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Lionel Blair (born 12 December, 1931 in Montreal, Canada) (real name Lionel Ogus) is a British actor, choreographer, tap dancer and television presenter. He is best known in Britain for being a team captain on the gameshow Give Us a Clue from 1982 until the early 1990s and also for being the (second) presenter of the British version of popular game show Name That Tune in the 1980s.

Blair's stint on Give Us a Clue is often referenced by Humphrey 'Humph' Lyttelton, chairman of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, when introducing the round Sound Charades. Humph never fails to make Blair the butt of a risqué joke at this point. For example, in one episode Humph introduced the game (where contestants were made to describe a book, a film, or a piece of music without using words) thus: "The expert's expert was of course Lionel Blair. Who could ever forget opposing team captain Una Stubbs sitting open mouthed as he tried to pull off Twelve Angry Men in under two minutes!"

Blair's rather camp image first came to the fore in the 1960s, when, with his own dance troupe, he appeared on many television variety programmes. He also appeared in films such as A Hard Day's Night and Absolute Beginners, cameoed in an episode of The Persuaders! and in television comedy, including the classic short film, The Plank. In addition, he choreographed films such as Jazz Boat (1960) and The Magic Christian (1969).

In 2005, he was one of the celebrities taking part in the channel 5 reality TV series, The Farm. He is currently touring the UK in a dance production entitled "Strictly Ballroom Dancing".

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He is a member of the Grand Order of Water Rats.

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 Blair's stint on ''[[Give Us a Clue]]'' is often referenced by [[Humphrey Lyttelton|Humphrey 'Humph' Lyttelton]], chairman of ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]]'', when introducing the round [[Sound Charades]]. Humph never fails to make Blair the butt of a risqué joke at this point. For example, in one episode Humph introduced the game (where contestants were made to describe a book, a film, or a piece of music without using words) thus: "The expert's expert was of course Lionel Blair. Who could ever forget opposing team captain [[Una Stubbs]] sitting open mouthed as he tried to pull off [[Twelve Angry Men]] in under two minutes!"
-Blair's rather camp image first came to the fore in the [[1960s]], when, with his own dance troupe, he appeared on many television variety programmes.  He also appeared in films such as ''[[A Hard Day's Night (movie)|A Hard Day's Night]]'' and ''[[Absolute Beginners (movie)|Absolute Beginners]]'', cameoed in an episode of ''[[The Persuaders]]'' and in television comedy, including the classic short film, ''[[The Plank]]''.  In addition, he choreographed films such as ''[[Jazz Boat]]'' (1960) and ''[[The Magic Christian]]'' (1969).
+Blair's rather camp image first came to the fore in the [[1960s]], when, with his own dance troupe, he appeared on many television variety programmes.  He also appeared in films such as ''[[A Hard Day's Night (movie)|A Hard Day's Night]]'' and ''[[Absolute Beginners (movie)|Absolute Beginners]]'', cameoed in an episode of ''[[The Persuaders!]]'' and in television comedy, including the classic short film, ''[[The Plank]]''.  In addition, he choreographed films such as ''[[Jazz Boat]]'' (1960) and ''[[The Magic Christian]]'' (1969).
 In [[2005]], he was one of the celebrities taking part in the channel 5 reality TV series, ''[[The Farm (UK TV series)|The Farm]]''. He is currently touring the UK in a dance production entitled "Strictly Ballroom Dancing".