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| name = Keith Lemon |
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| image = [[Image:Keithlemon.jpg|250px]] |
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| years = 2002-present |
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| gender = Male |
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| occupation = TV personality |
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'''Keith Lemon''' is a character, portrayed by [[British people|British]] [[comedian]] [[Leigh Francis]], most famous for his television programme ''[[Celebrity Juice]]''. |
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==Background== |
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Keith Lemon is easily distinguished by his camp demeanour, exaggerated Yorkshire accent, bleached mullet, ginger moustache and fake tan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/2907573/Keith-Lemon-gets-fruity-with-Louie-Spence.html|title=Lemon Gets Fruity with Louie|work=[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]|date=25 March 2010|accessdate=30 September 2010}}</ref> According to [[Leigh Francis]], Lemon's background is that of a failed businessman, who was most successful in 1993, when he won the prestigious Businessman of the Year award for his innovative creation, the ''securi-pole".<ref>[http://www.keithlemon.co.uk Keith Lemon | Unofficial Keith Lemon Fansite!]</ref> |
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==Career== |
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===2000-02=== |
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Lemon was first portrayed in 2000, on a short lived television programme entitled "Whatever I Want", aired on ''London Weekend Television''. The programme also featured Francis' other two main characters, [[Avid Merrion]], and a human version of The Bear. All three characters were in very early stages of development, and in comparison to Francis' appearances in ''Bo' Selecta!'' and beyond, his actions and behaviour remain similar, but are noticeably different to that of the final personalities of the characters. An episode of this programme is available to view on [[YouTube]]. |
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===2002-06=== |
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Lemon first appeared as a recurring character in the [[Channel 4]] impersonations series ''Bo' Selecta!'', which was created and performed by Francis.<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/programmes/bo-selecta Bo' Selecta! - Channel 4]</ref> During the show's first series, aired in 2002, he made one appearance, which depicted himself in a trendy wine bar attempting to chat-up [[Tess Daly]]. Lemon later appeared in the third series of ''Bo' Selecta!'', where he was introduced in a regular role as the agent of Avid Merrion, the main character, also played by Francis, after Avid gets himself his own television show. Lemon's face was not shown to camera during this series. Lemon also appeared in the popular ''Bo' Selecta!'' spin-off ''A Bear's Tail'', which focused entirely on the character of The Bear. In the series, he became the neighbour of the Hennerson family, who adopted The Bear after they ran him over. Lemon developed a friendship with [[Patsy Kensit]], who played the character of Mrs. Hennerson, during the series. Lemon later appeared in the fourth and final series of ''Bo' Selecta!'', which was set in the [[United States]]. In this series, he featured in a regular role when he became the American ambassador for his own invention, the ''securi-pole'', and attempted to make American model Fabio the face of his advertising campaign. |
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===2008-09=== |
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Following the conclusion of ''Bo' Selecta!'', Lemon re-appeared in his own spin-off series on ITV2, entitled ''Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour''.<ref>[http://www.keithlemon.co.uk/tour.php Keith Lemons Very Brilliant World Tour]</ref> The programme depicted Lemon flying to six different countries around the world, in a shark-shaped flight plan, meeting various celebrity guests along the way. The series premiered on March 11, 2008 on [[ITV2]], and pulled in very successful ratings. In August 2008, it was announced that Lemon would return to [[ITV2]] with his own comedy panel game show, ''[[Celebrity Juice]]''. The format of the show involves two teams of celebrities, who battle it out to see which team know the most about the past week's news.<ref>[http://www.keithlemon.co.uk/videos.php Keith Lemon Video Clips]</ref> The series began airing in September 2008, featuring regular team captains [[Holly Willoughby]] and [[Fearne Cotton]], as well as regular panellist, [[Rufus Hound]]. The series popularised his quotes "Bang Tidy!" and "I'd smash your back doors in!", which first became known during his time on ''Bo' Selecta!'', and also introduced his end-of-episode catchphrase, "If I don't see ya' through week, I'll see ya' through window". The series also featured sketches involving his ''Bo' Selecta!'' guises, and also featured a round in which The Bear questioned a mystery celebrity regarding his or her life. The series was successful enough for a second season to be comissioned, however, all references to ''Bo' Selecta!'' were ordered to be removed, as they were in copyright breach of [[Channel 4]], who originally aired the series. In October 2008, Lemon made numerous appearances on the ''[[Big Brother UK|Big Brother]]'' companion shows ''[[Big Brother's Little Brother]]'' and ''[[Big Brother's Big Mouth]]'', as a celebrity guest discussing the action in the house, and as the host of public phone-in competitions. In February 2009, Lemon appeared as a contestant alongside fellow comedian [[Paddy McGuinness]] on the first series of the charity competition ''[[Let's Dance for Comic Relief]]''. Their performance of ''"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"'' from [[Dirty Dancing]] made them the runners-up of the series.<ref>[[Let's Dance for Sport Relief|Let's Dance for Comic Relief - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]]</ref> Shortly after, the second series of ''Celebrity Juice'' premiered. The series featured a selection of big name guests, including [[Tito Jackson]], [[David Van Day]] and [[Coolio]]. |
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===2010=== |
