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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.


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Born:
Sep 11, 1971 In St Helens, Lancashire, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
85
First Appeared:
In the series Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Latest Project:
Series Generation Z 2024-10-13
Known For
Poster of LEGO Masters
Poster of Travel Guides
Poster of Turn Back Time
Poster of I Love 1990s
Filmography
Series Have I Got a Bit More News for You Himself - Panellist 2025
Movie The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved 2024-06-09
Series Generation Z 2024-10-13
Movie Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery Terry 2023-12-16
Series Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction 2022-04-13
Series The Island Self - Contestant 2022-03-23
Movie Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break Rex 2021-03-17
Movie We Wish You a Mandy Christmas Ghost Of Christmas Past 2021-12-20
Series Murder, They Hope Terry 2021-05-08
Movie The Drowning of Arthur Braxton Arthur Braxton Sr. 2021-07-13
Movie Tales from the Lodge Russell 2019-03-09
Movie Dial M for Middlesbrough Terry 2019-12-14
Movie Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story Himself 2019-03-29
Series The Rubbish World of Dave Spud Dave Spud 2019-09-02
Series Home from Home Neil Hackett 2018-04-20
Movie Early Man Asbo (voice) 2018-01-26
Movie Eaten by Lions Ray 2018-06-21
Movie Death on the Tyne Terry 2018-12-15
Movie The Queen and I Spiggy 2018-12-24
Series We Have Been Watching Self 2017-01-04
Movie The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet Himself - Narrator (voice) 2017-02-27
Series LEGO Masters Guest Judge 2017-08-24
Movie Murder on the Blackpool Express Terry 2017-11-11
Movie Tulip Fever Apothecary 2017-07-13
Movie Dark_net 2016-02-06
Movie Red Top Johnny 2016-01-20
Movie Grimsby Milky Pimms 2016-02-24
Series Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories Unknown 2016-05-26
Series Taskmaster 2015-07-28
Series Travel Man: 48 Hours in... Unknown 2015-03-30
Series Travel Guides Narrator 2015-08-03
Movie Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute Self 2015-10-21
Movie Brilliantman! Mrs. Wardle 2015-09-24
Series Still Open All Hours Eric Agnew 2014-12-26
Series Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled Unknown 2014-06-16
Series 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Himself 2013-04-12
Movie The Harry Hill Movie Abu (voice) 2013-12-20
Movie Mr. Stink Dad 2012-12-23
Movie The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas Brian (voice) 2012-12-19
Series Feast Unknown 2009-03-03
Movie Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace Himself 2009-11-09
Series Chris Moyles' Quiz Night Unknown 2009-03-22
Series Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong Unknown 2008-02-01
Movie A Tale of Two Continents Al 2008-03-21
Series Massive Tony 2008-09-14
Movie An Audience with Neil Diamond Self 2008-05-31
Series Celebrity Juice Unknown 2008-09-24
Series Comedy Map of Britain Unknown 2007-01-27
Series Benidorm Geoff Maltby 2007-02-01
Series The Graham Norton Show Himself 2007-02-22
Movie The 50 Greatest Television Dramas Self 2007-02-03
Movie When Comedy Changed Forever Self 2006-03-07
Series TV Heaven, Telly Hell Unknown 2006-03-26
Series The One Show Unknown 2006-08-14
Series Showbiz Darts Self - Andy's Group 2006-10-02
Series Turn Back Time Unknown 2006-08-09
Series Dead Man Weds Lewis Donat 2005-01-05
Series Ideal Moz 2005-01-11
Series ShakespeaRe-Told Unknown 2005-11-07
Movie Comic Aid 2005-03-02
Series Bleak House Unknown 2005-10-27
Series 8 Out of 10 Cats Unknown 2005-06-03
Movie Sex Lives of the Potato Men Dave 2004-02-20
Movie Blake's Junction 7 Blake 2004-08-24
Movie The Libertine Sackville 2004-09-16
Movie The Virgin of Liverpool Jackie Symes 2003-03-15
Movie Blackball Trevor 2003-05-18
Movie Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream? Self 2003-11-17
Movie Cheeky Alf Price 2003-09-08
Series QI Unknown 2003-09-11
Movie Staying Up Frank O'Hanlon 2002-05-07
Series Johnny Vaughan Tonight Unknown 2002-01-07
Series Top Gear Unknown 2002-10-20
Series Tipping the Velvet Gully Sutherland 2002-12-09
Movie Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive Self 2002-12-25
Series Attention Scum 24 Hour News Man 2001-02-25
Series Happiness Charlie Doyle 2001-03-20
Series I Love 1990s 2001-08-18
Movie Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter Self 2001-06-10
Series The Frank Skinner Show Unknown 1995-09-10
Series Room 101 Unknown 1994-07-04
Series Shooting Stars 1993-12-27
Series Red Dwarf Crit Cop 1988-02-15
Series This Morning Unknown 1988-10-03
Series An Audience with... Himself 1978-01-08