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Local Heroes in Scarborough, North Yorkshire*

Scarborough, North Yorkshire Famous Residents

Cringing Cult of Celebrity (Famous residents and ex-residents.)

• JIMMY SAVEL
• WILLIS lol
• Charles Laughton. "The Royal" outside scenes filmed here from South Cliff. Sir Alan Aykbourne lives here.
• STU WALKER HARD CORE PROMOTER DIZTRUXION
• Paul 'WAK' Walker, Scarboroughs' finest plasterer and man about town!
• the sitwells?
• Oh My God!! How has this page got so long without one single mention of the world-famous Danny Wilde ("Seaside Danny Wilde, say Seaside Danny Wilde"), a truly jaw-dropping entertainer, who played every week for years to an amazing mixed audience of swooning grandmothers, and stag and hen night revellers in the Lord Nelson seafront pub. I believe he is still alive and well and playing in The Aberdeen.
• jimmy saville - very scary man - once tried to kiss bigmarks missus in wackers - would have loved to have fixed it 4 her
• jimmy saville!!
• Charles Laughton Was Born and lived here
• paul ingle,richard dunn{fought ali)
• JONO GREENING, FOOTBALLER, MIDDLESBOROUGH, WEST BROM
• ANDY CHRYSSAFI of North Riding College, University College Scarborough and Hull University fame. Renowned lecturer, racconteur, donkey stroker,Chelsea supporter, kit car maker and the only man in the world who brushes his teeth with athlete's foot cream. A living legend amongst former students. The old Cypriot is now in retirement and it is a great loss to education.
• big bazza izza, the best weed in the shire.
• teri wiegal, anna nicole smith, jenna jameson, jo guest, kelly brook
• obviously j. savville esq.
• the most famous person i know is steve adamson he helps out with burniston football club!sorry him and all his mates!!!!! and that big guy who wears big orange fisherman trousers outside rendesvouz
• Alan Ayckbourn is not a scarborian! He has lived in Scarborough a lot longer than most of our parents have been alive. He also manages to get people and money to come to Scabs that wouldn't bother otherwise. If you ever saw one of his plays you might just laugh, at the world and yourself.
• ***WARNING*** Anyone who knows Michael Casey, aka Michael Mowbray, DOB 27/10/88, ought to be aware that he has moved to Scarborough from Birmingham to live with the Kennedys because he is a child abuser. Please keep children and other vulnerable people away from him, especially anyone aged nine or under, of either gender. He has a track record of abuse despite the fact he is only 16.
• Mark Richardson - formerly of little angels and skunk anansie now drumming with feeder - cool guy. Not so cool has to be Toby Jepson who unfortunately cameback to scarboro!!!!!
• jim'll fix it! Hes a regular at Tuscanys, total perve.
• Sir Jimmy Savile (Bless Him)
• The Little Angels nineties Rock Band, Tony Hewitt(ex passenger of the current motor cycle sidecar world champion Steve Webster.)
• yea batman lives here in his underground lare
• It's ok, I've lived here eight years and still haven't seen Savile. It's reasonably safe.
• jimmy savile
• Alan Ayckbourn, lives in the old town. You can see his stuff at the SJT before it hits London and Broadway. Assorted C celebrities who frankly need shutting quietly away in special homes somewhere other than Scarborough.
• 'Fred' the guy who runs around, sleeps in telephone boxes and the bench outside rendezvous. Famous.
• Sir Jimmy Savale has a house here and Paul Ingle, local boxer.
• Jimy Saville, Liz Dawn (Vera out of Coronation Street)
• Sir Jimmy saville! wot a swordsman! watch out girls.
• alan ayckbourn and that scary guy with white hair thats always on the telly but i cant remember his name
• Paul Eade, author of "Scarborough Football Club" and other sports books.
• That Nellie from Eastenders lives up my road, think she was paulines aunty. Think shes it, walks around with a face that says "look at me". Obviously Sir Sexy Jimmy. Often seen ogling the females on the South Beach. Des Barnes ex-corrie has been spotted here a few times.
• Charles Laughton, who directed one of the best fillums ever - Night of the Hunter - existed in Scarborough for a while. "Living" in Scarborough is a contradiction in terms.
• Rosie, the infamous mid town dancer, would dance to all buskers, and then strip, and then get arrested, now in a care home, well looked after I believe!
• Sir James Saville, Paul Ingle, Fred Feast (Ex- Coronation St.), Harry Dunn (retired boxer).
• Note, it wasn't Paul Ince that took Naseem to the 11th round, it was Paul INGLE. Ince is a footballer who wouldn't last one round with either!
• Paul ingle of course,
• Ben (Steal yer wife) Fry Jimmy Saville Robert Palmer
• bloody Jimmy Saville and some Burt Bacharach look a likes... oh and a guy with the same hat as Badly Drawn Boy...
• The twat who has been shouting final paperrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! outside Brunswick for the last millenium. Jack Salt Quiz master in the Evening News who's photo hasn't been updated for about 30 years. Conspiracy theories are rife as to his welfare let alone his very existence.
• james saville
• The inventor with silly glasses and a curly tash lives here somewhere. He was always on kids telly in the late seventies. I think his name was Wilf Lunn, but I couldn't swear to it.
• A Grumbleweed once lived on our street.
• me, myself and i
• For the person below who went on about Paul Ince (!), it's DARREN Foreman, dolt.
• jimmy saville when on holiday
• Mitch Cook, Jonathan Greening, James Jowsey, Tony Outhart (all Scarborians who play/played professional football, just in case you're puzzled).
• Mark Brewer - fashion icon of late 80's Alex Lincoln - Media "Darling"
• Although not residents we've had the cast of Little Voice (including Ewan McGregor) staying here while filming. I've also seen a few stars of Corrie, past and present.
• The running woman. On Scalby Road, on Northway, everywhere. Peter Jaconelli and his mate Jimmy Saville. Steve Morley the secret genius of Scarborough.
• Some dude called chickenlegs. he used to chase kids and he is really fast!! And some dude i have heard of called nicholson.
• Jimmy Saville lives here (god help us)
• geffory hogpaste
• Peter Jaconelli we all know about the great work he did with the kids of scarborough don`t we?
• Some pilchard has written on your page that Paul Ince took Prince Naseem to the 11th round! Well it was Paul Ingle axtually, a Scarborough resident. Fred Gee who played the barman in Corrie as well. (A Scarborough resident, not a boxer!) died recently though.
• Tricolo's Italian restaurant has pics on the wall of all the top showbiz legends who have eaten there. Like DLT, Bernie Clifton and Little & Large
• jimmy saville-lives in scarborough that woman who plays vera duckworth in coranation street. michael foreman-not so well known but more of a local hero. PAUL INCE- took nassem hamed to the 11th round.
• Vera Duckworth has a summer place here. Jimmy Saville also lives here. Anne Bronte died here.
• Roy Walker, host of ITV's 'Catchphrase' quiz show, once rented a flat in Granville Square, South Cliff, not too far from where I live, actually.
• Alan Ayckbourn, renowned for being a Scarborian - although frequently syas how much he loathes the town. Jimmy Saville - is he STILL alive? Can't think of anyone else.
• Robert Palmer, nee Allan Palmer and Charles Laughton
• I'm afraid this only stretches to Sir Jimmy Saville, who loves the place. Oh, and Vera Duckworth has a holiday flat too.

