Michael Le Vell
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Born | Michael Turner December 15, 1964 Manchester, England, UK |
Michael Le Vell (real name Michael Turner) (born December 15, 1964 in Manchester)[1] is an English character actor, who since 1983 has played the role of garage mechanic, Kevin Webster, in the soap opera Coronation Street[1]. He was the first actor in a UK soap to have his left ear pierced.[citation needed]
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[edit] Trivia
- Le Vell appeared on Challenge TV's Showbiz Darts in October 2006 and went on to win the tournament.[citation needed]
- In his role as Kevin Webster, Le Vell earned thousands of admirers due to his shapely backside - Kev was barely ever seen wearing anything other than tight jeans.[citation needed]
- He was part of Dec's boyband on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway and performed "It Only Takes A Minute" by Take That.[citation needed]
- He featured as a contestant on the second series of Gameshow Marathon[1] on which he was crowned Gameshow Marathon champion on 26 May 2007.[citation needed]
- He is an avid Manchester United supporter and has done opening program intros for Setanta.[citation needed]
- His wife is the actress Janette Beverley who starred in the 80's comedy 'Sharon and Elsie' alongside Brigit Forsyth.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0494663/ Michael Le Vell IMDB entry