Terry Alderton
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| Born | 31 October 1970 Rochford, Essex, England |
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| Occupation | Comedian and television presenter |
| Website www.terryalderton.co.uk |
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Terry Alderton (born 31 October 1970 in Rochford, Essex ) is an English comedian.
When he was younger Terry was a goalkeeper with Southend United before moving on to comedy. In 2004 the club re-signed him after injuries weakened their squad, following an impressive display in goal for the Celebreties team in the Sky One reality television series, The Match.[1]
In 1999, Terry was nominated for the prestigious Perrier Comedy Award.
Terry went on to present the National Lottery show "Red Alert" with Lulu later that year. He has also presented his own show on Capital Radio called "Terry's Turnstiles". He has since been confirmed as a presenter on the new Setanta Sports News channel.
Terry acts occasionally, one of his bigger roles was as the character Charlie Mead in the final series of London's Burning.
Terry Alderton currently presents a number of video shows on Virgin Media Sport. His characters include Mr Sheepskin and Danny Dire.
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- ^ BBC - Southend sign comedian goalkeeper October 13, 2004
