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Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson, CBE

Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...

(born 22 February 1928), commonly known as Bruce Forsyth, or Brucie, is an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

TV personality. He became known through the series Sunday Night at the London Palladium

Sunday Night at the London Palladium

Sunday Night at the London Palladium is a British television variety show produced by ATV for the ITV network, originally running from 1955 to 1967, with a brief revival in 1973 and 1974...

, going on to present television series such as The Generation Game

The Generation Game

The Generation Game was a British gameshow produced by the BBC in which four teams of two competed to win prizes...

, Play Your Cards Right

Play Your Cards Right

Play Your Cards Right is a British television game show based on the American show known as Card Sharks. The gameplay was basically the same as in the American version.-Broadcast History:...

, The Price Is Right (UK)

The Price Is Right (UK game show)

The Price Is Right in the UK was hosted by Leslie Crowther, Bob Warman, Bruce Forsyth, and Joe Pasquale. It ran from 24 March 1984 to 12 January 2007.-Crowther era :...

, You Bet!

You Bet!

You Bet! was a British game show based around the format of the German show Wetten, dass..? developed by Frank Elstner. You Bet! ran on ITV, mostly on Saturday nights but sometimes on Fridays, between 20 February 1988 and 12 April 1997, initially hosted by Bruce Forsyth from 1988 to 1990, then by...

and Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom...

, the latter of which he presents with Tess Daly

Tess Daly

Helen Elizabeth "Tess" Daly is an English television presenter. She is married to the presenter Vernon Kay.-Early life:Daly was born in Derbyshire to Vivian , who died of emphysema, and Sylvia Daly...

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Forsyth was born in Edmonton

Edmonton, London

Edmonton is an area in the east of the London Borough of Enfield, England, north-north-east of Charing Cross. It has a long history as a settlement distinct from Enfield.-Location:...

, London, the son of Florence Ada (née Pocknell) and John Thomas Forsyth-Johnson.

Unanswered Questions

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Quotations

You're my favourites!

Strictly Come Dancing|Strictly Come Dancing

I am not doddery, doddery I am [audience shouts "not!"]

Strictly Come Dancing|Strictly Come Dancing

I'm in charge!

Sunday Night at the London Palladium|Sunday Night at the London Palladium

What a lovely audience, so much better than last week!

The big joke being that it was filmed in blocks of many shows in one day, and therefore it was the same audience.

I'm the Joker full of jest, I play my cards close to my chest; but here's a pair that's worth revealing, come on dollies, do your dealing!

When introducing his two "Dolly Dealers" on the older version of Play Your Cards Right

I'm the leader of the pack and I'm such a jolly jack - and here they are, they're so appealing - OK dollies, do your dealing!

Hang loose, we'll be back in a deuce!

Don't touch the pack, we'll be right back!

I'm the Joker of the pack, which makes me such a lucky Jack and if you like things that come in pairs, check out my fabulous Croupiers.

When introducing his two "Dolly Dealers" on the newer version of Play Your Cards Right

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