Mike Elliot

Actor · born 17 July 1946 · Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

Michael Elliott (17 July 1946 – 23 December 2014), also known as Mike the Mouth, was an English stand-up comedian, actor, television presenter, radio personality and comedian.

Elliott was born in Sunderland. He attended St Cuthbert's RC Primary in Grindon, Sunderland, and St Aiden's RC Grammar School in Ashbrook, Sunderland. He later taught English at Hartlepool's Dyke House School. In 1983, he first found national fame on At Last, It's Mike Elliott, broadcast on Channel 4. For several years, he was a mainstay of Lindisfarne's UK tours, working as warm up and compere.

Where to start: Billy Elliot (2000).