Jack Dee Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for Best Entertainment Performance for "Jack Dee Live at the Apollo" in 2006
• Won the British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Newcomer in 1991
• Was nominated for a British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Actor for "Lead Balloon" in 2007
• Performed at his first open mic night at the London Comedy Store in 1986
• Began hosting "The Jack Dee Show" in 1992 and later joined ITV to host "Jack Dee's Saturday Night" and "Jack Dee's Sunday Service․"
• Quote: "I was in a spiritual vacuum․․․What I felt most was a mounting realisation that life is too precious not to be spent pursuing what you ought to be․․․The sense of being lost was self-preservation․․․a voice telling me: you haven't found yourself yet․"
• Quote: "(On his first stand-up performance): "I think I was drawn to that which frightened me most․ I was chasing it down․ I was so keen to become a comedian that actually doing the comedy itself almost came second․""
• Best known as a writer and stand-up comedian and for his role as Rick Spleen in "Lead Balloon․"