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Mark Arden


Biografi

Mark David Darwin Arden (born 31 July 1956) is a British comedian and actor, best known for his television appearances. During the 1980s, he was one half of comic double act 'The Oblivion Boys', alongside Stephen Frost.

Arden was born in Newbury, Berkshire. He and Frost came to prominence in the late 1970s alternative comedy boom, and became recognisable to a national audience with regular spots on Saturday Live. In the early 1980s, they were instrumental in the forming of the long-running north London comedy show News Revue, and shortly afterwards began appearing as a pair in episodes of series such as The Black Adder and The Young Ones; they are perhaps most remembered for a series of commercials for Carling Black Label lager, one of which involved Arden and Frost appearing in the nude. Arden continued to perform with Frost in comedy clubs, although he did not follow his partner into the genre of improvisation. Nevertheless, he featured as the chauffeur Johnny Blackpool (a paranoid ex-soldier) in the partially-improv 1994 comedy film There's No Business..., opposite Raw Sex (Simon Brint and Rowland Rivron).

Arden had a role as Roland 'Vaseline' Cartwright in London's Burning, appearing in the original pilot film[1] and the first two series; he has also had roles in such comedies as Blackadder II and Bottom. He and Frost also played the title roles in the surrealist police sitcom Lazarus and Dingwall. Later, Arden appeared in the 1992 film Carry On Columbus and in the 1990s series Harry Enfield and Chums. In October 1996 he played Jansson in an episode of the 6th series of Heartbeat (Snapped).

Arden also has had a theatre career, appearing in Willis Hall's play The Long, the Short and the Tall in the West End.[2] He also played the inspector in An Inspector Calls at the Garrick Theatre, Pop in the musical We Will Rock You at London's Dominion Theatre, and in Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be[3] at the Theatre Royal Stratford East.

Arden's television career continued in 2002 with The Estate Agents. In 2018, he appeared in several episodes of Endeavour.

Dikenal sebagai

Acting

Tanggal Lahir

31 July 1956 di Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK

Filmografi

Kraven the Hunter

Kraven the Hunter

sebagai Oligarch

The Heiress

The Heiress

sebagai Roy

The Making of 'The Young Ones'

The Making of 'The Young Ones'

sebagai Self

Charlie

Charlie

sebagai

Slags

Slags

sebagai Hula

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

sebagai Page

Vodka & Coke

Vodka & Coke

sebagai Jim

Surviving Christmas

Surviving Christmas

sebagai Captain Kipper 'B' Brown

Carry On Columbus

Carry On Columbus

sebagai Mark

Essex Boys: Law of Survival

Essex Boys: Law of Survival

sebagai Mister Carrol

There's No Business...

There's No Business...

sebagai Johnny Blackpool

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

sebagai

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

sebagai George

Bottom Mindless Violence

Bottom Mindless Violence

sebagai Father on Cornflakes Box / Shooting Gallery Stallholder (archive footage)

Just Like That!

Just Like That!

sebagai Self

London's Burning: The Movie

London's Burning: The Movie

sebagai Roland 'Vaseline' Oliver Cartwright