Birthday: Sep 11, 1971
Place of Birth: St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK

Johnny Vegas

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.

Filmography

Movie	Cast	Year
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas	Self	2007
The Libertine	Sackville	2004
Sex Lives of the Potato Men	Dave	2004
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone Of Idiot - Unseen And Uncut	Himself	1970
Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace	Himself	2009
Blackball	Trevor	2003
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?	Self	2003
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter	Self	2001
When Comedy Changed Forever	Self	2006
Staying Up	Frank O'Hanlon	2002
Brilliantman!	Mrs. Wardle	2015
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas	Brian (voice)	2012
Blake's Junction 7	Blake	2004
An Audience with Neil Diamond	Self	2008
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book	Self	2016
The Harry Hill Movie	Abu (voice)	2013
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery	Terry	2023
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive	Self	2002
Comic Aid		2005
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas	Ghost Of Christmas Past	2021
Time Travel Is Dangerous	Robert / Botty	2024
Grimsby	Milky Pimms	2016
Cheeky	Alf Price	2003
Red Top	Johnny	2016
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute	Self	2015
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved		2024
The Twits	(voice)	1970
Making Qi	Self	2011
Mr. Stink	Dad	2012
The Virgin of Liverpool	Jackie Symes	2003
Early Man	Asbo (voice)	2018
Tulip Fever	Apothecary	2017
Murder on the Blackpool Express	Terry	2017
A Tale of Two Continents	Al	2008
Eaten by Lions	Ray	2018
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story	Himself	2019
The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet	Himself - Narrator (voice)	2017
Death on the Tyne	Terry	2018
The Queen and I	Spiggy	2018
Tales from the Lodge	Russell	2019
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton	Arthur Braxton Sr.	2021
Dial M for Middlesbrough	Terry	2019
Dark_net		2016
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break	Rex	2021
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery	Terry	2024
Series	Cast	Year
Top Gear	Self	2002
This Morning	Self	1988
TV Heaven, Telly Hell		2006
Shooting Stars	Self - Panelist	1993
Ideal	Moz	2005
The One Show	Self	2006
QI	Self	2003
Room 101	Self	1994
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable	Self	2021
Would I Lie to You?	Self	2007
Vic Reeves Examines		2000
Bleak House	Krook	2005
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown	Self - Contestant	2013
8 Out of 10 Cats	Self	2005
We Have Been Watching	Self	2017
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...	Self - Guest	2015
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer	Self - Guest	2018
Turn Back Time		2006
Good Omens	Ron Ormorod	2019
Murder, They Hope	Terry	2021
Attention Scum	24 Hour News Man	2001
Massive	Tony	2008
Celebrity Juice	Self	2008
Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping		2021
Benidorm		2007
Benidorm	Geoff Maltby	2007
Comedy World Cup	Team Captain	2012
Dead Man Weds	Lewis Donat	2005
ShakespeaRe-Told		2005
The Frank Skinner Show	Self	1995
Johnny Vaughan Tonight	Self	2002
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong	Self	2008
Feast		2009
Happiness	Charlie Doyle	2001
Comedy Map of Britain		2007
Celebrity Catchphrase		2018
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night	Self	2009
I Love 1990s		2001
Meet the Richardsons	Johnny Vegas	2020
Showbiz Darts	Self - Andy's Group	2006
The Island	Self - Contestant	2022
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule	Self	2017
Question Team	Self	2021
Travel Guides	Narrator	2015
DNA Journey		2019
Mandy	Ghost Of Christmas Past	2020
Home from Home	Neil Hackett	2018
The Graham Norton Show	Self	2007
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled	Self	2014
An Audience with...	Self	1978
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories		2016
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains	Guest	2021
Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction		2022
Blankety Blank	Self - Panellist	2021
Generation Z		2024
Red Dwarf	Crit Cop	1988
Duck Quacks Don't Echo		2014
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown		2013
Still Open All Hours	Eric Agnew	2014
Roast Battle	Self	2018
Tipping the Velvet	Gully Sutherland	2002
Black Books	Landlord	2000
Never Mind the Buzzcocks	Self	1996
Have I Got a Bit More News for You	Self - Panellist	1970
LEGO Masters	Guest Judge	2017
Celebrity Gogglebox	Self	2019
Never Mind the Buzzcocks	Self - Panellist	1996
The Rubbish World of Dave Spud	Dave Spud	2019
The Greatest Snowman	Self - Contestant	2021
Romantic Getaway	Alfie	2023
Benidorm	Geoff - The Oracle	2007
Late Night Lycett	Self - Guest	2023
The Big Narstie Show	Self	2018
Through the Keyhole	Self - Panelist	2013
Hypothetical	Self	2019
Mo Gilligan's All Star Happy Hour	Self	2020
Taskmaster	Self	2015
Never Mind the Buzzcocks	Self - Team Captain	1996
Catchphrase		2013
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder They Hope Mystery		2024
Parkinson	Self	1998
The Last Leg	Self	2013

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