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Nigel Planer was the son of George Planer, who was born around 1920 and grew up in Berlin. George Planer's Jewish Hungarian-Romanian family left Nazi Germany in 1933 (when George was 13) and settled in Mortlake, London. At some point after George moved to England but before he started a family of his own, he had apparently left Judaism.
46 Photos. Nigel Planer was born in London and educated at the prestigious Westminster School. He then went to Sussex University to study African and Asian Studies. However, he left after a year and decided to pursue his love of theatre. He trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Planer performed at The Comedy Store ...
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Nigel Planer. Actor: Brazil. Nigel Planer was born in London and educated at the prestigious Westminster School. He then went to Sussex University to study African and Asian Studies. However, he left after a year and decided to pursue his love of theatre. He trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Planer performed at The Comedy Store in a double-act with Peter ...
- February 22, 1953
Aug 13, 2023 · Nigel Planer: 'I was a gravedigger before my rise to fame' ... Planer, who has also featured in a string of hit West End shows including the 1997 revival of Chicago, previously revealed his late ...
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Nigel George Planer (born 22 February 1953) is a British actor, comedian, musician, novelist and playwright. He played Neil in the BBC comedy The Young Ones and Ralph Filthy in Filthy Rich & Catflap. He has appeared in many West End musicals, including original casts of Evita, Chicago, We Will Rock You, Wicked, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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Nigel George Planer is a British actor, writer and musician. He played Neil in the BBC comedy The Young Ones and Ralph Filthy in Filthy Rich & Catflap. He has appeared in many West End musicals, including original casts of Evita, Chicago, We Will Rock You, Wicked, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He has also appeared in Hairspray. He won a BRIT award in 1984 and has been nominated for ...
Nigel Planer: My dad hid a secret for years and it’s changed my life. The actor, who found fame as a clueless hippy in The Young Ones, reveals that his father was a Jew who escaped the Nazis.
