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John Hegley was born on 1 October, 1953 in London, England, is an An english male poet. Discover John Hegley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?
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Timeline
John Richard Hegley (born 1 October 1953) is an English performance poet, comedian, musician and songwriter.
He was born in the Newington Green area of Islington, London, England, into a Roman Catholic household.
He was brought up in Luton and later Bristol, where he attended Rodway School.
After school he worked as a bus conductor and civil servant before attending the University of Bradford, where he gained a BSc in European Literature and the History of Ideas and Sociology.
Hegley has French ancestry (his father's name was René) and claims he is descended from the composer Jean-Philippe Rameau.
His paternal grandmother was a dancer with the Folies Bergère.
Hegley began his performing career at London's Comedy Store in 1980, and toured as one half of The Brown Paper Bag Brothers with Otiz Cannelloni.
He received national exposure when he appeared with his backing band the Popticians on Carrott's Lib in 1983, and recorded two sessions for John Peel in 1983 and 1984.
Hegley published his first poetry collection, Visions of the Bone Idol (Poems about Dogs and Glasses), pieces from which were later incorporated into Glad to Wear Glasses, in 1984.
Hegley has written a number of collections of poetry, ranging from the surreal through the humorous to the personal and emotional.
There are a number of recurring themes in his poems, notably glasses, dogs, romans and reminiscences of his childhood in Luton.
He was presenter of the Border Television series Word of Mouth – in which numerous contemporary poets performed their work – in 1990, and the BBC radio series Hearing with Hegley from 1996 to 1999.
His other television appearances include Wogan and Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
In 1998, Hegley's poem "Malcolm" came second in a BBC survey to find Britain's most popular comic poem.
In 1999 he starred in a Simon Callow-directed revival of the musical The Pajama Game in London's West End.
In September 1999 together with Simon Munnery he wrote and performed in a comedy series for BBC Radio 4 called The Adventures of John and Tony.
Hegley frequently performs live and is a regular at the Edinburgh Festival.
His stage act includes elements of poetry, music (he plays the mandolin and is often accompanied by a double bassist), comedy and references to Luton Town Football Club.
He also likes to utilise audience participation in his shows, for example by having a dog drawing competition during the interval, or by asking his audience to try writing poetry themselves.
The University of Luton awarded him an honorary LL.D. in 2000, and he has also led creative writing courses at the university.
Hegley launched "Warning: May Contain Nuts", a project using comedy to increase awareness of mental illness.
He performed these shows in 2010 with other performers, including comic Mackenzie Taylor, talking about mental illness.