Keith Howell Charles Allen (born 2 September 1953) is a Welsh actor,
pantomime star and television presenter. He is the father of singer
Lily Allen and actor Alfie Allen, and brother of actor and director
Kevin Allen.Allen was born on 2 September 1953 in Llanelli,
Carmarthenshire, Wales, the second of three children of Edward Charles
Owen, a Royal Navy submariner. His younger brother is actor Kevin
Allen. He spent his early years near Swansea and in Malta, and most of
his childhood in Gosport, Hampshire, while his father served in
Portsmouth. At the age of 11 he was sent to Brentwood boarding school
in Essex when his father was posted to Singapore. He was expelled from
the school at the age of 13. At the age of 15 he was sent to a borstal
after repeatedly being caught stealing, later saying that he "had a
great time" there.After having several jobs during the 1970s,
including a job as a stagehand from which he was sacked after joining
Max Bygraves' chorus line on stage naked, Allen also worked as a
stand-up comedian and vocalist, opening for rock bands such as The
Clash.
pantomime star and television presenter. He is the father of singer
Lily Allen and actor Alfie Allen, and brother of actor and director
Kevin Allen.Allen was born on 2 September 1953 in Llanelli,
Carmarthenshire, Wales, the second of three children of Edward Charles
Owen, a Royal Navy submariner. His younger brother is actor Kevin
Allen. He spent his early years near Swansea and in Malta, and most of
his childhood in Gosport, Hampshire, while his father served in
Portsmouth. At the age of 11 he was sent to Brentwood boarding school
in Essex when his father was posted to Singapore. He was expelled from
the school at the age of 13. At the age of 15 he was sent to a borstal
after repeatedly being caught stealing, later saying that he "had a
great time" there.After having several jobs during the 1970s,
including a job as a stagehand from which he was sacked after joining
Max Bygraves' chorus line on stage naked, Allen also worked as a
stand-up comedian and vocalist, opening for rock bands such as The
Clash.
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