Cringing Cult of Celebrity in Birmingham, West Midlands*

Famous residents and ex-residents.

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• Joan Armatrading - Excellent singer songwriter
• Julie Walters went to Holly Lodge School, Smethwick, Frank Skinner went to Oldbury Tech/Warley High Pound Road. didn't Gok Wan come from Brum too?
• All Of Black Sabbath pretty much, Jasper Carrot, and Adrian Charles is from the Black Country.
• ozzy osbourne, richard hammond and lezo of newsround are from solihull
• black sabbath, jasper carrot, toyah wilcox, lenny henry, led zeppelin, the move, napalm death, aluna, roy wood of wizard, ocean colour scene, jamelia, the twang (urrghh)... loads more
• who caresss although great poet located here: benjamin Zeph
• Jack Judge, the composer/writer of the WWI Hit Song "It's a long way to Tipparery", born in Oldbury.
• Jasper Carrot
• Ozzy Osbourne!!!(came from Aston)
• ALASTAIR YATES, presenter at BBC NEWS 24, began is TV career on MIDLANDS TODAY in Birmingham. He was also a presenter at RADIO WM in the lates 70's. He has family throughout the Midlands. See more @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/bbc_news_24/presenters/1879136.stm
• Jamelia?
• PWEI - turn it on and turn it up high!
• Ainsley Harriet of 'Can't Cook, Won't Cook' fame. And that woman from Midlands Today with the baggy eyes.
• Beverley Hills of Brookside and children's TV fame was brought up in Birmingham.
• Jamelia is from Birmingham. She lives somewhere near the centre I think.
• Soni-Quella and 62Pennies
• 62pennies - coleshill
• Simon from Blue
• sid fields (comedian)
• ozzy osbourne jasper carrott cat deeley toyah willcox duran duran ub40 richie from 5ive
• Stevie Windwood/Traffic,The Move and although Robert Plant and John Bonham are technichally from the Black country area (Wolverhampton/West Bromwich),Robert Plant can sometimes be seen shopping in Birmingham city centre, not John Bonham of course as he is dead.
• Cat Deeley , Frank Skinner ... loads more but can't think!
• Ozzy. Carrott.
• TOYAH WILLCOX- THE BEST THING TO COME OUT OF BRUM EVER AND MY ULTIMATE IDOL AND ROLE MODEL. TOYAH ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!1
• JRR Tolkien Lived in a house that was where my house is now!!! (in Ladywood) that is my claim to fame!
• GBH, legendary Punk band. Mike Skinner A.K.A THE STREETS.
• Ali Campbell lead singer of Birmingham based reggae group UB40 lives on the Scott Road. Duran Duran, Lenny Henry (Dudley to be precise)Ruby Turner, and Crossroads of course!
• Napalm Death - the best speed/death metal group when Mick Harris was the drummer, he now does experimental/ambient music and is very well respected in those circles, he's tattooed all over.
• UB40 - what else can you say?
• Toyah Willcox lived in Edgbaston, Birmingham, when she was growing up, and went to Edgbaston Girls School
• Lenny Henry! Sir James Watt! (What?)
• The Muppet Show was filmed in ATV studios on Broad Street Also, so was Gerry Anderson stuff such as Joe90,Thunderbirds etc. Might even have been filmed in cannon Hill Park
• Slade?!
• Anne jones Wimbledon Tennis player and Jeremy Bates' mum (also wimbledon tennis player)British!!
• Members of Pram,Broadcast,Plone
• Ocean Colour Scene. Noddy Holder of Slade. Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath shops at Tesco in Shirley near Solihull, as does football commentator Gary Newbon. UB40's studio is called DEP International and that's here somewhere. Bentley Rhythm Ace can often be seen around. Lots of footballers live in the posher villages nearby. "Posh and Becks" eat at the Bull's Head in Hampton in Arden - their agent lives nearby.
• Joseph Chamberlain was the father of Neville and Austin, Neville was responsible for the "peace in our time" remark. Austin also achieved leadership of the Tory Party, but never became Prime Minister...
• Dorian Yates, six time Mr. Olympia(1992-1997), trains at Temple Gym on Temple street
• What about Richard (Ritchie, Rich) Neville, one of the gorgeous lads of 5ive? Born in Solihull, he should be included in the Cringing Cult of Celebrity. Don't forget that mum's pub, the Crabmill Inn, is located in Bromsgrove.
• Charles Darwin (Anyone remember him?) came from Birmingham. His grandfather Ermistrum (I think) also came from round here.
• Nigel Mansell former Formula 1 and Indy car World Champion.
• Roy Wood - he of Wizzard fame - you know the song " Well I wish it could be Christmas everyday ....."
• jasper carrot, frank skinner, the great ozzy, wonderstuff.
• Black Sabbath
• Ocean Colour Scene, Dodgy, UB40, the Moody Blues and the vastly underrated Duran Duran all hail from here as does J.R. Tolkien, Cadbury's chocolate, ex-TV soap 'Crossroads' and Pebble Mill (with everything that entails). Tony Hancock.
• Lord Brisbane ; Baron Kelvin
• Ozzy Osbourne (Cool),
• robert plant,napalm death,dexy's midnight runners,roy wood,tiswas,the archers
• UB40, jasper carrott, malcolm stent - who?
• Only know of Jasper Carrot and Don MacClean - how sad is that.
• Joseph (Peace in our time) Chamberlain

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Last updated: 2009-04-17