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Sir David Jason | |
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.jpg) Jason in 2012 | |
| Born | David John White 2 February 1940 |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, screenwriter, television producer |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Notable work | Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967–1969) Open All Hours (1973–1985) Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003) Danger Mouse (1981–1992) The Wind in the Willows (1983–1990) Count Duckula (1988–1993) A Bit of a Do (1989) The BFG (1989) The Darling Buds of May (1991–1993) A Touch of Frost (1992–2010) Still Open All Hours (2013–present) |
| Spouse | Gill Hinchcliffe (m. 2005) |
| Partner(s) | Myfanwy Talog (1977–1995; her death) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Arthur White (brother) Unnamed twin brother (deceased)[1] June White (sister) |
Sir David John White OBE (born 2 February 1940), known professionally as by his stage name David Jason, is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for his roles as Del Boy in the BBC and GOLD comedy series sitcom Only Fools and Horses and Detective Insepctor Jack Frost in A Touch Of Frost, Granville in Open All Hours and Still Open All Hours, and Pop Larkin in The Darling Buds of May, as well as voicing Mr. Toad in The Wind in the Williows and the title character of DangerMouse and Count Duckula; His last original was Del Boy was in 2014 and Frost in 2010.
Jason was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1993, and knighted in 2005, both for services to drama.[2] He won the British Comedy Awards Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001, and the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award in 2003.
Jason lived with his long term girlfriend, actress Myfanwy Talog, for eighteen years until her death from breast cancer in 1995. At age 61, Jason and 41-year-old girlfriend Gill Hinchcliffe had a baby girl in 2001.[3] They married in 2005.
- ↑ Moreton, Cole (18 December 2011). "David Jason on Europe, X Factor and returning to the BBC". Daily Mail. London.
- ↑ "No. 58099". The London Gazette. 15 September 2006. p. 12615.
- ↑ Alleyne, Richard (2001-02-27). "David Jason's new role as father at 61". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2009-11-19.