Buskers, Street Entertainers

• What about that woman (I think she was called Rose) who used to dance in the town centre, and flash her tits!
• go into the rendezvous cafe at the top of town they sit in there all day
• The happy busker in towns ace, although it does sometimes get a bit reptative lol!!!
• That annoying sod who stands outside Smiths/poundworld/wilkinson with a pork pie hat & dayglo orange shirt on, singing 'Mrs. Robinson' off key ALL DAY!
• Ked Kendall
• Find them in the main shopping precinct
• FLEGA PUB AND PARTY ENTERTAINER NO LIMITS
• local pop groupie with white hair and tambourine ( esther ) - spot her at the front of any gig of under 20 yearold students - most notably - almafudd - circus in reverse or foggy and groggy bluesuitcasedave - local personality of much acclaim - last seen looking at the top shelf of w h smiths - he's an occasional busker and sometimes pairs up with leonard rossiter lookalike 'the enemy' and perform outside local shopping centres
• mad esther foggy and groggy danny wilde phil the enemy hill - local busker
• mick gillen who is ginger and can only sup 4 pints before he turns scottish.
• there is the young guy with the dog that stand outside wilko's. he used to be a looker, why u busking?! the old guy with the guitar that keeps us entertained in the queque to xs. jane thats always in rosbys, chain sm,oker she is!
• dave suitcase simpson and his wardrobe full of porn - urban legend / trainee teacher circa 1989 esther ( crazy old esther ) - alma fudd groupie
• rose but not seen her for a while
• Check out Faz in the balmoral entrance, he's so bad he ought to be a millionaire just for the simpathy vote!!good laff tho!!
• there are no characters left in town ,its been taken over by beggars.
• Esh is a local character, you can visit him at Factory fabrics on westwood opposite tescos.
• SUN IS SHINING SKY IS BLUE PLEASE BUY A BIG ISSUE! ALL THOSE ANNOYING OLD FOOLS ON MOBILITY SCOOTERS, SOME WITH NUMBERPLATES SAYING "BERTIE" OR "NORMA" OR CRAP FLAGS, THINKING THEY OWN THE PRICINCT,PAVEMENT OR ROAD!
• well scarborough is full ov tramps the best 1 is shotgun billy remba to ask him 2 play telly-tubbies on his guitar
• JIM! Normally out side Ballmarrol centre with his dog Cassy. Great guy spare some time to talk to him.
• Jesus Jon, the bearded ex-Hells Angel, reputedly rode up Westborough with a shotgun
• esthers burning esthers burning throw on petrol throw on petrol very happy memories of alma fudds favourite tambourine shaking groupy pervy dave and the enemy busking near woolworths
• ***WARNING*** Anyone who knows Michael Casey, aka Michael Mowbray, DOB 27/10/88, ought to be aware that he has moved to Scarborough from Birmingham to live with the Kennedys because he is a child abuser. Please keep children and other vulnerable people away from him, especially anyone aged nine or under, of either gender. He has a track record of abuse despite the fact he is only 16.
• a man selling a bird noice making thingys.....reali anoyin!
• Check out the luvvies from Westwood college do half hearted street theatre every summer down the high street. Theres always a fresh kappa attempting to mime.
• silly twat who preaches religion, I say lock him up
• middle of town , marks and spenders
• Ask for Baggy in the Alma.
• 'sweaty' a seller of 'herbal substances'
• 'sweaty' a seller of 'herbal substances'
• therers a man known as wet man who belives that if he dossent cover himself in oil and stay outside his blood will leak out of his skin. plus if you sing, the sky is blue may i plese have a big issue to the big issue man (the one behind the main bus stop in town) he will sing u a song for 50p.
• if ya lookin 4 entertainment, go to woolies or da beach, da amount of trouble u get down dere man! u might as well take ur coke and popcorn and make yaself comfy, ya bound to c summat gd.
• snides snides n more snides as 4 entertainment u gt all the townies startin fights n theyre funny watchin townies gettin their heads kiked in!!!!
