Kenny Everett

Kenny Everett (25 December 1944 – 4 April 1995) was a British comedian, radio DJ and television entertainer. Born Maurice James Christopher Cole, Everett is best known for his career as a radio DJ and for The Kenny Everett Video Show.

Personal life
Everett married singer Lee 'Lady Lee' Middleton (Billy Fury's former girlfriend) in 1966. By 1979 they had separated. In the mid-1980s, he publicly acknowledged his homosexuality.

Everett was told in 1989 that he had HIV.  He went public with his illness in 1993. He died from an AIDS-related illness in London on 4 April 1995, aged 50.

Shows presented
The following is a list of the main shows Everett presented.

Radio
 Kenny & Cash Show Radio London – 1964–1965
 Kenny Everett Show Radio Luxembourg – 1966
 Midday Spin BBC Radio 1 – 1967
 Everett is Here BBC Radio 1 Saturdays 10am–12midday – 1968–1970
 Kenny Everett Show BBC Local Radio – 1971
 Kenny Everett Show BBC Radio 1 Sundays 1–3pm – 1972
 Breakfast Show Capital Radio – 1973–1974
 Kenny Everett Show Capital Radio – 1974–1980
 Kenny Everett Show Radio Victory – 1975–1976
 Captain Kremmen Radio Victory – 1976
 Kenny Everett Show BBC Radio 2 Saturdays 11am–1pm – 1981–1983
 Kenny Everett Show Capital Radio Saturdays 11am–1pm – 1984–1988
 Weekday afternoons Capital Gold 1–4pm – 1988–1991
 Weekday mid-mornings Capital Gold 9am–12midday – 1991–1994

Television
 Nice Time Granada Television – 1968
 The Kenny Everett Explosion LWT – 1970
 The Kenny Everett Video Show Thames Television – 1978–1980
 The Kenny Everett Video Cassette Thames Television – 1981
 The Kenny Everett Television Show BBC One – 1981–1988
 Brainstorm BBC – 1988
 Gibberish BBC – 1992

Tributes & portrayals
On 18 November 2007, ITV1 broadcast a tribute show to Everett called Licence To Laugh. Friends and colleagues said what it was like to know and work with the man they affectionately called "Cuddly Ken". Additionally, current celebrities such as Chris Moyles and Chris Tarrant talked about their love for the outrageous entertainer.  They shared the ways in which Everett had influenced them and their work. It also had archive footage.

In March 2010 the BBC said it was making a 90-minute TV biopic called Number One in Heaven.  It was to be written by Tim Whitnall and focus on Everett's unhappiness at secondary school.Kenny Everett to return to TV as BBC announces plans for biopic 15 March 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010.

In April 2012 the BBC said it was working on a 90-minute TV biopic called The Best Possible Taste.  This would focus on the performer's relationship with his ex-wife, singer Lee Middleton.Kenny Everett biopic for BBC Four 03 April 2012. Retrieved 03 April 2012.

References

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