About Johnny Vegas
Michael Joseph Pennington (born 5 September 1970), known professionally as Johnny Vegas, is an English actor, comedian and writer. He is known for his thick Lancashire accent, husky voice, angry comedic rants and use of surreal humour. Vegas' television roles have included Moz in the BBC Three dark comedy Ideal (2005–2011), Geoff Maltby ("The Oracle") in the ITV sitcom Benidorm (2007–2009, 2015–2017) and Eric Agnew in the BBC One sitcom Still Open All Hours (2013–2019). He has also been a regular guest panellist on the television comedy panel shows QI (2007–2019) and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2015–2019). == Early life == Vegas was born Michael Joseph Pennington on 5 September 1970, in the Thatto Heath area of St Helens. He has an older sister and two older brothers; they were all brought up as Roman Catholic. At the age of 11, he attended the boarding school and seminary St Joseph's College in Up Holland to train for the priesthood, but came back homesick after four terms. Vegas earned a BA in Art and Ceramics from Middlesex University in London. He then returned to his home town and took various odd jobs; he worked in an Argos warehouse, sold boiler insurance door-to-door, packed bottles of Cif in a factory, and was a barman at a local pub. Between 1994 and 1997, he was a member of Cluub Zarathustra, a comedy performance group led by Stewart Lee, Roger Mann, and Simon Munnery.
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