• Rosie! Whatever happened to the lady with the flower in her backcombed grey hair, the make-up plastered on and the outrageous clothes who used to dance in the street? She used to strip off outside Marks and Spencers and then get carted off by the plod, god bless her. If I ever go mad I want to be just like she was.
• The tin Whistle 2. Are "homeless" put have aparantly has been seen parking there car in the Brunswick. THe god guy..just ask any local teen or Goth! And the drunks do get a bit scary at times can normaly be found in the evenings with teens anoying them. THe loony bloke who says he is a travling indian (no home) I think its more to do with the bottle.
• One street entertainer you do not want to see is upo
• That roise who i think died, the lads always used to ask her to take her top off. The mad black women, the black preacher man. the witches, the santa man, all in bout 2001
• that guy with the black hair who has a girlfriend and a dog, stands at the top of the balmoral centre - he has got realy good realy quick on the penny whistle he is the best in town at playing that now, and his guitar playing is coming on leaps and bounds. he needs to think about being a musician instead of a beggar.
• there are many tramps in the boro if you are on the lace and go by the old tesco there are sweaty buskers there all the time and there shite. if you see them boot them in the head.
• usually the tramp outside wh smith, with his penny whistle. Oh and don't forget those lovely ladies on bar street from 10!
• always outside woolies or down huntriss row cant get rid of 'em
• townies busk for fags by threataning to ' kick your fuckin head in div '
• A nice old lady called Rose used to strip off whenever musicians started busking in the precinct. A must see if she`s still on the go.
• Dodgy tramp called Al who lives in a phone box and sits in the street all day!
• There's a busker in Scarborough that can actually play the penny whistle (as opposed to blowing really hard, waggling one's fingers and looking shabby). This is a rarity. I'm still finding it hard to resist giving him some money.
• Suzanne = entertainer
• You can see local loons James Koppert and Ryan York running about the streets and whats even more crazy is they dont expect any money
• piss off all i want is some peace when i walk down the bloody street!!!!!!!
• used to be a cool old blind guy that played keyboard then just walked off without his stick or anything at the end of the day
• That guy with the organ who's been around years. 'Mad' Rosie!
• have you seen the whitby bus outside the station, you can tell the people queing there are from whitby.
• the girl who's sometimes outside m&s with the purple hair and the nice guitar. fantastic voice.
• Big issue sellers are sometimes amuse.
• the guy who flogs the scarborough evening news near woolies corner
• The fat geezer who's blind and plays a shitty little casio keyboard, and rides a moped from Hull to play there. And the Peruvian geezers with the pipes.
• in town
• That twat with the burning juggling things needs lessons.
• There are many lost souls who think that juggling in Westborough is some sort of career move.
• Rosie the mental women who strips off or dances at any given opportunity. There are a lot of crazy people currently residng in boro'.
• lots of entertaining 'big issue' sellers, who ask for their magazines back after selling u them
• for a laugh go to outside of brunswick and laugh at the goths. there is also a woman who goes by the name of rosie who will take her clothes off if you ask her.
• only tramps are the entertainment that roam the streets and there line is "can you lend us 10p"
• That woman who used to walk down the town centre with no top on.
• Sometimes in Summer there is a fire breather, but he just smells of barbeques. A clown sells balloon hats. She's very good. Note: she's my boyfriends mother.
• The odd juggler, but more entertaining is the man that sells the newspapers in town. If you're in Scarborough and really stuck for something to do, spend 30 seconds trying to figure out what he's shouting, and you'll have probably spent 29 seconds too long.

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