Cringing Cult of Celebrity in Middlesbrough, Cleveland*

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Cringing Cult of Celebrity

• How about Chris Rea
• Jonathon Woodgate often drinks in the cook as do many boro players, and match days in there are cool
• There are only about three famous people to have come from Middlesbrough, besides footballers. Captain James Cook, the discoverer of Australia, born before M'bro existed; Kirsten O'Brien, the children's TV presenter; and Paul Daniels, the magician.
• Royston Vasey. AKA Roy "Chubby" Brown.
• Paul Rodgers was born in 1949 and came from Grove Hill (not Saltersgill) I know because I was his best mate!
• Elizabeth Carling - Dr Selena Donovan in “Casualty”. Mark Benton - Dave Bolton in "Booze Cruise" Mark in "Catterick". Richard Griffiths Mr Dursley in "Harry Potter". Stephen Tompkinson - Damien Day in "Drop The Dead Donkey" Father Peter Clifford in "Ballykissangel". Marcus Bentley - voice of "Big Brother" is from Stockton-on-Tees and is not a Geordie! He's a BORO season ticket holder! Elizabeth Estensen - Diane Blackstock in "Emmerdale" also Carol Boswell in "The Liver Birds.
• Chris Rea, Mavis and Brian from Corrie, Bob Mortimer Chubby Brown, Kirsten O'Brien and Paul Daniels Captain Cook

• Rod Liddle, the journalist, writer, broadcaster, editor is from the Middlesbrough area.
• eddie grant
• Roy "Chubby" Brown
• Artists Mackenzie Thorpe and William Tillyer, both of international repute. Bullish film-maker Craig Hornby. Bob Mortimer, Chris Rea, Wendy Richards, Wilf Mannion, Brian Clough and others.
• Ridley Scott, Ted Harrison, David Coverdale.
• Roy Chubby Brown , Brian Clough , Kevin Connelly , Jerry Desmonde , Chris Kamara , Bob Mortimer , Chris Quinten , Martin Trees , Pete York , Susan Baker , Thelma Barlow , Carina , Liz Carling , Lila Kaye , Wendy Richard , E W Hornung, Garry Cooper
• all the usual, unfortunatly Jonny Woodgate is still around but no-one likes him cos he left the boro n went to play for the geordies. traitor.

• woodgate is a cock, shoot him!
• paul daniels....say no more
• Paul Rodgers - Free/Bad Company
• Chubby Brown - still lives locally
• Dont know of any really other than Vic Reeves in Darlo or the entire Boro footie Squad. Middlesbroughs just mostly full of people gettin on with the classic 9 - 5.
• chubby brown!! lives out in the sticks though.
• a famous resident of boro is kav but he isnt dead just thought he needed mention...... we also have the lad wiv the largest head anthony willis
• Paul Daniels, Wendy Richards, Chris Rea, Roy Chubby Brown - I'm swelling with pride
• Roy Chubby Brown came from Grangetown, Chris Rea lived here for most of his childhood, Bob Mortimer came from here, Kirsten O'Brien who used to be on Kids TV. Captain Cook, woo! Can't remember any others!
• Roy chubby Brown. lol
• THE DUDE WHO DIRECTED GLADIATOR 4GOT HIS NAME THOUGH BUT HE WON AN OSCAR
• Poul rogers of free and bad company fame is from saltersgill in boro , chriss rea of course is from boro dave coverdale of deep purple and whitesnake is from redcar eddie jobson ,from roxy music is from billingham
• jenni and charlotte(future world leaders)
• CHUBBY BROWN what a legend
• That guy who used to be in Coronation Street. Played Brian Tilsly, Gails first husband, dunno his name. Anyway, he lived on Easterside. Poor bugger.
• Everyone just idolises captain cook i think
• Bob Mortimer, Roy Chubby Brown, Paul Daniels
• chubby b. get urself to the garden city. hes always there!
• Bob Mortimer, Chris Rea, and various footballers like Juninho, Ravanelli etc.
• Paul Daniels aparantly, i cringe with shame
• personally i try not to let on that im from the same town as any of the people listed here
• Chubby Brown - Now in Lincs. (Hope you get well soon Chubs) Chris Rea and erm erm - new section 8(
• Bob Mortimer, Chubby Brown, CBBC bitch of that how 2 rip off program. Paul Daniels, Pauline Fowler. More pro footballers per person from teeside than anywhere else in the country.
• lee duffy of south bank a hard man there are making a film on him he died at 26 stabbed in the arm pit
• Has to be Brian Clough, the greatest football manager of all time!
• Roy Chubby Brown - need I say more ? There where some other plonkers aswell ,Paul Daniels ?
• Vic reeves and that's it
• That one with the toupee... Paul Daniels is from South Bank, but doesn't like people to know that! Chris Rea, Bob Mortimer and Brian Clough are from the Boro too! Johnathan Woodgate went to Nunthorpe school- a typical Middlesbrough lad!
• Vic Reeves Paul Daniels Bob Mortimer Blonde Woman off CBBC Roy Chubby Brown Priest off Ballykissangel Pauline Fowler Chris Rea Kris Kamara Wilf Mannion Me Man who invented the matchstick
• jed,Paul Rogers brother.chip on both shoulders. paul daniels,please shoot this man on sight.
• Can't get away from Captain Cook
• WILF MANNION THE BEST FOTBALLER EVER ............CHUBBY BROWN ...CAPTIN COOK....
• Roy Chubby Brown, Bob Mortimer, Captain Cook, Ridley Scott
• Vic and Bob, Chris rea, Roy Chubby Brown, Paul Daniels, Mo Mowlam
• chris rea (diah)
• Tom Bosson best Harmonica player in Australia.Left the area co's the music sceen was crap and no one supports live music. Come back Tom we need you.(A nice fella too)
• BOB MORTIMER, HE WAS A LEGAL CLERK. VIC TOO? DUNNO.
• Paul Daniels , Lighthouse Family , Captain Cook ,
• Mavis ex Coronation Street was born in Falmouth Street Brain Tilsley ex Coronation Street came from Easterside
• bob mortmimer, paul daniels... er... chris rea
• loads of dodgy Boro players. Everyone knows someone that's shagged a footballer.
• chubby broown once lived in grovehill
• Bob Mortimer
• Alot of famous footballers have and still do live in the area! Pauline from Eastenders was born here!! Bob Mortimer lived here and was born here and Vic Reeves's ex-wife still lives in Acklam!!
• Chubby Brown(South Bank)
• Captain cook as he was famous for........getting the furthest away from Boro as possible
• Linda Smith
• Chris Rea
• Bob Mortimer
• Paul Daniels
• Brian Clough
• Roy Chubby Brown
• Jet from Gladiators
• Wendy Richard (Pauline in Eastenders) Captian James Cook RN.

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