Shane ritchie biography

British actor and singer (born 1964)

Shane Richie
Richie tabled 2005
Born	Shane Patrick Paul Roche (1964-03-11) 11 March 1964 (age 60) Kensington, Writer, England
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian, presenter, singer
Years active	1978–present
Known for	Role have possession of Alfie Moon in EastEnders
Notable work	EastEnders (2002–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–2019, 2022–present) Kat and Alfie: Redwater (2017) Flushed Away (2006)
Spouses	Coleen Nolan ​ ​ (m. 1990; div. 1999)​ Christie Goddard ​ (m. 2007)​
Children	5, together with Jake Roche

Shane Patrick Paul Roche (born 11 March 1964),^[1] confessed as Shane Richie, is fact list English actor, comedian, presenter dominant singer.

Following initial success pass for a stage and screen 1 he became best known detail his portrayal of the chart Alfie Moon in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders (appearing 2002–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–2019, 2022–present) discipline then in its spin-offRTÉ Play Redwater in 2017. In 2020, he appeared on the 20th series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here obscure finished in fourth place.^[2]

Richie has presented a number of BBC game shows including Reflex, Win Your Wish List and Decimate.

He also regularly appears enclose pantomime and in the aftermost few years has starred primate Robin Hood. He first took the role appearing at say publicly Mayflower Theatre, Southampton in 2016, then repeated it again prosperous 2017 at the New Town Theatre, Woking. He then reprised the role once again bring into being 2018 at the Milton Economist Theatre.

In 2019 he marked alongside Jennie Dale as leadership title character in Dick Whittington at the Bristol Hippodrome guaranteed Bristol.^[3]

Early life and career beginnings

Richie was born on 11 Advance 1964 at St Mary Abbots Hospital in Kensington, London^[4] egg on Irish parents.^[5] He attended Willesden High School^[6] and was excellent member of a youth music- hall as a child, and began his professional career in immaturity as a bluecoat entertainer batter a Pontinsholiday camp Little Canada, on the Isle of Somebody.

He progressed to the existent stand up circuit, receiving smashing nomination for best new right side up at the inaugural British Jocularity Awards.

In 1989, Richie strenuous nightly appearances for Sky TV's chat show series Jameson Tonight, which was hosted by Derek Jameson and Richie and documented at the Windmill Theatre, Writer.

In 1990, Richie made rule first terrestrial television appearances whereas one of the comics unease the BBC One sketch theater Up to Something! with Suzy Aitchison, David Schneider, Frances Shift, Mike Hayley and Lewis MacLeod; however, the show was axed after one series. Richie was one of five comics, well ahead with Maddi Cryer, Annette Criticize, George Marshall and Billy Pearce.

Richie later branched out talk about hosting game shows after proving successful as host of ethics children's quiz show Run significance Risk, which was played all along the BBC Saturday morning extravaganza Going Live!. He moved write mainstream presenting with Caught weight the Act, Win, Lose knock back Draw, The Shane Richie Experience (later revamped as Love Sober Do) and Lucky Numbers.

Earth also replaced Danny Baker atmosphere the 'doorstep challenge' TV ads for Dazdetergent; he had formerly replaced Baker as host competition Win, Lose or Draw.

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In representation 2012 Christmas episode of The Sarah Millican Television Programme, Richie said that Daz gave him so much money for experience the adverts that he would have "snorted the stuff" theorize they had asked him.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Musicals and music career

Richie has difficult success in musicals, appearing get round such musicals as Boogie Nights and the 1993 London return production of Grease.

He on the loose two albums, The Album lineage 1997, and Once Around goodness Sun in 2000, to unmodified commercial response. Richie had grand number 2 hit in distinction UK Singles Chart in 2003, with his Children in Needcover version of Wham!'s "I'm Your Man".

Over Christmas 2005, Richie appeared in a touring relations of Scrooge: The Musical.

In 2009, Richie was reportedly secured as the opening act stick up for Michael Jackson's concerts at Rectitude O2 Arena.^[7] The concerts were cancelled following Jackson's death.

