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Biography

Bruce is a seasoned entertainer, having spent more than sixty years in front of the camera. Bruce began his showbiz career when he was…more

Born

2/22/1928, London, United Kingdom

Birth Name

Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson

Gender

Male

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Star (8)

Role
- Strictly Come Dancing
  Host
  - S 9: Ep 5 Series 9, Week 2 Results
    10/9/11
  - S 9: Ep 4 Series 9, Week 2
    10/8/11
  - S 9: Ep 3 Series 9, Week 1, Show 2
    10/1/11
  - S 9: Ep 2 Series 9, Week 1, Show 1
    9/30/11
  - S 9: Ep 1 Series 9, Launch Show
    9/10/11
  - + 128 More Credits
- The Generation Game
  Host
  - S 23: Ep 5 Brucie's Generation Game - Now and Then
    12/20/07
  - S 23: Ep 4 Brucie's Generation Game - Now and Then
    12/13/07
  - S 23: Ep 3 Brucie's Generation Game - Now and Then
    12/6/07
  - S 23: Ep 2 Brucie's Generation Game - Now and Then
    11/29/07
  - S 23: Ep 1 Brucie's Generation Game - Now and Then
    11/22/07
  - + 197 More Credits
- Strictly Ice Dancing
  Host
- Didn't They Do Well
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    1/15/04
- You Bet!
  Host (1989-1990)
  - S 3: Ep 10 Episode 3.10
    4/21/90
  - S 3: Ep 9 Episode 3.9
    4/14/90
  - S 3: Ep 8 Episode 3.8
    4/7/90
  - S 3: Ep 7 Episode 3.7
    3/31/90
  - S 3: Ep 6 Episode 3.6
    3/24/90
  - + 21 More Credits
- Slinger's Day
  Cecil Slinger
  - S 2: Ep 6 A Pane in the Neck
    10/14/87
  - S 2: Ep 5 The Stocktake
    10/7/87
  - S 2: Ep 4 Initiative
    9/30/87
  - S 2: Ep 3 Taken for a Ride
    9/23/87
  - S 2: Ep 2 Whose Baby?
    9/16/87
  - + 7 More Credits
- Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 10 Show 10
    1/17/86
  - S 1: Ep 9 Show 9
    1/16/86
  - S 1: Ep 8 Show 8
    1/15/86
  - S 1: Ep 7 Show 7
    1/14/86
  - S 1: Ep 6 Show 6
    1/13/86
  - + 8 More Credits
- Play Your Cards Right
  Host
Guest Star (29)

Role
- The Rob Brydon Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 3 Episode 2.3
    8/5/11
- OK! TV
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 78 Monday 13/6/11
    6/13/11
- The Andrew Marr Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 5 3rd October, 2010
    10/3/10
- Have I Got News for You
  Guest Host
  - S 39: Ep 8 Bruce Forsyth, Laura Solon, Ross Noble
    5/27/10
  - S 25: Ep 8 Bruce Forsyth, Marcus Brigstocke, Natasha Kaplinksy
    6/13/03
- Piers Morgan's Life Stories
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 3 Bruce Forsyth
    3/20/10
- Alan Carr: Chatty Man
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    6/14/09
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 7 Bruce Forsyth, Forest Whitaker, Agyness Deyn, Elbow.
    2/22/08
  - S 7: Ep 14 Kim Cattrall, Dara O'Briain, Bruce Forsyth, Kings of Leon.
    12/10/04
  - S 5: Ep 9 Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Forsyth, Alex Parks, Radiohead.
    11/7/03
  - S 1: Ep 5 Bruce Forsyth, Fay Ripley, Rich Hall, Kelly Jones.
    12/7/01
- The One Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 64 Thursday 4th October 2007
    10/4/07
- The Paul O'Grady Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 17 Episode 17
    10/17/06
- Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 39 The Eighth Thursday
    12/8/05
- Children in Need
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 1 2005 [2 Parts]
    11/18/05
  - S 3: Ep 4 1991 [2 Parts]
    11/22/91
  - S 3: Ep 2 1990 [2 Parts]
    11/23/90
  - S 1: Ep 23 Bruce Forsyth, Children In Need of Help
    12/4/77
- Little Britain
  Bruce's Price is Right Host (video footage)(uncredited)
  - S 2: Ep 1 Series 2 Episode 1
    10/19/04
- That Was the Week We Watched
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 10-16 November 1973
    12/26/03
- GMTV Today
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 86 Wednesday 1st May
    5/1/02
- GMTV
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 81 Wednesday 1st May
    5/1/02
- Heroes of Comedy
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 2 Sidney James
    2/23/02
  - S 4: Ep 1 Norman Wisdom
    9/25/99
- The Frank Skinner Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 2 Bruce Forsyth, Tracy Shaw
    10/20/01
- The Unforgettable...
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 5 Frankie Howerd
    12/18/00
- TFI Friday
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 23 Bruce Forsyth, Michelle Collins, James, Therapy, The Young Offenders.
    2/27/98
- An Audience With...
  Participating Audience Member
  - S 3: Ep 12 An Audience With Ronnie Corbett
    10/25/97
- Magnum, P.I.
  Lottery Host
  - S 6: Ep 20 A Little Bit of Luck, A Little Bit of Grief
    4/3/86
- Aspel & Company
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 6 Jenny Agutter, Bruce Forsyth, Roy Kinnear.
    2/15/86
- Wogan
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 May 4, 1982
    5/4/82
- The Muppet Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 14 Bruce Forsyth
    12/6/76
- This is Tom Jones
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 22 Tom Jones Variety Special #6
    8/28/71
- The Morecambe & Wise Show
  Guest Star
  - S 7: Ep 4 Bruce Forsyth
    9/23/68
- Piccadilly Palace
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 15 Dudley Moore / Topol / Bruce Forsythe
    9/9/67
  - S 1: Ep 14 Millicent Martin (host) / Frank Ifield / Bruce Forsythe
    9/2/67
  - S 1: Ep 12 Millicent Martin (host) / Matt Monro / Bruce Forsythe
    8/19/67
- Mystery and Imagination
  Ghost
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Canterville Ghost
    3/12/66
- Thank Your Lucky Stars (UK)
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 42 July 10, 1965
    7/10/65
Cameo (1)

Role
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 12 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, The Mighty Boosh, Boyzone, Kate Nash.
    11/30/07
Writer (1)

Role
- Strictly Come Dancing
  Writer
  - S 8: Ep 26 Series 8, Grand Final Results
    12/18/10
  - S 8: Ep 25 Series 8, Grand Final
    12/18/10
  - S 8: Ep 16 Series 8, Week 8
    11/20/10
  - S 8: Ep 14 Series 8, Week 7
    11/13/10
  - S 8: Ep 12 Series 8, Week 6
    11/6/10
  - + 3 More Credits

Bruce Forsyth News

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Forsyth portrait to go on show

By Press Association, Apr 26, 2010

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Is Strictly Come Dancing Out of Step?

By Heather Hughes, Dec 17, 2009

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Trivia
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- Bruce is five foot eleven inches tall.
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- Bruce supports the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
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- Bruce has been voted the Greatest UK Game Show Host of All Time twice, in 2002 and 2006.
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- (Repeated catchphrase) Bruce: What do points mean? Audience: PRIZES!
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- Bruce: I'm the Joker full of jest, I play my cards close to my chest; but here's a pair that's worth revealing, come on dollies, do your dealing!
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- Bruce: I'm in charge.
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