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Lenny Henry
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 29 August 1958
- Works
- 18
Top works
- You Can Do Anything, Tyrone!
- Book of Legends
- Do You Speak English Moon
- Rising to the Surface
- Access All Areas
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1659-09-10
- Active to
- 1695-11-21
baroquebritishbritish composerclassicalcomposerenglish
Discography
- Fantaisies pour violes
- Music of Henry Purcell, Jenkins and Locke1954
- Come Ye Sons of Art1955
- Ode for St. Cecilia's Day1956
- Homage to Henry Purcell1958
- Welcome to All the Pleasures (Ode on St. Cecilia's Day 1683) / Ode on the Death of Henry Purcell1959
- Dido and Aeneas1961
- Come Ye Sons of Art / The Bell Anthem / My Beloved Spake - Anthem1962
- Dido and Aeneas1964
- Music for the Chapel Royal1964
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,785
- Total plays
- 11,233
Tags
britishcomedyblues rockstand-up
Lenworth George Henry CBE (born 29 August 1958), better known as Lenny Henry, is an English entertainer. Early life Henry was born in Dudley, Worcestershire, the son of parents who migrated to England from Jamaica in the 1950s. He studied at Sledmere Primary School, Bluecoat Secondary Modern School, WR Tewson School, and Preston college. He graduated with a degree in English literature from the Open University on April 28, 2007. His earliest television appearance was on the New Faces talent sh
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Henry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Jamaica
- Place of birth
- Dudley
- Spouse
- Dawn French
- Educated at
- Royal Holloway, University of London
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- lennyhenry.net
- Image
- Sir Lenny Henry signing books (2) - Copy.jpg
- Height
- 1.90
Show 5 more facts
- Commons category
- Lenny Henry
- date of birth
- 1958-08-29
- birth name
- Lenworth George Henry
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
- social media followers
- 108454
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