| Bobby Ball (Robert Harper) | |
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| Born | Robert Harper 28 January 1944 Oldham, Lancashire, England |
| Medium | Comedian, actor |
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Spouse | Joan (1964–70) (divorced) Yvonne (1972–present) |
| Website | Official website, www.twitter.com/thebobbyball |
Bobby Ball (born 28 January 1944) is one half of the comedy double act Cannon and Ball, along with Tommy Cannon.
He married his first wife, Joan, in 1964, with whom he had two sons, Robert (born 1965) and Darren (born 1969), who are now a comedy double act in their own right, performing under their surname 'Harper'. Bobby and his first wife separated in 1970. He married his second wife, Yvonne, in 1972. They have a daughter, Joanne[1] (born 1972)[2] Ball and his wife live in Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire.[3]
Ball has been in show business with his comedy partner for 46 years, their prime time Saturday night television series, the Cannon and Ball Show, was one of LWT's most successful series, with consistently high viewing ratings for twelve years. They starred in the film 'The Boys in Blue' together in 1982 and guest starred in the Eric Sykes slapstick film, 'Mr H is Late' in 1988. Other notable guest appearances were 'the Kenny Everett Show' in 1982 and 'Shooting Stars' in 1996.
Their live shows and pantomimes have broken all box office records and continue to do so across the country.
Cannon and Ball appeared in the fifth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.
The pair are devout Christians and have published a book called Christianity for Beginners.[4] Ball became a born-again Christian in 1986, as did Cannon in 1992, their conversion having a lot to do with the re-kindling of their broken friendship. They now regularly feature in their own gospel and "An audience with..." show in churches around the country.
Ball also created the BBC children's cartoon series Juniper Jungle. He starred in ITV's The Fattest Man in Britain in December 2009 and has made several guest appearances as 'Lenny' on 'Last of the Summer Wine'. In February 2010 he and his wife Yvonne appeared on All Star Mr Mrs.
In 2011 he starred in the Sky1 comedy drama Mount Pleasant, playing Barry, the father of co-star Sally Lindsay's character, Lisa.
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