Michael Le Vell
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Michael Le Vell as he appeared in the 1980's |
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| Born | Michael Turner 15 December 1964 Newton Heath, Manchester, England |
Michael Le Vell (real name Michael Turner) (born 15 December 1964 in Newton Heath, Manchester)[1] is an English character actor, who since 1983 has played the role of garage mechanic, Kevin Webster, in the soap opera Coronation Street[1]
He also played a paper boy Neil Grimshaw in 12 episodes of Coronation Street in 1981, two years before he got the role of Kevin Webster.
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[edit] TV appearances
Besides starring in the long-running soap Coronation Street, Le Vell has also appeared on several gameshow programmes; some include an appearance on Challenge TV's Showbiz Darts in October 2006, where he went on to win the tournament[citation needed] , and he has also featured as a contestant on the second series of Gameshow Marathon[1] on which he was crowned Gameshow Marathon champion on 26 May 2007.[citation needed]
[edit] Personal life
His wife is the actress Janette Beverley who starred in the '80s comedy 'Sharon and Elsie' alongside Brigit Forsyth. He has 2 children one daughter Amelia born September 1995 and a son.
Le Vell is also a director of Ratio Money, a business which attempts to exploit a loophole in the Consumer Credit Act to allow people to avoid credit card debts[2].
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