Fine Time Fontayne
| Fine Time Fontayne | |
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| Born | Ian Crossley 1951 (age 72–73) Wombwell, West Riding of Yorkshire,[1] England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor, theatre director |
Ian Crossley (born 1951), better known by the stage name Fine Time Fontayne, is an English actor and stage director.
Early life
Fontayne was born in Wombwell, West Riding of Yorkshire.[2] In the 1960s, he moved with his parents and brothers to Sheffield, where they ran a pub.[3] He took his stage name when he began singing and playing at a local folk club in Yorkshire.[4] He started acting in the 1970s with the Crucible Vanguard Company.[5]
Career
Fontayne has played a variety of roles in many long-running British TV series such as All Creatures Great and Small, Coronation Street, and Emmerdale. He is a frequent voice in BBC Radio drama (including The Blackburn Files and Street and Lane) and has appeared in films including 24 Hour Party People and Butterfly Kiss.[6][7]
Fontayne appeared in the 2002 radio series The Little World of Don Camillo. He directed a successful production of Sleeping Beauty at the Mercury Theatre, Essex in December 2007 and January 2008.[8] In 2011, he played Claudius in the touring Northern Broadsides production of Hamlet. He has frequently appeared in pantomime at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry.
See also
- Playtime Fontayne, a Viz comic strip
References
- ↑ South Yorkshire did not exist prior to 1st April 1974. West Riding of Yorkshire is correct
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- ↑ The Blackburn Files at radiolistings.co.uk
- ↑ Review of Fontayne's production of The Sleeping Beauty, The Stage
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