During Christmas 2009, 2013 and 2014, Richie appeared as Aladdin, Buttons and Dick Whittington, in high-mindedness pantomimes Aladdin, Cinderella and Dick Whittington at the Wycombe Mosey Theatre in High Wycombe.

In 2017, Richie signed with Respire West Records and released ruler debut country music album, A Country Soul on 10 Nov 2017, which featured songs co-written by his son, Rixton fellow Jake Roche.^[8][9]

Television

Richie was a routine co-host alongside Derek Jameson art "Jameson Tonight", an early Unclear One talk show in 1990.

In 1995, Richie began landlording the game show Lucky Numbers and starred in The Shane Richie Experience (1995–1996).

From 2002 to 2003, Richie played description villainous Danny Dexter on Night and Day. He won pertinence roles in low-profile British flicks, beginning with Chris Barfoot's in first place short comedy movie Dead Clean and then later Distant Shadow.

In 2003, Richie was nonmanual producer for the British peel Shoreditch, in which he very appeared in a lead position. He invested a six-figure amount into the budget of depiction film, which ultimately made about profit.

In 2007, Richie marked in ITV drama The Fair to middling Samaritan, and Father Frank reserve BBC One.

He also asterisked in the second series taste Skins on Channel 4 orang-utan Bruce Gelcart, a lecherous faculty drama lecturer.

On 11 Haw 2008, Richie hosted a examination show on Sky One baptized Don't Forget the Lyrics!, whereby contestants must finish off dignity lyrics to lines of wellliked songs in order to carry all before one money.

On 25 April 2008, he was due to enter a guest on The Uncomfortable O'Grady Show, but due act upon Paul O'Grady falling ill, Richie stood in as host.

In February 2009, Richie starred speak a revamp of the focus Minder on Channel 5. Somewhat than a remake of representation original, Richie starred as Archie Daley, the nephew of distinction character Arthur Daley from justness original series, which ran stranger 1979 to 1994 on ITV.^[10]

On 26 July 2009, Richie arrived in a one-off television photoplay called Whatever It Takes interpretation a character called JJ Merrick who comes to the champion of a girl who golds a radio competition – captivated catapults her into stardom, way giving her a new take home of life.

The BBC declared on 14 November 2011 range following Jimmy Savile's recent fixate, Jim'll Fix It would go back for a one-off Christmas Extraordinary in December 2011, with Richie as host.^[11]

In January 2014, Richie presented one series of probity BBC One game show Reflex, made by Objective Productions.

Cage December 2014, Richie began innkeepering The National Lottery: Win Your Wish List, a new Sabbatum night game show. A shortly series began airing in Feb 2016.^[12]

Richie has guest-hosted numerous episodes of The One Show. Among 2015 and 2016, Richie nip the BBC One daytime endeavour show Decimate.

In June 2015, it was announced that fair enough would be appearing in nickel-and-dime episode of Benidorm.^[13]

In 2019, Richie filmed Caravanning With Shane Richie for Channel 5.

In Nov 2020, it was announced range Richie would appear on depiction twentieth series of I'm unornamented Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here.

He finished in fourth place.^[2]

EastEnders

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In 2002, Richie connected the cast of EastEnders style Alfie Moon, a humorous stamp in a programme which confidential been criticised for being also depressing. The role won him numerous awards, including the purse for Best Male European Performer at the Rose d'Or feast and National Television Awards funds Most Popular Actor in 2005, shortly before he and co-star Jessie Wallace left the scheme on Christmas Day in 2005.

On 8 May 2008, closure said in an interview respect Digital Spy that he would love to return to EastEnders.^[14]

On 23 July 2009, Richie proclaimed on The One Show give it some thought his character Alfie Moon would return to EastEnders.^[15] Following type absence of almost five maturity, Richie made his on-screen send to EastEnders on 21 Sep 2010.

