Keith Lemon Bio | Wiki
Keith Lemon (Real name: Leigh Francis) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and Tv presenter. He is best known for creating and starring in Channel 4’s sketch comedy show Bo’ Selecta! and presenting the ITV shows Celebrity Juice, and Through the Keyhole.
Keith’s other comedy shows include Lemon La Vida Loca, The Keith Lemon Sketch Show, and The Keith & Paddy Picture Show.
Keith Lemon Age
Leigh was born on April 30, 1973, in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He is 49 years old.
Keith Lemon Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx. 1.72 m).
Keith Lemon Family
He was born in Beeston, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire to his parent. Keith grew up on a council estate in Old Farnley, Leeds. His father died aged 47 of cancer, whilst his mother, Pat, is still alive. He holds British nationality.
Keith Lemon Wife
Keith is married to his beautiful wife Jill Carter. She serves as a beauty therapist. The couple celebrated their wedding on October 30, 2002. Together, they welcomed their daughter, Matilda in February 2009.
On 4 June 2020, Francis apologized on Instagram, as himself, for his portrayal of various black celebrities on Bo’ Selecta! In the video description, he added “Following recent events, I’ve done a lot of talking and learning and I would like to put this out there. I want to apologize to anyone that was offended by Bo’selecta. I’m on a constant journey of knowledge and just wanted to say I’m deeply sorry. #blacklivesmatter”
Keith Lemon Education
He attended Farnley Park High School now The Farnley Academy. Later, Francis studied at Jacob Kramer College and received a qualification in graphic design. Prior to making his major television breakthrough, he was discovered and encouraged by television presenter Davina McCall, performing in-role stand-up comedy in a southern comedy club.
McCall landed Francis his first television role on Dom and Kirk’s Nite O’ Plenty, where he portrayed Bobby Stark, a man who gives tips on how to win over the ladies. The series aired on Paramount Television from January to July 1996.
Keith Lemon Bo’ Selecta
Keith’s major television breakthrough occurred when Channel 4 offered him a £250,000 deal to produce a series based on his television characters. They include his previous roles as Bobby Stark and Barry Gibson, and in 2002, Bo’ Selecta! was born. The series featured Francis portraying a series of celebrities by wearing face masks to impersonate them, as well as portraying the main, non-celebrity character, Avid Merrion.
The program lasted for five series, airing from 2002 to 2006. The last two series were only loosely based on the original three. Series 4 was subtitled A Bear’s Tail and was based on another of his characters, The Bear. Series 5 returned to Avid Merrion and was called Bo! in the USA.
Keith Lemon Shows
Following the axing of Bo’ Selecta!, Francis took one of the series characters, Keith Lemon, and created a brand new show, Very Brilliant World Tour, which aired on ITV2 in April 2008. The show was a success, and subsequently, Francis created another new show featuring Lemon, Celebrity Juice, which has aired 23 series to date.
He also co-hosted Sing If You Can (2011) with Stacey Solomon and Keith Lemon’s LemonAid (2012) on ITV. In November 2011, it was revealed that Francis would make his feature film debut in The Film, with production starting later that month.
Francis has since presented and/or appeared in numerous other ITV2 programs in character as Lemon, including Through the Keyhole (2013–2019), The Sketch Show (2015–2016), The Keith & Paddy Picture Show (2017–2018), alongside Paddy McGuinness and Shopping (2019–present).[7] Francis had a cameo in Rocketman, the 2019 Elton John biopic, playing a shop worker named Pete
Keith Lemon Characters
In interviews, Francis usually adopts one of his celebrity guises, being interviewed as Avid Merrion during Bo’ Selecta!’s run between 2002 and 2006, and as Keith Lemon ever since. In an out-of-character interview with On: Yorkshire Magazine, he confirmed Avid Merrion’s accent and dialects were inspired by his former tutor at Jacob Kramer College, Laimonis Mieriņš.
Francis also pointed out Merrion is a misspelling of Mieriņš, and has nothing to do with the Merrion Centre in Leeds as some may have assumed. He has also been interviewed as himself for The Frank Skinner Show, Loose Women, Big Brother’s Little Brother, The Museum of Curiosity, and Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.
Keith Lemon Movies
2012 Keith Lemon: The Film
2019 Rocketman
2021 The Holden Girls: Mandy & Myrtle
2022 The Real Dirty Dancing
2020 How’s Your Head, Hun?
2020 The Fantastical Factory of Curious Craft
2017–2018 The Keith & Paddy Picture Show
2015 1000 Heartbeats
2013–2019 Through the Keyhole
Keith Lemon Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Keith’s estimated net worth is $10 million.
Who Is Keith Lemon
Keith is an English comedian, actor, writer, and Tv presenter. He is best known for creating and starring in Channel 4’s sketch comedy show Bo’ Selecta! and presenting the ITV shows Celebrity Juice, and Through the Keyhole.