Ben Elton

Benjamin Charles Elton is a British comedian, actor, author, playwright, lyricist and director. He was a part of London's alternative comedy movement of the 1980s and became a writer on the sitcoms The Young Ones and Blackadder, as well as continuing as a stand-up comedian on stage and television. His style in the 1980s was left-wing political satire. Since then he has published 17 novels and written the musicals The Beautiful Game (2000), We Will Rock You (2002), Tonight's the Night (2003), and Love Never Dies (2010), the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera. His novels cover the dystopian, comedy, and crime genres.

3 May 1959

Born on the same birth date (3 May 1959): Uma Bharti

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Born in the same month (May 1959): Abdulla Yameen • Andrea de Cesaris • Bobby Ellsworth • David Blatt • Frank Vanhecke • Heather Wheeler • Khaosai Galaxy • Mare Winningham • Mehbooba Mufti • Morrissey • Patrick Bruel • Randy Ferbey • Uma Bharti