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During March 2010, Lemon made several appearances on ''[[I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! (UK TV series)|I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!]]'' companion show ''I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here Now!'', alongside host [[Caroline Flack]]. Shortly after his appearances, the third series of ''Celebrity Juice'' began broadcasting. The series featured two special episodes: the Girls Night Out special, and a [[BBC Radio 1]] vs. [[This Morning]] special. In July 2010, Lemon began recording a fitness DVD with Australian fitness instructor [[Deanne Berry]]. Since being released, the DVD, entitled 'Keith Lemon's Fit', has sold over 50,000 copies. In August 2010, Lemon worked as an [[agony uncle]] on daytime television series ''[[This Morning (TV series)|This Morning]]'', alongside Celebrity Juice colleague [[Holly Willoughby]]. In September 2010, the fourth series of ''Celebrity Juice'' began broadcasting. The series features several special episodes, including a TV Stars special, an episode dedicated to [[McFly]], an episode dedicated to [[N-Dubz]], an episode dedicated to [[The X Factor]], an episode dedicated to [[Coronation Street]], and an episode dedicated to [[JLS]]. The fourth series also revealed further details about Lemon, including his belief that he is the son of [[Billy Ocean]], and that all Irish people should be referred to as a "[[Great_Famine_(Ireland)|potato]]", a quote frequently referred to when discussing [[Jedward]], [[Louis Walsh]] or any other Irish personnel. During the year, ''Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour'' was released on DVD. |
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===2011=== |
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In February 2011, Lemon became the executive producer of [[This Morning]] for a week of special episodes, taking over from the absent Karl Newton. During the month, he also appeared as a member of the judging panel on the third series of [[Let's Dance for Comic Relief]]. Both series five and six of ''Celebrity Juice'' were broadcast during the year. Special episodes during the year included an Up the Duff special, a Pop Music special, an episode dedicated to the Royal Wedding, a [[Coronation Street]] vs. [[Emmerdale]] special, a Back to School special, a Girl on Girl special, an episode dedicated to [[Ant & Dec]], and an [[I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!]] special. The sixth series also introduced another of Lemon's infamous activties, "Motting". In March 2011, Lemon became the co-host of ITV celebrity game show ''[[Sing If You Can]]'', alongside singer [[Stacey Solomon]], after original intended host [[Vernon Kay]] pulled out.<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a311990/keith-lemon-replaces-kay-on-sing-if-you-can.html Keith Lemon replaces Kay on 'Sing If You Can' - TV News - Digital Spy]</ref> The series ran for six episodes. In June 2011, Lemon filmed a pilot for a possible ITV prime time series, entitled ''The Bang Tidy Show''. The description of the pilot was as follows: "While there's all the usual celebrity guests from hit series [[Celebrity Juice]], there's also a talking Orangutan, a door that leads to anywhere, audience games and prizes, a supermarket in the future staffed by old celebrities, and you, the audience, can ask Keith anything you want! Each episode will also finish with Keith performing with his celebrity guests."<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a325234/keith-lemon-to-film-bang-tidy-show-pilot.html Keith Lemon to film 'Bang Tidy Show' pilot - TV News - Digital Spy]</ref> Although the pilot was not comissioned into a full series, the idea for the latter production ''Lemonaid'' stemmed from the pilot. In September 2011, Lemon made his first ever public appearance, when he switched on the [[Blackpool Illuminations]] in a special ceremony. On November 21, 2011, the first ever ''Celebrity Juice'' DVD was released, entitled ''Celebrity Juice: Too Hot for TV''. During the year, Lemon also promoted [[Tacheback]], a campaign to raise awareness of male [[cancer]].<ref>[http://www.tacheback.com TacheBack merges Movember]</ref> |
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===2012-present=== |
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In Spring 2012, Lemon starred in an episode of ''[[Mad Mad World (TV series)|Mad Mad World]]''. The seventh series of ''Celebrity Juice'' began airing on 9 February 2012. The series has thus far contained five special episodes: the Hunks special, Girls on Top special, [[Coronation Street]] vs. [[EastEnders]] special, an Irish special, and an upcoming Pop Music special, due to air on May 3, 2012. Thus far, the seventh series has received some of [[ITV2]]'s highest ratings ever. On 11 February, Lemon featured as one of the three members of the judging panel on the first episode of the fourth series of ''[[Let's Dance for Sport Relief]]''. On 14 February, Lemon co-presented the backstage coverage of the [[2012 BRIT Awards]] with Irish television presenter [[Laura Whitmore]]. On 18 February, Lemon, [[Holly Willoughby]] and [[Fearne Cotton]] were guests on ''[[The Jonathan Ross Show]]'', where they gave a candid interview about their time on ''Celebrity Juice'', and also played a pair of studio games with Ross. On 19 March, Lemon fronted a special edition of ''Celebrity Juice'' for the [[Sport Relief]] telethon, which featured swimmer [[Mark Foster]] appearing a special round. On 7 April, Lemon's own six-part ''[[Jim'll Fix It]]'' style series for ITV, ''[[Keith Lemon's Lemonaid]]'' premiered. In the series, Lemon travels up and down the country to meet his fans, and solve people's problems using his own tongue-in-cheek manner. Every episode also includes a celebrity guest and a musical performance, as well as studio games in which the audience have the chance to win some prizes. In August 2012, Lemon will release his own feature-length film, openly titled ''[[Keith Lemon: The Film]]''. As well as featuring acting performances from [[Kelly Brook]] and [[Verne Troyer]], the film will also feature cameo appearances from [[David Hasselhoff]], [[Gary Barlow]], [[Tinchy Stryder]], [[Jedward]] and [[Fearne Cotton]].<ref>Flickering Myth http://flickeringmyth.blogspot.com/2011/11/keith-lemon-coming-to-big-screen-for.html</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{Bo' Selecta!}} |
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[[Category:Alter egos]] |
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[[Category:Fictional English people]] |
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