Jack Dee

While working at the Ritz in his twenties, he started drinking regularly and soon became a heavy drinker.

In 1989, he married Susan Jane ‘Jane’ Hetherington, whom he had met while he was working as a waiter in Fulham. They have been blessed with four children.

In 2009, he came out with his autobiography titled, ‘Thanks For Nothing: The Jack Dee Memoirs'.

James Andrew Innes Jack Dee was born in Bromley, Kent, England, to Rosemary A and Geoffrey T. Dee, a painter. He was raised for a brief period in Petts Wood, after which his family relocated to Winchester.

He first attended The Pilgrims' School in Winchester and later went to the Montgomery of Alamein School and the Frensham Heights School. For further education, he attended the Peter Symonds' College.

He wanted to study drama in college but his mother insisted that he get a vocation. He then set foot in the catering industry and became a waiter. He started working at the Ritz.

In 1986, he first experienced the limelight after he performed an open-mic gig at ‘The Comedy Store', which was a comedy club in Soho, London, England. He had casually visited the club after work, little knowing that this would change the fate of his life.

He began performing at many venues in the 1990s including the London Palladium and the Hammersmith Apollo. He soon began to perform in many other high profile venues.

In 1992, he bagged the opportunity to host his own show, 'The Jack Dee Show' on Channel 4. This gave him exposure to a wide range of audiences and he soon had the 'Jack Dee's Saturday Night' on ITV and ‘Jack Dee's Happy Hour’.

In 1996, he was featured in the mokumentary series, ‘Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives', which was aired on Channel 4. The next year, he played 'Doug Digby' in the 'Grimleys' pilot.

He began making guest appearances and starred in various television shows like, 'Silent Witness', 'Dalziel and Pascoe' and 'Jonathan Creek'.

He starred and co-wrote the leading British TV series, ‘Lead Balloon'. This situational comedy show became highly successful and received very high ratings.