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Hal Dominic Bart Cruttenden (born 9 September 1969) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, presenter, and writer.


Early life

Hal Dominic Bart Cruttenden was born in the
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district of
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on 9 September 1969. He is the younger brother of actress
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. He was educated at St Paul's School in London's
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district at the same time as future
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,Old Paulines and Drama
Retrieved 21 November 2015 then joined the
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Retrieved 21 November 2015


Career

Cruttenden studied acting and had small roles on shows such as ''
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'' and '' Kavanagh QC'' in the 1990s, as well as voicing
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radio traffic reports. Despite nervousness, he performed
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for the first time at the age of 27. He has appeared on ''
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'', '' Live at the Apollo'', '' Have I Got News for You'', ''
The 11 O'Clock Show ''The 11 O'Clock Show'' is a satirical late-night British television comedy series on Channel 4 which featured topical sketches and commentary on news items. It ran between 30 September 1998 and 8 December 2000, most notably hosted by Iain Lee a ...
'', ''Richard Herring's Leicester Square Podcast'', '' The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. He has also written for ''
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'' and ''
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''. He was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2002
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.


Personal life

Cruttenden married Dawn Coulter, a Northern Irish artist from
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, in 2000, they divorced in 2022. They have two daughters, born in 2000 and 2002.


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* * 1969 births Living people Alumni of the University of York Comedians from London English male comedians People educated at St Paul's School, London People from Ealing 20th-century English comedians 21st-century English comedians {{UK-comedian-stub