Tommy Cannon
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| Born | Thomas Derbyshire 27 June 1938 |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, Singer |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret (divorced) Hazel (currently) |
| Children | 5 |
Thomas Derbyshire, known professionally as Tommy Cannon (born 27 June 1938), is an English comedian and singer. He is best known as the straight man of comedy double act Cannon and Ball, along with Bobby Ball. He is most well known for the show The Cannon and Ball Show.
Cannon was chairman of Rochdale Football Club until 1988.
Cannon and Ball
Cannon is one half of comedy duo Cannon and Ball opposite his friend and colleague Bobby Ball (real name Robert Harper). The duo's primetime Saturday night television series The Cannon and Ball Show, was one of LWT's most successful series, with consistently high viewing ratings that lasted for twelve years. They starred in the film The Boys in Blue together in 1982 and guest starred in the Eric Sykes slapstick film, Mr H is Late in 1988. Other notable guest appearances were The Kenny Everett Show in 1982 and Shooting Stars in 1996.
Television
In late 2005, Cannon and Ball appeared in the fifth series of reality show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.
In 2012, Cannon and Ball appeared in the third celebrity series of Coach Trip.
Cannon and Ball star in the Safestyle UK television advertisements. He made a one-off guest appearance in the 2014 Christmas special of Not Going Out on BBC One.
Personal life
Cannon's first marriage was to Margaret; they had two daughters, Jeanette and Julie, and divorced.[1] He lives in York with his second wife Hazel,[2] by whom he has three children: Kelly-Anne (born 1991),[3] Zoe Louise (born 1993) and Luke Thomas[4] (born 1996)[5]
Cannon and Ball are devout Christians and have published a book called Christianity for Beginners.[6] Ball became a born-again Christian in 1986 and Cannon in 1992. It had a lot to do with the rekindling of their broken friendship. They now regularly feature in their own gospel and "an audience with..." show in churches around the country.
References
- ^ Cannon and Ball bounce back Archived 2009-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "How we met: Tommy Cannon & Bobby Ball - Profiles - News - The Independent". The Independent. 24 December 2006.
- ^ Sunday magazine, November 1992 Archived 2009-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cannon & Ball profile Archived 2010-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Births England and Wales 1984-2006
- ^ Christianity for Beginners Archived 2010-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Tommy Cannon at IMDb
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