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| − | Comedian, radio DJ, television entertainer. Notable for his BBC radio shows, the 'Kenny Everett Video Show' on Thames Television, and the 'Kenny Everett Television Show' on BBC, all of which were often deemed controversial due to their racy content and sexy dancers. Considered an influential Radio DJ of his time being, for example, the first to play The Beatles’ Sgt Peppers and an early friend and supporter of [[Freddie Mercury]]. One of Britain's first prominent figures to die from | + | Comedian, radio DJ, television entertainer. Notable for his BBC radio shows, the 'Kenny Everett Video Show' on Thames Television, and the 'Kenny Everett Television Show' on BBC, all of which were often deemed controversial due to their racy content and sexy dancers. Considered an influential Radio DJ of his time being, for example, the first to play The Beatles’ Sgt Peppers and an early friend and supporter of [[Freddie Mercury]]. One of Britain's first prominent figures to die from AIDS-related complications. |
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| + | * [[The LGBTQ Presence in the Disc Jockey Profession]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:55, 2 February 2016
Country
Great Britain
Birth - Death
1944 - 1995
Occupation
Entertainment
Description
Comedian, radio DJ, television entertainer. Notable for his BBC radio shows, the 'Kenny Everett Video Show' on Thames Television, and the 'Kenny Everett Television Show' on BBC, all of which were often deemed controversial due to their racy content and sexy dancers. Considered an influential Radio DJ of his time being, for example, the first to play The Beatles’ Sgt Peppers and an early friend and supporter of Freddie Mercury. One of Britain's first prominent figures to die from AIDS-related complications.
