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Name Clive Anderson Image The Cuddly Assassin (his nickname) Best Known For Being a barrister-turned-chatshow host Early Life Born December 10, 1952, in Middlesex, the son of a retired Scottish Presbyterian bank manager. He attended Harrow County School, alongside Michael Portillo, and studied law at Cambridge University. He was a member of the Footlights theatre group with Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Douglas Adams of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy fame. After working as a barrister, specialising in criminal law, he eventually quit to concentrate on showbusiness. Career Anderson did stand-up stints at London's Comedy Store and wrote scripts for such shows as Alas Smith and Jones, The Frankie Howerd Variety Show and Not the Nine O'Clock News. He found fame presenting Whose Line Is It Anyway? and has fronted Clive Anderson Talks Back and Clive Anderson All Talk. These days, he concentrates mostly on radio work, presenting the likes of Unreliable Evidence, Loose Ends and Clive Anderson's Chat Room. Love Life Married to medical consultant Jane, an Aids specialist. The couple have three children, Isabella, Flora and Edmund. Don't Mention The Bee Gees, who famously stormed off his show after Anderson made a joke at their expense.
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