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Joe Pasquale
Pasquale in 2007
Birth nameJoseph Ellis Pasquale
Born (1961-08-20) 20 August 1961 (age 63)[1]
Grays, Essex, England
NationalityBritish
Years active1987–present
SpouseAlison Pasquale (1978–1986)
ChildrenJoe Tracini
Websitejoepasquale.com
Occupation(s)Comedian, actor and television presenter
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Joseph Ellis Pasquale (born 20 August 1961) is an English comedian, actor and television presenter. He is well-known for his squeaky, high-pitched voice.[2]

He won the fourth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2004 and participated in the eighth series of Dancing on Ice in 2013. He also hosted the revived version of the game show The Price is Right.

Career

Stage

In 1999, Pasquale made his stage acting debut in Larry Shue's The Nerd before playing Guildenstern in a UK tour of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead in 2004 and in 2007, Pasquale played Leo Bloom in the UK tour of Mel Brooks' musical The Producers opposite Cory English and Russ Abbot. He also played Tony Grimsdyke in a UK tour of Doctor in the House opposite Robert Powell in 2012 and played King Arthur in Monty Python's Spamalot at the Playhouse Theatre in London's West End on a UK tour from 2013 to 2016.

In 2018, Pasquale played Frank Spencer in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em based on the BBC sitcom on a UK tour. In 2021, Pasquale played Al in John Godber's April in Paris on a UK tour opposite Sarah Earnshaw.

Pasquale has starred in numerous Christmas pantomimes for various venues across the UK.

Television

On 28 December 1996 he starred in his own show The Joe Pasquale Shows.[3]

From 2007–2008, Pasquale voiced Nine the Cat in CBBC's adaptation of Frankenstein's Cat.[citation needed]

In March 2020, he guest starred in an episode of the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors as himself, in an episode titled "The Joe Pasquale Problem".[4]

Reality TV

On 6 December 2004, he won the fourth series of the United Kingdom television show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.[5]

In January 2013, Pasqaule became one of twelve celebrities participating in the eighth series of Dancing on Ice, with skating partner Vicky Ogden.[6] They were eliminated on 10 February, claiming sixth place.

Allegations of plagiarism

Pasquale has been accused of joke theft by Stewart Lee, who incorporated his allegations as part of Lee's comedy routine. Frank Skinner accused Pasquale of plagiarism in 2010, in using a routine about a rollercoaster prank from one of Skinner's DVD performances.[7]

Other work

Pasquale wrote the musical stage version of Rentaghost which toured the UK in 2006.[8]

On 24 September 2005, the 30-minute Breakout Trust DVD, entitled "It's a Boy", was published.[9] Pasquale starred as the voice of an Innkeeper named Garralus. Alongside him were performers such as Cannon and Ball, and Sir Cliff Richard. The production was a new take on the nativity story and was released in time for Christmas 2005.

Pasquale performed the voice of a rat in the 2006 film Garfield 2, also as the voice of The Dentist in 2008's Horton Hears a Who![citation needed]

Pasquale also provided the voice over for Underdog, a cartoon dog mascot of personal injury firm National Accident Helpline.[10]

