Johnny Vegas

Acting

Johnny Vegas

Born September 11, 1971 · St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK (age 55)

Johnny Vegas is the stage name of Michael Pennington, the St Helens born actor, stand up comedian, writer and director. He is perhaps best known for his lead role as Moz in the BBC3 sitcom Ideal and for his role as The Oracle in several series of the ITV sitcom Benidorm. More recently, he has starred as the hapless Eric in Roy Clarke's Still Open All Hours alongside David Jason. In 2018, Vegas too…

Known For

Early ManEarly Man · 2018
Early Man
★ 6.12018
MovieFamilyComedy
Dug, along with his sidekick Hognob, unite a cavemen tribe to save their hidden valley from being spoiled and, all together as a team, to face the menace of a mysterious and mighty enemy, on the turf of an ancient and sacred sport.
The TwitsThe Twits · 2025
The Twits
★ 5.92025
MovieAnimationComedy
When the meanest, nastiest villains pull a trick to take over their town, two brave children team up with a family of magical animals to bring them down.
Tulip FeverTulip Fever · 2017
Tulip Fever
★ 6.52017
MovieDramaRomance
An artist falls for a married young woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait. The two invest in the risky tulip market in hopes to build a future together.
GrimsbyGrimsby · 2016
Grimsby
★ 6.02016
MovieActionComedy
Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother to save the world from a sinister plot.
The LibertineThe Libertine · 2004
The Libertine
★ 5.92004
MovieDramaRomance
The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.
The Harry Hill MovieThe Harry Hill Movie · 2013
The Harry Hill Movie
★ 4.72013
MovieComedyAdventure
Harry Hill embarks on a road trip to Blackpool with his Nan when he discovers that his hamster only has one week to live.
The Queen and IThe Queen and I · 2018
The Queen and I
★ 6.32018
MovieComedyTV Movie
A new republican prime minister strips the British monarch and her family of their money and assets, and forces them to live on a rundown council estate.
Time Travel Is Dangerous!Time Travel Is Dangerous! · 2025
Time Travel Is Dangerous!
★ 5.22025
MovieScience FictionFantasy
Best friends Ruth and Megan run a vintage shop in North London. One day, their lives are forever turned upside down when an abandoned time machine appears outside their shop. Mixing reality with fantasy, we explore the strange and outlandish world of The Unreason, as the girls traverse space and time sourcing items to sell.

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The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I LovedThe Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved · 2024
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024
MovieDocumentary
Produced over four years with full access from Ken’s widow Lady Dodd, the film takes an in-depth look into Doddy’s private world, exploring the many secrets of his comic talent, revealing never-before-seen home-videos, stage performances and extracts from some of the thousands of Ken’s diary notebooks which he’d asked his wife to burn after his death. Wrestling with her conscience for quite some time, Lady Dodd, finally agrees with entertainment historians, museum curators and many of Ken’s admirers like Stephen K Amos, Harry Hill, Shaparak Khorsandi, Lee Mack, Paul O’Grady, Johnny Vegas, and Sir Ian McKellen to preserve Doddy’s notebooks for posterity. These stars explore their passion and memories of Ken in this candid, insightful film which takes you backstage behind the red curtain to reveal a far more intriguing man than the public or even his wife ever realised.
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream? · 2003
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
★ 5.02003
MovieComedy
Johnny Vegas has crawled his way to the top of the showbiz ladder. Fame, wealth and awards are his but there's a problem...he's lost his edge. He's no longer funny and the fans have begun to take notice... The solution? Return Vegas to his stand-up roots - The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. How? Kidnap Johnny and surround him with a mad lifestyle manager, a meglomaniac sponsor and his obsessive comic flatmate who should've been sectioned years ago. Then just sit back, watch his world fall apart and hope his new found misery means he can reclaim his place amongst stand-up comedy's finest with hilarious results! Succeed or fail, one question must be answered...Who's Ready For Ice Cream?

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