

as Self - Host

Writer

1994
Filth!

as Writer

Creator

2002
15 Storeys High

as Creator