Benny Hill (Alfred Hawthorne) (Eng. Alfred Hawthorn

Benny Hill (Alfred Hawthorne) (Eng. Alfred Hawthorn "Benny" Hill; January 21, 1924, Southampton - April 20, 1992, Teddington, a suburb of London) - British actor and comedian. Creator eliwell id961 of the popular worldwide program "The Benny Hill Show."
Hill's father, Alfred, took part in the First World War. In France, he was gassing, and in Belgium was captured. Returning home, Alfred decided to abandon show business and began working as a clerk. In 1920, he met Helen Cave, married her and settled in her hometown - Southampton. A year later they had their first child - Leonard. Alfred Hawthorne Hill was the second child in the family. Third child was his sister Diana, who was born in 1933. His father bought a share in a medical eliwell id961 store where he worked. Among other things, the store was selling contraceptives. This is the subject of ridicule in school, Benny. He joked in response. There he began to compose a variety of jokes.
Benny Hill (his stage name in honor of the actor took a beloved American comedian Jack Benny) was born January 21, 1924 (according to other sources in 1925). eliwell id961 Love of comic art he had inherited from his grandfather, who from an early age led him to performances and shows in various theaters parody. At school, the boy was an active eliwell id961 member of costumed eliwell id961 performances. And after he built his grandfather actor in comic troupe. After serving in the Army during World War II (that's when he made his debut as an actor - he made the play "Stars in uniform" eliwell id961 (Eng. Stars in battledress eliwell id961 )), Alfred came to London, took the name of Benny Hill, started successfully performing in various shows and doing auditions. In 1949 he was invited to the TV show with "Hello!" (Eng. Hi There! ).
In 1955, first appeared on the air "The Benny Hill Show" - a humorous sketch show. In this show, he acted not only as an actor but also as a director, musician and songwriter. For 30 years, this program has been the most popular comedy shows around the world, and even now many television stations buy the rights to it. In 1971, "The Benny Hill Show" won the British eliwell id961 Academy Television in the category "Best entertainment program".
His sketches were not only on everyday topics, they were elements of satire. For example, in the sketches "Crime eliwell id961 is not rewarded" (Eng. Crime does not pay ), The villain of the year: award ceremony criminals" (Eng. The villain of the year ) and "Account" (eng. The Bill ) ridiculed the shortcomings of the police. In the puppet show "Westminster amusing" (Eng. The Westminster Funsters ) and "Westminster stupidity" (Eng. The Westminster Follies ) ridiculed the British political figures of the time, including Margaret Thatcher, Enoch Powell (Eng. Enoch Powell) Harold Wilson eliwell id961 and others. eliwell id961
In the 1980s, in many countries even started "bennimaniya": people repeated gestures and facial expressions of your favorite television characters, and American officers saluted as his character Fred Skattl - palm, flipped up.
After 30 years in the work of Benny Hill a crisis. People on the streets, meeting him, laughed, teased, sometimes even rude. In the end is never affected his work in politics Benny Hill in his program "walked" eliwell id961 by the British government and the royal family. As a result, Margaret Thatcher in 1982, personally ordered to subject each program Hill severe censorship. For 10 years the Commission has rejected 150 hours of footage. A Hill finally eliwell id961 withdrew into himself, started drinking and experiencing severe depression. eliwell id961
At the same time on the Hill "past" and his fellow actors - for example, a representative of the so-called "alternative comedy" eliwell id961 Ben Elton noted that Hill - "dirty old man, ripping off clothes with innocent girls." Later, eliwell id961 however, Elton complained that the phrase was taken out of context, and after the death of the Hill, he gave an interview in which he said that about some of his sketches Elton have an opinion, but he is very respected comedic talent eliwell id961 and opportunities Benny Hill.
Despite the huge success eliwell id961 of his show and acquired status (by 1988 his account was 10 million. Pounds), Benny Hill was never married, although he was in love twice and both times was rejected, and had no children, he did not was his own apartment and car. He was also very notorious and, despite eliwell id961 its image in the show, did not know how to communicate eliwell id961 with women.
After closing the show the actor was drinking, became immoderate eating, he had a shortness of breath and heart problems. Hill died in April 1992 of a heart attack in the apartment he rented not far from the TV studio. On the death of one of his learned friends. Obespokoe