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Phil McDermott is a British actor. Before turning to acting he was a trainee
priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particu ...
, a scrap metal worker, a weighbridge operator and a
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. He is most famous for playing a regular character in the
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soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...
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EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...
''. He played the dim-witted odd-job man,
Trevor Short Trevor Andrew Short is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, '' EastEnders'', played by Phil McDermott from 1 June 1989 to 1 March 1990. Trevor is the inseparable sidekick of Paul Priestly ( Mark Thrippleton). He is a well-meaning indiv ...
from 1989–1990. His character was one of many to be axed from the show in early 1990 following the introduction of the new executive-producer, Michael Ferguson. Since leaving ''EastEnders'' McDermott has appeared in the children's
situation comedy A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ne ...
''Dizzy Heights'' (BBC; 1991), which was set in a "wacky hotel".Dizzy Heights
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* British male soap opera actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-tv-actor-stub