Jeremy Lloyd

Birth Name:

John Jeremy Lloyd

Birth Place:

Danbury, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Actor, Writer, Soundtrack, Producer

Was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2012 for his services to comedy
Made his screen acting debut in the film "School for Scoundrels" in 1960
Quote: "['Captain Beaky' was] the best thing I've done․ The most pure․ These creatures just appeared in my head, ran down my arm and onto the paper․ I think of them as a kind of magic-lantern show․"
Best known as the creator of the BBC comedy series "'Allo 'Allo!" and "Are You Being Served?"
Was a writer and regular actor on "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" during the 1969-70 season
Worked on several of his popular comedy series with his co-writer David Croft, whom he first met on the set of the "Billy Colton Band Show․"
The concept for "Are You Being Served?" was largely based on his experiences working as a salesman at a shop in Piccadilly
Was also an actor and had cameos in the Beatles films "Help!" and "A Hard Day's Night․"

1970Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music:Nominated
1970Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music:Nominated
1989BAFTA TV Award - Best Comedy Series:Nominated

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