Jonathan Lynn
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| Jonathan Lynn |
|---|
| Born: 3 April 1943 |
| Bath, Somerset, England |
| Occupation |
| Actor, writer, comedian, film director |
| Career milestones |
| Twice a Fortnight (1967) The Liver Birds (1969-1978) Doctor in the House (1969-1970) Yes, Prime Minister (1986-1988) |
Jonathan Lynn (born 3 April 1943) is an English actor, comedy writer, and director. He is best known as the co-writer of Yes Minister.
Born in Bath, England, Lynn was educated at Kingswood School, Bath (1954-1961) after which he studied Law at Pembroke College, Cambridge (where his uncle, Israeli statesman Abba Eban studied also), where he participated in the Cambridge University Footlights Club revue Cambridge Circus (appearing with the revue on Broadway and on The Ed Sullivan Show, in 1964).
From the late 1960s, Jonathan Lynn was appearing in and writing television sitcoms, including the television comedy series Twice a Fortnight with Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Tony Buffery.
He also had a regular role as an Irish medical student named "Danny Hooley" in the television comedy series Doctor in the House (Jonathan Lynn returned as "Danny Hooley", for one episode of "Doctor in Charge", Should Auld Acquaintance be Forgot?, after "Hooley" had been working as a doctor). He also wrote some of the episodes for the series (for "Doctor at Large", "Doctor in Charge", "Doctor at Sea" and "Doctor on the Go").
As an actor, his most memorable role was as Beryl's boyfriend Robert in early series of The Liver Birds. As a writer, he worked on On the Buses and wrote for Harry Worth before hitting the big time, in partnership with Antony Jay, as writer of the Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister series.
He has directed films including
- Clue; (also written)
- Nuns on the Run; (also written)
- My Cousin Vinny
- Sgt. Bilko and
- The Whole Nine Yards.
[edit] Further reading
- Wilmut, Roger (1980). From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy. Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-413-50770-9.
- Hewison, Robert (1983). Footlights!: A hundred years of Cambridge comedy. Methuen London. ISBN 978-0-413-51150-8.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Jonathan Lynn at the Internet Movie Database
- Jonathan Lynn at the Internet Broadway Database
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