Cringing Cult of Celebrity in Neath, Glamorgan*

Famous residents and ex-residents.

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• Eddie Izzard was born in Skewen? Not unless they shifted it to Aden!
• eddie izzard lived in cefn parc, skewen as a boy
• Cathrine Jenkins
• I seen Howie from that Animal programme on BBC - no im not sad i watched it when i was ickle! He lives in the melin somwhere! i walked past his house - quite drunk and he was tring to get us to go in! No Chance!
• Actor Ray Milland was from Neath. He went on to share the screen with Hollywood greats such as John Wayne. He won an oscar for The Lost Weekend.
• Owen Money - and his daughter Katie is hell of a girl!
• Mint the famous band changed to Diamond Cut Powered by Bonnie Tylers brother, Angelo Maggliocchetti on bass Nigel Daniels on drums and me Neil Jones on guitar formed in 72 played everywhere till the late eighties
• The unnamed street person, the footballer refered to who once proudly announced that he played for MANURE, was called John. A very talented footballer who I remember watching doing keep ups in Woolworth with a football. Even under the influence a little looked very impressive. Not sure about his time at MANURE, but he actually did have a spell at Coventry City.
• Eddie Izzard- famous transvestite comedian guy was born in Skewen
• Max Boyce is from Glyneath; Richard Burton is from Pontrhydyfen; So is Ivor Emmanuel; Is Owen Money from Neath? Hope not 'cos he ain't funny;
• Bonie Tylor
• The totally divine Andy Legg, Welsh international footballer and Cardiff City AFC captain, was born in Neath.
• Bernard Parker, as somebody informed you did reside with Barbara and Geoff Williams of Jersey marine, who kindly took him in, for the last 11 years, and he lived like a king the villagers also took to Bernard who sadly died in november 2000.
• John Dyer Thomas master Stone mason built the Gabo Island lighthouse Australia Lived in Zoar row Neath 1840's John Dyer Thomas married Eve Bowen Dyer also of Neath before sailing to Australia on the ship Red Jacket The Thomas may have built significant buildings in Neath too.
• richard thomas of the waltons fame (family lived in cimla crescent.
• Ray Milland Owain Money Harry Parr
• conrad selby !!! ex of blind date & carnal knowledge. who can look at a pool table the same after that!!!!!
• Alfred Russell Wallace - the biologist who synthesised a theory of evolution before Darwin did.
• Born in Neath Richard Burton (Port Talbot people may dispute this!)-actor Kevin Bowering-current Welsh rugby coach The Darvell brothers- were imprisoned years ago for allegedly murdering a Swansea sex shop owner but were released a few years back after a BBC "Rough Justice" investigation. Last heard of roaming the streets of Neath but have been spotted as far away as Cardiff.
• Owen Money A book about life in Neath - Work, Sex and Rugby by Andrew Davies.
• Richard Burton born in Pontrhydyfen (Neath Borough), Ivor Emmanuel, Ray Milland, Bonnie Tyler
• Howie Watkins, Max Boyse lives just up the road in Glynneath.
• Max Boyce ! (he's simply not funny, even if you use a broad definition of the term comdedy) Owen Money (Another comedian who could be prosecuted under the Trade Descriptions Act) Ray Milland (He was Gay)

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Last updated: 2008-12-16