Paul Kaye (born 15 December 1964) is an English comedian and actor.
Kaye is best known for his portrayals of shock interviewer Dennis
Pennis on The Sunday Show, New York lawyer Mike Strutter on MTV's
Strutter, Thoros of Myr in HBO's Game of Thrones and Vincent the Fox
on the BBC comedy Mongrels.Kaye was born in Clapham, London. He and
his twin sister were adopted by Jewish parents Ivan and Jackie Kaye,
who ran a sportswear shop in Wembley, where he was brought up. Kaye
was a promising schoolboy athlete who achieved an impressive time in
the 100 metres. He later became a fan of punk rock, particularly Sid
Vicious. At 16 he entered Harrow Art School on a two-year foundation
course, and achieved a distinction. Kaye received a first-class degree
in Theatre Design at Trent Polytechnic.On graduation, Kaye designed
theatre posters for the King's Head, the Bush Theatre and the Gate
Theatre, Notting Hill. He was a scene painter at the Old Vic Theatre
in Waterloo and illustrated regularly for the NME, i-D, Literary
Review, Time Out and International Musician magazines between 1987 and
1989. He had two exhibitions of illustration and poster work between
1989 and 1990, firstly at the Soho House Theatre, W1 and then at the
Drill Hall, WC1.
Kaye is best known for his portrayals of shock interviewer Dennis
Pennis on The Sunday Show, New York lawyer Mike Strutter on MTV's
Strutter, Thoros of Myr in HBO's Game of Thrones and Vincent the Fox
on the BBC comedy Mongrels.Kaye was born in Clapham, London. He and
his twin sister were adopted by Jewish parents Ivan and Jackie Kaye,
who ran a sportswear shop in Wembley, where he was brought up. Kaye
was a promising schoolboy athlete who achieved an impressive time in
the 100 metres. He later became a fan of punk rock, particularly Sid
Vicious. At 16 he entered Harrow Art School on a two-year foundation
course, and achieved a distinction. Kaye received a first-class degree
in Theatre Design at Trent Polytechnic.On graduation, Kaye designed
theatre posters for the King's Head, the Bush Theatre and the Gate
Theatre, Notting Hill. He was a scene painter at the Old Vic Theatre
in Waterloo and illustrated regularly for the NME, i-D, Literary
Review, Time Out and International Musician magazines between 1987 and
1989. He had two exhibitions of illustration and poster work between
1989 and 1990, firstly at the Soho House Theatre, W1 and then at the
Drill Hall, WC1.
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