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Nigel was only 10 when he discovered that he could talk and keep his mouth shut at the same time! It was ace ventriloquist Keith Harris with his famous duck ‘Orville’ that was his first show business inspiration, After that Nigel spent countless hours in front of a mirror perfecting his skills. At the age of 12 he got his first big break when he appeared with ‘Michael the Monkey,’ (one of his first creations) on BBC TV’s Saturday Superstore’s Search for a Star presented by Mike Read and Sarah Greene.
Nigel presented this character until he was 13 when he created Sox the Dog, Ben came along a year later and they both appear with him to the present day. Nigel is also an accomplished actor, when he left school he took a B/tech National Diploma in Theatre Arts, A level Theatre Studies and A level Art in Theatre design. In 1989 he appeared at the Royal National Theatre on the ‘Olivier’ Stage in ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’-which means Work Makes Free.
This was a piece devised from documentaries and factual evidence from survivors of the holocaust (one of Nigel's rare serious moments.) He was also part of a National tour of Godspell playing John the Baptist and Judas. He then joined The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain playing Baloo the Bear in the Jungle Book.
Pantomime is also one of Nigel's favourite pastimes in the Theatre, past credits have included playing Chinese Policemen in Aladdin, Wishee Washee in Aladdin, Buttons in Cinderella, Ugly Sister in Cinderella, Billy Goose in Mother Goose, Simple Simon in Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Jaco the Jester in Beauty & The Beast, Idle Jack in Dick Whittington and always with his sidekicks Ben and Sox. Nigel has worked for Pantoni Pantomime's, Spillers Pantomimes and this year U.K. Productions working alongside such people as Kathy Staff from Last Of The Summer Wine, Duggie Brown from The Comedian's, Chris Jarvis from Cbeebies, Ray Meagher (Alf from Home and Away) Little Miss Naughty and Norm from the Twix advert.
Television has also played a big part in Nigel's life appearing with such celebrities as Michael Barrymore, Stewart Hall, Des O’ Connor and premiered in a film with none other than Michael Caine . Moving onto Nigel's Cabaret show “Naughty Nigel's Big Laugh Show” with Ben and Sox, this has taken him all over the world touring such holiday destinations as Turkey, Menorca and Majorca, he has cruised around Africa and even had his own Childrens show in Bahrain. |
