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| Craig Cash |
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| Born |
1960 (1960)
Stockport, Manchester |
| Occupation |
Actor, writer, director |
| Spouse(s) |
Stephanie Davies |
| Children |
Two sons |
Craig Cash (born 1960 in Stockport, Greater Manchester) is a English comedy writer and performer.
[edit] Biography
Cash is best known for playing slightly dull and dopey working-class northern men, particularly Dave Best in the hugely successful BBC sitcom The Royle Family, which he co-wrote with Caroline Aherne. He has also written for The Fast Show and for Aherne on The Mrs Merton Show.
Craig first rose to prominence in the late 1980s/early 1990s as a music radio DJ on cult south Manchester station KFM, where his shows featured a section entitled 'Who's Mother', featuring the vocal talents of Caroline Aherne. During this period he was also the manager of the band "That Uncertain Feeling".
Most recently, Cash has teamed up with Phil Mealey to write the critically acclaimed BBC sitcom Early Doors. He has written a new drama called Sunshine which was filmed in Marple, Greater Manchester and started on BBC 1 on 7 October 2008.
Cash currently lives in Marple, Greater Manchester. He has two sons, who appeared in the one-off episode of The Royle Family entitled "The Queen of Sheba".
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