Cringing Cult of Celebrity in Dorchester, Dorset*

Famous residents and ex-residents.

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• Thomas Hardy
• Minette Walters, the famous author Julian Fellowes, Oscar winning screenwriter & actor
• Stuart "The Holeman" Hole came from Dorchester before taking up a career in the adult entertainment industry.
• Michael Jackson
• MARTIN CLUNES THOMAS HARDYE (3 TYPES - WRITER, ADMIRAL AND 1 OTHER I DONT KNOW OF!)
• Famous For the Great Lord Wimpy (owner of the wimpy chain franchise) & an old writer who lived in some woods near here
• Martin Clunes apparantly lives near the area and makes appearances now and again.
• The Nobles - bit classic in bmx
• Tom Mowlam thought of living here once but then he changed his mind.
• Thomas Hardye, the famous writer once lived in dorchester. In fact you can visit his house but i'm not sure where it is.
• Mr Glynn Bush aka Biggabush / Lightinghead. World reknowned dj used to be part of Rockers Hi Fi Playing at the Big Chill again this year with a new album out called studio don, a mixture of latin beats salsa, samba and dub well worth a listen. Also Malcolm Mclaren lived near a pub called the Sun inn about 2 minutes from the town centre i used to see around all the time.
• Jack Daniels and his amazing band "Howling at the Moon" An amazing band with a cult following "The more you drink the better they sound"....."The more you drink the better they look" as well..A party is not a party unless these guys are either gigging or invited...Long live "Howling at the Moon" most of the players were either born in Dorchester or have been in Dorchester before the dinasours and I am not talking about the museum........These guys have taken their talents to Sweden / Norway / Finland / Denmark and even to New Zealand....check out there web site and join their mailing list on www.howling.portesham.com
• Thomas Hardye!
• vernon the poodle a distant relative of lassie fourth generation thats about it
• Christine Ann Rupp - Dorchester born. With her husband Rainer she helped blow every Nato secret to the Russians for 11 years. Her code name was Turquoise, and her husband's was Topaz. At least Dorchester has produced this delicious subversive - must be that chalky water they drink.
• Well Thomas Hardye lived here! "Casterbridge" is his name for Dorchester. ALso William Barnes, and I think Lawrence of Arabia crashed his bike here...
• How can anyone not include Chris Peach Farmyard Impressions.....the man is a God. Last seen appearing on the Richard Digance Show.
• Mark Cornick (I went to school with this geezer, top bloke he is too).
• Steve Dyer (member of cult band- Dreaming Of Insomnia) Sean Tizzard (also member of cult band- Dreaming Of Insomnia)
• Thomas Hardy
• Also either Trev or Simon out of Trev n' Simon.
• Mark Cornick, champien BMXer, you often see him at the ramp!

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Last updated: 2008-10-14