Craig CharlesCraig Charles (born July 11, 1964) is a British actor, poet and television presenter. He was born in Liverpool, and is best known for playing Dave Lister in Red Dwarf. Before turning to entertainment, Charles played football (most notably for Tranmere Rovers). He started his career as a performance poet on the British cabaret circuit, appearing on the late-night comedy programme, Saturday Live, and later as a presenter of children's television programmes. He was married to Cathy Tyson from 1984 to 1989 and married his second wife, Jackie, on August 9, 1999. Craig Charles finally acquired cult status as the Liverpudlian slob, Dave Lister, in the series Red Dwarf. As of 2002, he has been presenting the BBC2 game show Robot Wars. He is also a DJ on the radio station BBC 6 Music. In 1994, Charles and a friend were arrested and remanded in custody for several months on a rape charge. At their trial the following year, they were exonerated. Craig was the voice-over man for the Japanese hit TV-show Takeshi's Castle, shown on Challenge. This page about Craig Charles includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Craig Charles News stories about Craig Charles External links for Craig Charles Videos for Craig Charles Wikis about Craig Charles Discussion Groups about Craig Charles Blogs about Craig Charles Images of Craig Charles |
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Craig was the voice-over man for the Japanese hit TV-show Takeshi's Castle, shown on Challenge. On 29 December 2003, Hindman died of lung cancer. At their trial the following year, they were exonerated. Hindman also played detective Bob Reid for many years on the daytime drama Ryan's Hope. In 1994, Charles and a friend were arrested and remanded in custody for several months on a rape charge. As the beloved grandfather-like neighbor he always seemed to solve the Taylor family's problems. He is also a DJ on the radio station BBC 6 Music. It was never really known what Wilson looked like, because there always was some clever way of hiding part of his face from view but sometimes one could almost see his whole face. As of 2002, he has been presenting the BBC2 game show Robot Wars. Earl Hindman (October 20, 1942 - December 29, 2003) played the character Wilson on the hit television show Home Improvement. Craig Charles finally acquired cult status as the Liverpudlian slob, Dave Lister, in the series Red Dwarf. He was married to Cathy Tyson from 1984 to 1989 and married his second wife, Jackie, on August 9, 1999. He started his career as a performance poet on the British cabaret circuit, appearing on the late-night comedy programme, Saturday Live, and later as a presenter of children's television programmes. Before turning to entertainment, Charles played football (most notably for Tranmere Rovers). He was born in Liverpool, and is best known for playing Dave Lister in Red Dwarf. Craig Charles (born July 11, 1964) is a British actor, poet and television presenter. |