Michael Le Vell

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Michael Le Vell

Michael Le Vell as he appeared in the 1980's
Born Michael Turner
15 December 1964 (1964-12-15) (age 45)
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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