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Steve Steen (born 26 December 1954) is a British television, radio and theatre actor and comedian, known for
improvisational comedy Improvisational theatre, often called improvisation or improv, is the form of theatre, often comedy, in which most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripted: created spontaneously by the performers. In its purest form, the dialogue, a ...
works.


Early career

Whilst a pupil at Clapham College in London, Steen became friends with Jim Sweeney, and they joined Oval House theatre club in 1972, performing improvised comedy. They wrote and performed in a show that parodied much of the other shows being held in London that year. Then they formed their own theatre company and wrote and toured its productions around the United Kingdom through the 1970s.


Television

In the 1980s Steen and Sweeney moved into television production, appearing together for the first time on TV in the ITV children's show '' CBTV'' in 1981, followed by one of
Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service ...
's first comedies, ''Little Armadillos''. In 1985 Steen appeared in the
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comedy ''
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''.
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recruited them as resident support performers on his first
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for the
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. In 1987 they starred as the Romantic poets
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and
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(Steen playing Byron) in an episode, entitled "
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", of the comedy series ''
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''. Along with Sweeney, Steen appeared in the Channel 4 television improvisational show ''
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'' for six episodes. He was a guest on the BBC's comedy panel game '' Have I Got News for You'' in 1992. In 2000, Steen played the voice of cartoon gerbil '' El Nombre''.


Radio

Steen had a major roles in Sweeney's award-winning play ''Danny's Wake'', which was subsequently adapted into a sitcom for BBC Radio 4. Steen continued to play the character of Billy throughout the two series. He played the character of Liam in the radio of ''
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''. He also starred as
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in BBC Radio 4's adaptation of the Melly's memoir ''Owning Up''.


Theatre

Steen has performed in improvisation theatre tours, and solo theatre shows playing
Bill Bryson William McGuire Bryson (; born 8 December 1951) is an American–British journalist and author. Bryson has written a number of nonfiction books on topics including travel, the English language, and science. Born in the United States, he has b ...
in three adaptations of his work by the writer and director
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. He also performed in a one-man show about the American comedian
John Belushi John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American comedian, actor, and musician, best known for being one of the seven original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''). Throughout his c ...
written by Hodson. In 2005, Steen appeared at the National Theatre in London as
Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ...
in ''Theatre of Blood'', based on the 1970 cinema film of the same name. Steen performs improvisation work with the
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,
Paul Merton Paul James Martin (born 9 July 1957), known under the stage name Paul Merton, is an English writer, actor, comedian and radio and television presenter. Known for his improvisation skill, Merton's humour is rooted in deadpan, surreal and somet ...
's ''Impro Chums'', and Stephen Frost's ''Impro All Stars''.


Personal life

Steen lives in
East Molesey Molesey is a district of two twin towns, East Molesey and West Molesey, in the Borough of Elmbridge, Surrey, England, and is situated on the south bank of the River Thames. East and West Molesey share a high street, and there is a second retai ...
, Surrey.Entry for Steen in
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. https://uk.linkedin.com/in/steve-steen-6286582b


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Steen, Steve 1954 births Living people British male stage actors British male comedians British male television actors Place of birth missing (living people) People from Lambeth People from Molesey