Stage and screen credits

Year Title Role Venue
1992 Robinson Crusoe Swansea Grand Theatre
1993 Sleeping Beauty Muddles Swansea Grand Theatre
1994 Aladdin Wishee Washee Swansea Grand Theatre
1995 Peter Pan Smee Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
1996 Peter Pan Smee Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
1998 Peter Pan Smee Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
1999 The Nerd Rick UK tour
Peter Pan Smee New Wimbledon Theatre
2000 Peter Pan Smee Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
2001 Peter Pan Smee Wycombe Swan
2002 Peter Pan Smee Theatre Royal, Nottingham
2003 Jack and the Beanstalk Jack Derngate Theatre, Northampton
2004 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Guildenstern UK tour
Jack and the Beanstalk Jack Birmingham Hippodrome
2005 Peter Pan Smee Birmingham Hippodrome
2006 Peter Pan Smee Bristol Hippodrome
2007 The Producers Leo Bloom UK tour
Cinderella Buttons Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
2008 Peter Pan Smee Orchard Theatre, Dartford
2009 Sleeping Beauty Muddles Birmingham Hippodrome
2010 The Wizard of Oz Scarecrow UK tour
Sleeping Beauty Muddles Theatre Royal, Plymouth
2011 Sleeping Beauty Muddles Theatre Royal, Nottingham
2012 Doctor in the House Tony Grimsdyke UK tour
Sleeping Beauty Muddles New Theatre, Cardiff
2013 Spamalot King Arthur Playhouse Theatre, London
Ha Ha Holmes! Sherlock Holmes UK tour
Sleeping Beauty Muddles Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
2014 Spamalot King Arthur Playhouse Theatre, London
Peter Pan Smee Derngate Theatre, Northampton
2015 Spamalot King Arthur UK tour
Aladdin Wishee-Washee Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
2016 Snow White Muddles Orchard Theatre, Dartford
2017 Aladdin Wishee-Washee Bristol Hippodrome
2018 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Frank Spencer UK tour
Peter Pan Smee Theatre Royal, Nottingham
2019 Aladdin Wishee-Washee Milton Keynes Theatre
2020 Sleeping Beauty Muddles Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
2021 April in Paris Al UK tour
Aladdin Wishee-Washee Theatre Royal, Plymouth
2022 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Frank Spencer UK tour
Snow White Muddles Theatre Royal, Nottingham
2023 Peter Pan Smee Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
2024 Jack and the Beanstalk Simon New Wimbledon Theatre

Personal life

Pasquale has overcome a fear of flying, and has a pilot's licence. He studied Earth Sciences at the Open University and was hoping to graduate with a BSc degree in 2014.[11] He moved to Norfolk in 2022.[12]

On 5 August 2023, Pasquale revealed on Kate Thornton's White Wine Question Time podcast that he had accidentally impaled himself on a pair of prop moose antlers in Skegness.[13][14] Pasquale, 61 at the time, described himself as "lucky to be alive", and recalled having tripped initially but then contorting evasively as he fell "like Tom Cruise in the new Mission Impossible film" to avert greater injury.[15]

His son, Joe Tracini,[16] is an actor and singer, known for playing Dennis Savage in Hollyoaks.

Stand-up VHS and DVDs

  • Live and Squeaky (1996)
  • Twin Squeaks (20 October 1997)
  • The Crazy World of Joe Pasquale (26 October 1998)
  • Bubble and Squeak (13 November 2000)
  • The Everything I Have Ever Done & The First of Many Goodbye Tours (1 November 2004)
  • Does He Really Talk Like That? The Live Show (21 November 2005)
  • Return of the Love Monkey (20 November 2006)

References

  1. ^ "Joe Pasquale - IMDb". IMDb. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Joe Pasquale".
  3. ^ "Joe Pasquale Show (1996)". Archived from the original on 29 May 2019.
  4. ^ Writer: Stephen Keyworth; Director: David Lewis Richardson; Producer: Peter Leslie Wild (12 March 2020). "The Joe Pasquale Problem". Doctors. BBC. BBC One.
  5. ^ Busk-Cowley, Mark (2014). I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!: The Inside Story. Bantam Press. p. 207. ISBN 978-0593073483.
  6. ^ [1] Archived 22 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Chortle - Skinner Squeals on Joke Thief Pasquale
  8. ^ "アークテリクスのタウンユースバッグカタログ". Rentaghostthemusical.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  9. ^ "The Breakout Trust: Pioneering Evangelism through the ministry of Steve Legg". Breakout.org.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  10. ^ "The Underdog returns to challenge the perceived complexity of claims". National Accident Helpline. National-accident-helpline.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  11. ^ "The OU is comedian Joe Pasquale's midlife crisis". Open.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  12. ^ "'I really like the accent' - Joe Pasquale has moved to Norfolk". Eastern Daily Press. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Joe Pasquale impaled in freak moose antler incident in Skegness". BBC News. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  14. ^ Comerford, Ruth (5 August 2023). "Joe Pasquale thought he was 'going to die' after impaling his leg on moose antlers". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  15. ^ Connolly, Hannah (4 August 2023). "Joe Pasquale 'nearly dies' after freak accident on-stage". Metro. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  16. ^ [2] Archived 7 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
Preceded by I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!
Winner & King of The Jungle

2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by Host of The Price is Right UK
2006–2007
Succeeded by
Series ended