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Also known as Keith Shenton Harris

British ventriloquist

Person · Open Library

Works
57

Top works

  • Trondheim
  • Lofoten
  • We Don't Go Far but We Do See Life
  • Choose Life!
  • We'll Cross That Bridge When We Go under It

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Film & TV

Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England, UK

Keith Shenton Harris (21 September 1947 – 28 April 2015) was an English ventriloquist, best known for his television show The Keith Harris Show (1982–90), audio recordings, and club appearances with his puppets Orville the Duck and Cuddles the Monkey. He had a UK Top 10 hit single in 1982 with "Orville's Song" which reached number 4 in the charts. The son of variety performers, Harris assisted…

Known for

  • PressPausePlay — Keith Harris & Orville2011
  • Pointless Celebrities — Self2011
  • Big Brother's Bit on the Side — Keith Harris & Orville2011
  • Celebrity Juice — Keith Harris & Orville2008
  • The Friday Night Project — Keith Harris & Orville2005
  • Shameless — Keith Harris2004
  • Dick and Dom in da Bungalow — Keith Harris & Orville2002
  • When Louis Met... — Keith Harris & Orville2000
  • TFI Friday1996
  • Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out — Keith Harris & Orville1988

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1947-04-02

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2,610
Total plays
17,028

There are multiple artists with the name Keith Harris: 1) Multi-instrumentalist - Organist, Drummer, Keyboardist, Bass. Has created backing tracks for acts such as the Black Eyed Peas. 2) Much-loved British ventriloquist who began his career in the 1970s with Cuddles the Monkey but hit huge fame in the 80s with Orville the Duck, scoring a top 10 hit with 'I Wish I Could Fly' in the process. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Keith+Harris">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Keith
Family name
Harris
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Lyndhurst
Place of death
Blackpool
Occupation
singer
Languages spoken
English language
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date of birth
1947-09-21
date of death
2015-04-28
cause of death
cancer
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1965-00-00
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