Thursday 5th June 2003
Camp comic Julian Clary rounds off his successful ‘Natural Born Mincer‘ Tour at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London on Sunday 8th June 2003.
Julian Clary went to School at Ealing Abbey, where the Benedictine Monks taught him the rudiments of glamour and alternative living.
He went on to study English and Drama at Goldsmith‘s College, University of London where he began performing as half of the double act Glad and May. After college he joined the Covent Garden Community Theatre for three productions, most notably ‘I was a teenage sausage dog‘.
After some time as a singing telegram Julian began to working on the cabaret circuit as Gillian Pie-Face, later known as The Joan Collins Fan Club. A small mongrel called Fanny The Wonderdog joined him on stage and her uncanny impersonations of the Pope and members of the Royal Family were a big success.
Television work followed, Friday Night Live (Ch4), Sticky Moments (Ch4), Terry and Julian (Ch4), All Rise (BBC2), It‘s Only TV But I Like It (BBC1) and Prickly Heat with Denise Van Outen (SKY ONE).
Live tours include:- Mincing Machine, My Glittering Passage, which finished with a six week run at the Aldwych Theatre, Bare Faced Cheek and most recently Special Delivery which culminated in a four week run at the Vaudeville Theatre.
In his time Julian has performed at fourteen Edinburgh Festivals, two Royal Variety Shows and the Vauxhall Tavern. He has also toured Australia, New Zealand four times and worked in Canada, America and Morocco. Julian is also a regular panellist on Radio Four‘s ‘Just A Minute‘.
In September Julian did a three-month run in the West End musical Taboo, playing Leigh Bowery. Julian is currently touring with his new live show ‘Natural Born Mincer‘.
Films:- Carry On Columbus with Rik Mayall and Bernard Cribbins (1992), Brazen Hussies with Julie Walters (1996) and Baby Juice Express with Nick Moran and Lisa Faulkner (2001) in which Julian played a gangster.
Julian lives in London, Brighton and Mallorca. He has a cat called Gloria and a dog called Valerie.
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