Chris Barrie

Description:

Chris Barrie was born Christopher Jonathan Brown on March 28, 1960, in a British military hospital in Hanover, Germany. He was brought up in Northern Ireland and was a boarder at Methodist College Belfast. He was Head Boy in his final year and played the lead in a "Dial M for Murder" production. He started a business course at Brighton Polytechnic but dropped out. After working at various jobs and developing his impressionist skills, he decided to shift careers to television and film.

He originally met Rob Grant and Doug Naylor on Jasper Carrott's Carrott's Lib (1982), and eventually went on to perform on the radio, for a show called "Son of Cliche", which both Rob Grant and Doug Naylor were working on. Around this time, he was working on the television show, Spitting Image (1984).

This association with Rob Grant and Doug Naylor later caused the two of them to have him audition for Red Dwarf (1988). A few years after the beginning of Red Dwarf (1988), he brought life to another character in the sitcom The Brittas Empire (1991).

He lives in Berkshire, England, with his wife Alecks.

Overview

Birthday March 28, 1960

Born In Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany

Alternative names Christopher Barrie , Mr. Chris Barrie , Sir Chris Barrie

Height 181 cm

Spouse/Ex- Alecks December 3, 1997 - present (2 children),Monica 1987 - 1990 (divorced)

Did you know

Trivia Is a master at impersonation and mimicry. Many out-takes on the DVDs for the Red Dwarf (1988) series feature clips of Chris perfectly imitating the voices and mannerisms of the other cast members (especially Craig Charles and Norman Lovett). Also shown is his amazingly perfect impression, both voice and face, of comedian Kenneth Williams.

Quotes I never attended a drama school so I'm not a "proper" actor. Acting is good because it's open to everyone, with any type of career, this way they can bring their lifestyle to work with them.

Nickname Admiral

Salaries £1,200 per episode

Trademarks Sarcastic one-liners