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Harry Enfield

Harry Enfield, English actor, director, and screenwriter

Born
May 30, 1961
Age in 2026
65
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1961

About Harry Enfield

Henry Richard Enfield (born 30 May 1961) is an English comedy actor and writer known in particular for his television work. His shows include Harry Enfield's Television Programme, Harry Enfield & Chums and Harry & Paul, across which he created and portrayed characters such as Kevin the Teenager, Loadsamoney, Smashie and Nicey, The Scousers, Tim Nice-But-Dim and Mr "You Don't Want to Do It Like That". == Early life and education == Enfield was born on 30 May 1961, in Horsham, Sussex, and is the eldest of four children (and only son) of English television, radio and newspaper journalist and presenter Edward Enfield and his wife, Deirdre Jenkins. The Enfield family are descendants of the nineteenth-century philanthropist Edward Enfield. He spent his childhood living in Billingshurst, West Sussex. Enfield was privately educated at the Arundale School in Pulborough, Dorset House School, Worth School, and Collyer's Sixth Form College, shortly after it became a comprehensive school. He studied politics at the University of York, where he was a member of Derwent College, York. He squatted in Hackney and worked as a milkman for a while. == Career == Enfield started his comedy career after being recruited at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as a writer for 3 episodes of the Radio 4 comedy programme Week Ending (1982-1983). In 1985, he took on a voice actor role alongside Chris Barrie, Rory Bremner, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dennis, and Ade Edmondson in the British satirical television comedy puppet show, Spitting Image (1985–1989, 1996).

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Career and life highlights

Harry Enfield timeline

  1. As a foil to Loadsamoney, Enfield and Whitehouse created the Geordie "Bugger-All-Money" and in 1988 Enfield appeared as both characters during the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium.
  2. In 2002, Enfield was the first guest on the revamped version of BBC's Top Gear where he did a 2 minute and 1 second lap.

The world when Harry Enfield was born

Harry Enfield was born in 1961. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1961

  • #1 song"Tossin' and Turnin'" – Bobby Lewis
  • Top movieWest Side Story
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookCatch-22 – Joseph Heller

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentRoger Maris hits 61 home runs, breaking Babe Ruth's record
  • Top headlineYuri Gagarin becomes the first person in space
  • Technology milestoneYuri Gagarin becomes first human in space
  • Defining fadSurfing culture
  • Notable inventionValium
  • World population3.08 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn F. Kennedy
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population183.7M

1961 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Harry Enfield's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19612026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,500$435,000
Average income$7,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population183.7M341 million

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