[Closed] Disappearing Celebrities

[quote=jekkyl ]Andy Crane. from the bbc broom cupboard.

I believe he's a manager/ agent type now

Thinking about this, I can only speculate as to why Jim Davidson isn't on this list. He bloody should be.

I think he admitted a few years ago that most of his right-wing 'comedy' was a sort of performance art and in real life he's a nice guy and tried to reinvent himself as a more modern comic, but the dye was cast and it didn't last.

Believe it or not he's still on tour, still performing 5 nights a week to smallish venues and selling his annual DVDs to Britain First types because "he's the only one who tells the truth" probably slowly dying inside as he sells his soul for money.

I think he admitted a few years ago that most of his right-wing 'comedy' was a sort of performance art

If he claimed to be trolling audiences and to have an IQ of 175 then it still wouldn't suddenly make the Chalky gags forgivable. The BBC inexplicably gave him the helm of two prime time Saturday entertainment shows with Big Break and the Generation Game. He came across as an utter tit back then and still does today.

Anthony Worral Thompson.

Quite a few bike shop owners were celebrities in the cycling world at least, for a few years.

Pam Ayres.
Richard Stilgoe.
Wilf the inventor guy from Jigsaw.
Maggie Philbin
Princess Anne.
Ben Elton.

Work colleagues and I are brainstorming this all afternoon. By this evening we shall a complete list of all missing celebrities.

[i]Bob Carolgees runs a Candle shop...[/i]
I think Bob's sold up now. I did see him in Morrisons not long ago though, I guess these people must still eat.

People like Russ Abbott were pretty big and are now getting on, so they presumably made enough money to retire like normal people do.

I'm pretty certain Russ Abbott was acting in Shakespeare plays relatively recently (and very well reviewed too).

Pam Ayres.

I'm sure she had a Radio 4 series a few months back.

Ben Elton.

Is the writer of Upstart Crow, currently on BBC 2 for a 2nd Series.

Lee Hurst?

They are all teachers

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All You Need Is Cash.

Spit the dog continued for a few years without Bob Carolgees, but is now found in insurance adverts on the Internet, looking a little worse for wear

Richard Stilgoe.

Retired from live performances, heavily involved in charity work, his old family home is now used by Orpheus Centre, which he set up, to provide study programmes for young disabled adults - its a great project.

His son, Joe, performs and is very good.

Ben Elton

Moved to Australia but still writing extensively.

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jekkyl - Member
Pam Ayres.
Richard Stilgoe.
Wilf the inventor guy from Jigsaw.
Maggie Philbin
Princess Anne.
Ben Elton.

Work colleagues and I are brainstorming this all afternoon. By this evening we shall a complete list of all missing celebrities.

Wilf Lunn his name was. Awesome dude, read his wiki.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilf_Lunn

Blimey, I'd forgotten about Jayne Middlemiss. God knows how, she's lovely.

Pam Ayres.
I'm sure she had a Radio 4 series a few months back.

and whatever happened to the nearly legendary Sally James?

Peter Duncan
Simon Groom

both still alive.

John Fashanu
Awooga!

whatever happened to the nearly legendary Sally James?

In a cage in Tarrant's basement, dripping tears and custard.

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Lee Evans

retired, pots of cash, wanted to see his family more

also hated being sweaty

Oooh... Sally James covered in custard. That used to be many a teenage boy's fantasy.

Pam Ayres.

Still workingh, radio and live performances

Richard Stilgoe.
Made a fortune writing with Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Maggie Philbin
I think she has an interest in a wedding dress shop in the Epsom area

Princess Anne.
Loaded and old, no need to work much.

Ben Elton.
Made a fortune writing stage scripts.

taking it hollywood:

Steven Segal
Steve Guttenberg
Mike Myers
Demi Moore
Kevin Costner
Goldie Hawn

taking it hollywood:

Steven Segal

Steve Guttenberg

He's still busily acting away but in TV stuff that doesn't get syndicated internationally

Goldie Hawn

She's still in as much stuff as she used to be - she's never actually been that prolific though

Steven Segal

All round nice guy.
Does mob money funded straight to dvd efforts.

Mike Myers

Demi Moore

Kevin Costner

Goldie Hawn

Rick Moranis - took a break from acting to raise his kids when his wife died, turned out to be a very long break and he's done very little since, I think largely by choice.

Nick Hancock - took time out from "the industry" when his kids were young too - came back, but not to the same extent. I think he was selling financial services for a while.

Sad truth is "that nice young woman" from the telly will get a bit older and be replaced by the the next 'nice young girl'.

Mike Myers ?

Still prolific in Film and TV I think you’ll find..

2013 Being Canadian, Sometimes Himself Documentary
2013. Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon Himself Documentary; also director
2015 I Am Chris Farley Himself Documentary
2017 Terminal Filming
TBA Del Del Close

2014 Monty Python Live (Mostly) Himself Television special
2014. Saturday Night Live Dr. Evil Episode: "Amy Adams/One Direction"
2015 Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special[28] Wayne Campbell Television special
2017 The Gong Show Tommy Maitland As of April 28,
2017. reported to be hosting in deep character as a fictional British celebrity.[29]

reckon Jane Middlemiss was responsible for a good half a bucket worth of my adolescent secretions!

I see stedman from 5 star fairly regularly as he's friends with a mate of mine. Looks exactly the same...

flange - Member
I see stedman from 5 star fairly regularly as he's friends with a mate of mine. Looks exactly the same...

Is he still doing the gross indecency or has he knocked that on the head now?

jekkyl » Andy Crane. from the bbc broom cupboard.
I believe he's a manager/ agent type now

Andy is on the Drivetime show on Key 2 Manchester and occasionally reads the news on Granada at weekends

Is he still doing the gross indecency

I don't think I know that dance move - is it maybe a bit like the Shoop da Whoop followed by a Basic Triple Time 6-Count Swing?

Some go the full Partridge and see out their career in an ever descending spiral until they're presenting the early morning show on some dire local commercial radio station for old people.

Ha ha, I’ve no love for Moyles, but I do like Radio X (after 10am anyway).

RE Mike Myers, never forget he’s Shrek, and made more than $10m for each one of them. No need to do anything he doesn’t want to do 😉

Barrymore wins damages

Is that the name of his new show?

That comedian who used to say chase me. Duncan something?

Norvelle.

Google would suggest he had a stroke five years ago, but is now back touring. 😯

It saddens me that Johnny Ball's never on TV any more. He was a bit of a childhood hero of mine.

It saddens me that Johnny Ball's never on TV any more. He was a bit of a childhood hero of mine.

Made me the man I am today. Still hard at work it seams but not broadcasting, seems to be doing a lot of public speaking- he was doing the rounds of TV interviews earlier this month though.

I like the ones you've forgotten were even famous in the first place.

Who's old enough to remember Billy Pearce?

And the Grumbleweeds? To be fair, I think most of them are dead now.

Don't see as much of Bernie Clifton as you used too

Don't see as much of Bernie Clifton as you used too

Thank ****.

Johnny Ball is 80 in 6 months, Dude’s retired hopefully!