Place of Birth:
St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
Date of Birth:
9/11/1971
Johnny Vegas is the stage name of Michael Pennington, the St Helens born actor, stand up comedian, writer and director. He is perhaps best known for his lead role as Moz in the BBC3 sitcom Ideal and for his role as The Oracle in several series of the ITV sitcom Benidorm. More recently, he has starred as the hapless Eric in Roy Clarke's Still Open All Hours alongside David Jason. In 2018, Vegas took the lead in a new BBC sitcom, Home From Home.
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
The Libertine
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone Of Idiot - Unseen And Uncut
Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace
Blackball
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter
When Comedy Changed Forever
Staying Up
Brilliantman!
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
Blake's Junction 7
An Audience with Neil Diamond
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
The Harry Hill Movie
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
Comic Aid
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
Time Travel Is Dangerous
Grimsby
Cheeky
Red Top
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
The Twits
Making Qi
Mr. Stink
The Virgin of Liverpool
Early Man
Tulip Fever
Murder on the Blackpool Express
A Tale of Two Continents
Eaten by Lions
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet
Death on the Tyne
The Queen and I
Tales from the Lodge
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
Dial M for Middlesbrough
Dark_net
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery