Bruce Forsyth
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British presenter, actor, comedian, singer, dancer, and screenwriter (1928–2017)
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Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson CBE (22 February 1928 – 18 August 2017) was an English television presenter and entertainer whose career spanned more than 75 years. In 2012, Guinness World Records recognised Forsyth as having the longest television career for a male entertainer. Forsyth came to national attention from the mid-1950s through the ITV series Sunday Night at the London Palladium. He went on to host several game shows, including The Generation Game, Play Your Cards Right, The Price
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bruce
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Edmonton
- Occupation
- dancer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Noble title
- Knight Bachelor
- Instrument
- voice
- Military branch
- Royal Air Force
- Image
- Bruce Forsyth1.jpg
- Number of children
- 6
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- cause of death
- bronchopneumonia
- date of birth
- 1928-02-22
- ethnic group
- White British
- Commons category
- Bruce Forsyth
- date of death
- 2017-08-18
- catchphrase
- Don't forget the cuddly toy
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- London Palladium
- honorific prefix
- Sir
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