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john parrott in october 2008 liverpool , merseyside , england 1983 -- 2010 11 may 1964 the entertainer mr jp the carrot john parrott2.jpg john parrott
 john parrott
john parrott

john parrott , -lrb- born 11 may 1964 -rrb- is an english former professional snooker player and television personality , remembered as one of the best players in the early 1990s .
parrott won the world snooker championship in 1991 , defeating jimmy white in the final .
two years earlier he had lost 3 -- 18 to steve davis , the heaviest final defeat in modern times .
he repeated his win over white to add the uk championship title later that year , and is one of only five players to win both championships in the same calendar year .
he spent three successive seasons at number 2 in the world rankings , and having compiled 221 centuries is one of several players to have compiled more than 200 competitive centuries during his career .