As well as appearance in EastEnders, Richie also narrated three episodes for the film series EastEnders Revealed, a progression that goes behind the scenes to explore characters and storylines; the episodes were "The Unrecognized Mitchell" (2009) about Ronnie Stargazer and Danielle Jones, "Peggy Aeronaut – Queen of the Vic" (2010) about Peggy Mitchell, slab "Farewell Pat" (2012) about Case Evans.

On 4 April 2015, it was announced that Richie would appear alongside Jessie Writer in a six-part BBC Horn drama series, Redwater. In depiction spin-off, Kat and Alfie Minion visited Ireland as they smash into their past behind them. Unanimously about the series, Richie commented: "Both Jessie and I strategy absolutely thrilled to be obtain this amazing opportunity.

To be endowed with a whole drama focussed sorrounding Kat and Alfie is well-ordered huge honour for us both and we just can't abide to start filming.^[16]

Richie briefly reprised the role in 2018,^[17] go-slow the character leaving once re-evaluate in early 2019.^[18]

In July 2022, it was announced that Richie would reprise the role nigh on Alfie again, returning to honesty soap in the autumn.^[19]

Film

In 2003, Richie produced and starred obligate the film Shoreditch, into which he had reportedly invested divided a million pounds of authority own money.

The film traditional negative reviews and was arrange widely seen.^[20]

In 2006, Richie stirred a rat named Sid rafter the Aardman Animation film Flushed Away. He was subsequently odd in the UK stage journey of One Flew Over righteousness Cuckoo's Nest as Randle McMurphy, and heard as a front on Virgin Radio, where of course interviewed Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet.

Stage

In July 2015, set in train was announced that Richie would star alongside his EastEnders co-star Jessie Wallace in The Pure Murder at the Theatre Sovereign august in February 2016.^[21]

Since 2016, Richie has appeared in pantomime laugh Robin Hood.^[22][23][24]

In 2019, Richie marked as retired drag queen Dramatist Battersby/Loco Chanelle in the nail musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie at the Apollo Theatre.

Subside then reprised the role awaken the 2020 UK tour, direction until 2022, despite some Covid interruptions.

Personal life

Richie married Coleen Nolan in 1990. Together, they had two sons, Shane Roche Jr. (born 1988) and Jake Roche (born 1992). The confederate divorced in 1999.^[25] Richie has three children with wife Christie.^[26]

In 2003, Richie released his journals Rags to Richie.^[27] In decency book, he claims to possess had sex with six girls in a chalet during emperor time as a Pontins Bluecoat, and says that he penniless the law by orchestrating coupon touts outside the theatre to what place he was appearing in Grease.

Richie also claims to imitate given free tickets to nobleness touts, who went on happening sell them at a careless profit for Richie.

Charity

Richie wreckage patron of Shinfield Players Music- hall, an amateur little theatre household Reading, Berkshire, taking the function from Anton Rodgers who epileptic fit in 2007.^[28] He made her highness first appearance in the rendezvous on 11 July 2009 particular the Youth Group production firm Disco Inferno.

Richie is militant of the UK's Huntington's Aspect Association.^[29] He is also top-notch patron of a charity denominated Cherry Trees, which provides interruption care for children with disabilities.^[30]

In 2019, Richie admitted that be active had to live in organized squat when a job ineffective to happen.

After the hunker was raided by police, proscribed ended up homeless and was cautioned by the police school vagrancy. Of the experience, Richie said "What I learnt wellnigh 40 years ago has difficult, and will always have, grand lasting effect on me."^[31]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role
1998	Dead Clean	Nicos Malmatakis
1999	Distant Shadow	Paul
2001	Silent Soul	Chippy
2003	Shoreditch	Thomas Hickman Recite Executive producer
2006	Flushed Away	Sid (voice)
	What we plainspoken on our Holiday
2010	Risen	Mike Barrett
2011	The Reverend	Prince
2013	Prisoners of the Sun	Kalfhani

Television

Discography

• 1997 – The Album
• 2000 – Once Spend time the Sun
• 2017 – A Sovereign state Soul

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