Norman Lovett

Norman Lovett (born October 31 1946) is a British stand-up comedian and actor, best known for the role of Holly in Red Dwarf during the first, second, seventh and eighth series. His stand-up has a quiet, dead-pan surrealism, and in 2000 he made a successful stand up tour, co-headlining with Chris Barrie, who played Rimmer in Red Dwarf.

In 1989, he was given his own BBC2 sitcom called I, Lovett, which was surreal, but failed to catch the public's consciousness. He played a character called Norman. Seven years later, he played Dr. Lovett in the equally short-lived sitcom Asylum which spawned many other successful careers.

He has made a number of acting appearances such as The Ghost of Christmas Past in a TV adaptation of A Christmas Carol, Mr Follett in The History Of Tom Jones and two films The Criminal and Evil Aliens, as well as the BBC sitcom Keeping up Appearances, and a cameo appearance in The Young Ones (in the episode "Summer Holiday"). He was rumored to play Davros in the new series of Doctor Who, but this turned out to be a hoax.

He was born in Windsor, Berkshire. He is married to Fi Lovett and has two daughters, Lily and Kitty.

He is said to be involved in the forthcoming Red Dwarf movie, which is still said to be in pre-production.

Norman says that the best moment of his career was supporting the rock group The Clash on stage.

He really enjoys telling his 'legit' story. Nobody likes it but him and his dead parrot, which he couldn't return to the pet store.

External links

• Norman's Myspace Page