Peter John Kay is an English actor, comedy writer and stand-up comedian. He has written, produced and acted in several television and film projects, and has written three books.
He began working part-time as a stand-up comedian, winning the North West Comedian of the Year award. With his public profile raised, in 2000 he co-wrote and starred in That Peter Kay Thing for Channel 4.
In 2005 he recorded a promotional video in which he mimed Tony Christie’s 1971 hit “(Is This the Way to) Amarillo”, which was reissued to raise money for Comic Relief: the song reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart, becoming that year’s best-selling single in the UK.
His 2010–2011 stand-up comedy tour was recorded in the Guinness World Records as the most successful ever selling over 1.2 million tickets.
In 2016 Kay won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Male Comedy Performance, the BAFTA TV Award for Best Scripted Comedy and the National Television Award for Best Comedy for …Car Share. He also received an honorary doctorate from the University of Salford.
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Peter Kay is 49 years, Peter John Kay was born on 2 July 1973 and was brought up in the Farnworth area of Bolton, Lancashire, where he attended Mount Saint Joseph School, leaving with a GCSE in art.
His father, Michael, was an engineer who died just before Peter’s career took off. His mother, Deirdre, is an Irish Catholic originally from Coalisland, County Tyrone, and Peter was brought up in her faith.
He took several minor jobs, including working in a toilet roll factory, a Netto supermarket, Manchester Arena, a cash and carry, a cinema, a petrol station and a bingo hall, which later inspired episodes for That Peter Kay Thing.