Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1957-01-24 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known As
Ade Edmonson
Ade Edmondson
Ade Edmonton
Bad News
Adrian Charles "Ade" Edmondson
Adrian Charles Edmondson
Adrian Edmondson was born in Bradford, Yorkshire. He went to Manchester University to study drama. Whilst he was there he met Rik Mayall, and the pair began performing as 20th Century Coyote. The act continued after university when Adrian & Rik moved to London, and they became two of the leading lights in the new 'alternative comedy' scene, performing at the newly established Comedy Store, and setting up their own club, The Comic Strip, with 'Peter Richardson', Nigel Planer, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, and Alexei Sayle. This spawned two 1980s TV series: The Young Ones (1982), and The Comic Strip Presents... (1982) In the 1990's Ade & Rik ...
1999
as Eddie
1988
as Dreamy Time Escort
1997
as Eddie Hitler
2003
as Edward Hitler
2001
as Eddie
2004
as Eddie
1995
2008
as Henry Austen
1993
as Eddie
2008
as Sir Adrian Dangerous
1989
1985
as Dennis Carter
1986
as Sir Adrian Dangerous
1988
2012
as Tom Tiernan
2002
as Various
1988
as Michael
2021
as Edward Acton
1983
as Fool
1990
as Best Man
1993
as Sid Vicious
1983
as Peter
1982
as Dick
1998
as Ian
1984
as Eddie Moonson
1983
as Various Roles
2000
as Ian Crisp
1983
as Desmond
1983
as Dick
1984
as Bean
1984
as Martin
1984
as Gordon/Bill
1984
as Ace
1986
1986
as Brian
1990
as Billy
1990
1990
as 2nd MI5 Man / Fan
1992
as John Major/Coco the Clown
1993
as 'K' / Air Traffic Controller
1993
as Gregory Dawson
2012
as Dick
1991
as Father Rookie
1990
as Phil Burke
2005
1989
as Self
1986
as Alun Pickersgill
1987
as Charles
2024
as Himself
2007
as Self - Narrator
1982
as Keith Marshall
1981
2008
as Brad
2015
as Narrator
2017
as Interviewer
1988
as Adrian/Slim/Policeman
2017
as Herr Luptak
2017
as Captain Peavey
1999
2018
as Malvolio
1983
as Vim Fuego/Alan Metcalfe
1988
as Vim Fuego
2019
as The Interviewer
1990
as Billy/Prince Charles/Giles Cricket Bat Portland
2019
as Vim Fuego
1996
1998
as Dame Dolly
2020
as Self (archive footage)
2008
as Baron von Richthoven/Self
2021
1984
as Billy
2007
as Self (Archived Footage)
1987
as Edward Catflap
1999
as Ash
1999
as Director
2000
as Director
2001
as Writer
1990
as Director
1988
as Writer
1984
as Writer
1984
as Writer
1986
as Director
1986
as Writer
1981
as Writer
1983
as Music
1983
as Writer
1988
as Director
1988
as Writer
2019
as Writer
2019
as Music
1999
as Writer
1986
as Theme Song Performance
2024
as Director
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