Lee Evans (comedian)

Lee John Martin Evans is an English now retired comedian, writer, actor, and musician. He is a director of Little Mo Films, which he had codirected with the late Addison Cresswell, who was also his agent prior to Cresswells death in December 2013.

Evans was born in Avonmouth, Bristol, the son of an Irish mother, Shirley Hunt, and a Welsh father, Dave Evans. He has an older brother, Wayne . His father was a nightclub performer. His family left Bristol in 1975, moving to Essex, where he attended Billericay School and reportedly was the victim of bullies. After a spell as a boxer and two years at Thurrock Art College, also in Essex, Evans followed his father into entertainment. During his teenage years, he moved to Scarborough, North Yorkshire, and he was a drummer in a punk rock band called The Anonymous Five.

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