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Johnny Vegas

Acting
Known For

55 Years Old

Johnny Vegas is the stage name of Michael Pennington, the St Helens born actor, stand up comedian, writer and director. He is perhaps best known for his lead role as Moz in the BBC3 sitcom Ideal and for his role as The Oracle in several series of the ITV sitcom Benidorm. More recently, he has starred as the hapless Eric in Roy Clarke's Still Open All Hours alongside David Jason. In 2018, Vegas took the lead in a new BBC sitcom, Home From Home.

Born

St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK on 5th September 1970

All Credits

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The Graham Norton Show
Self
Top Gear Image
Top Gear
Self
The One Show Image
The One Show
Self
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Taskmaster
Self
Have I Got News for You Image
Have I Got News for You
Self
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Parkinson
Self
QI Image
QI
Self
Red Dwarf Image
Red Dwarf
Crit Cop
Never Mind the Buzzcocks Image
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self - Team Captain
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Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self - Panellist
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Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
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Celebrity Juice
Self
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8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
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8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Image
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Self - Contestant
Would I Lie to You? Image
Would I Lie to You?
Self
Good Omens Image
Good Omens
Ron Ormorod
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The Last Leg
Self
8 Out of 10 Cats Image
8 Out of 10 Cats
Self
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An Audience with...
Self
Have I Got a Bit More News for You Image
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Self - Panellist
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer Image
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Self - Guest
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Benidorm
Geoff - The Oracle
Benidorm Image
Benidorm
Benidorm Image
Benidorm
Geoff Maltby
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Black Books
Landlord
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Shooting Stars
Self - Panelist
Room 101 Image
Room 101
Self
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Car S.O.S.
Death on the Tyne Image
Death on the Tyne
Terry
The Libertine Image
The Libertine
Sackville
Ideal Image
Ideal
Moz
The Frank Skinner Show Image
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
The Harry Hill Movie Image
The Harry Hill Movie
Abu (voice)
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled Image
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Self
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Staying Up
Frank O'Hanlon
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas Image
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
Ghost Of Christmas Past
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Grimsby
Milky Pimms
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Bleak House
Krook
The Twits Image
The Twits
Jim Twit (voice)
Through the Keyhole Image
Through the Keyhole
Self - Panelist
Time Travel Is Dangerous! Image
Time Travel Is Dangerous!
Robert / Botty
Celebrity Gogglebox Image
Celebrity Gogglebox
Self
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Brilliantman!
Mrs. Wardle
The Weakest Link Image
The Weakest Link
Self - Contestant
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Catchphrase
Travel Man: 48 Hours in... Image
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Self - Guest
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night Image
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
Self
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Celebrity Catchphrase
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Blankety Blank
Self - Panellist
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Tipping the Velvet
Gully Sutherland
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The Big Narstie Show
Self
Blackball Image
Blackball
Trevor
Early Man Image
Early Man
Asbo (voice)
DNA Journey Image
DNA Journey
Still Open All Hours Image
Still Open All Hours
Eric Agnew
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule Image
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
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Eaten by Lions
Ray
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Happiness
Charlie Doyle
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Duck Quacks Don't Echo
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Tulip Fever
Apothecary
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Hypothetical
Self
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Crackanory
Self
Cheeky Image
Cheeky
Alf Price
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Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
Guest
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ShakespeaRe-Told
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Roast Battle
Self
You Bet! Image
You Bet!
Self - Panellist
It's Kevin Image
It's Kevin
Billy Pike
Meet the Richardsons Image
Meet the Richardsons
Johnny Vegas
Murder, They Hope Image
Murder, They Hope
Terry
Sex Lives of the Potato Men Image
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
Dave
Mo Gilligan's All Star Happy Hour Image
Mo Gilligan's All Star Happy Hour
Self
Mr. Stink Image
Mr. Stink
Dad
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Blood and Nuts
Gordon Bennett
Late Night Lycett Image
Late Night Lycett
Self - Guest
The Rubbish World of Dave Spud Image
The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
Dave Spud
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong Image
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
Self
LEGO Masters Image
LEGO Masters
Guest Judge
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories Image
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
Attention Scum Image
Attention Scum
24 Hour News Man
Out of Order Image
Out of Order
Self - Guest Captain
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Comedy Map of Britain
Comedy World Cup Image
Comedy World Cup
Team Captain
This Morning Image
This Morning
Self
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Showbiz Darts
Self - Andy's Group
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable Image
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
Self
The Island Image
The Island
Self - Contestant
Massive Image
Massive
Tony
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Johnny Vaughan Tonight
Self
Red Top Image
Red Top
Johnny
The Queen and I Image
The Queen and I
Spiggy
The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet Image
The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Murder on the Blackpool Express Image
Murder on the Blackpool Express
Terry
Home from Home Image
Home from Home
Neil Hackett
TV Heaven, Telly Hell Image
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
Romantic Getaway Image
Romantic Getaway
Alfie
Question Team Image
Question Team
Self
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas Image
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Self
Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction Image
Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction
Self
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We Have Been Watching
Self
Dead Man Weds Image
Dead Man Weds
Lewis Donat
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I Love 1990s
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Comic Aid
Travel Guides Image
Travel Guides
Narrator
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas Image
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
Brian (voice)
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Turn Back Time
When Comedy Changed Forever Image
When Comedy Changed Forever
Self
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Vic Reeves Examines
Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques Image
Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques
Self
Making Qi Image
Making Qi
Self
The Greatest Snowman Image
The Greatest Snowman
Self - Contestant
A Tale of Two Continents Image
A Tale of Two Continents
Al
Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Me Image
Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Me
Self
Dial M for Middlesbrough Image
Dial M for Middlesbrough
Terry
Tales from the Lodge Image
Tales from the Lodge
Russell
Dark_net Image
Dark_net
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break Image
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
Rex
Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping Image
Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping
Self
Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII Image
Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII
Self
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book Image
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
Self
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story Image
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
Himself
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive Image
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
Self
Blake's Junction 7 Image
Blake's Junction 7
Blake
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery Image
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
Terry
The Virgin of Liverpool Image
The Virgin of Liverpool
Jackie Symes
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery Image
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
Terry
Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace Image
Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace
Himself
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute Image
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
Self
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream? Image
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
Self
When Snooker Ruled the World Image
When Snooker Ruled the World
Self
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved Image
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton Image
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
Arthur Braxton Sr.
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Feast
An Audience with Neil Diamond Image
An Audience with Neil Diamond
Self
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Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone Of Idiot - Unseen And Uncut
Himself
The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise Image
The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise
Announcer