Kelly-Anne Lyons
Encyclopedia
Kelly-Anne Lyons is an American actress, model and television presenter, best known as the female lead in the BBC
comedy Dick and Dom's Funny Business
; first broadcast in 2011. Other roles played by Lyons include the title role
in Chelsey: OMG!. The online sitcom
, first broadcast in 2008, was produced by British
comedy and entertainment company Channel X
.
, USA, Lyons' family moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina
when she was five. She went on to study on scholarship at the North Carolina School of the Arts
. Her family returned to New Jersey before she reached her teens, living in Basking Ridge, New Jersey
. Lyons studied at Ridge High School
, New Jersey, from 1999 to 2003, and attended the New Jersey School of Ballet
. Aged 17, she became a member of the New Jersey Ballet's Junior Company. While attending university Lyons trained at the Weist Barron School for Film & TV. She graduated from Marymount Manhattan College
, New York City
with B.A. (Hons)
in psychology.
, whom she joined in London the week after her graduation. Advertising campaign brands for whom she has modeled include: Special K, The Body Shop, Fila, Fitness First, Microsoft and John Lewis.
Lyons played the eponymous
Chelsey Pucks in the online, situation comedy Chelsey: OMG!. The interactive Channel X
show for teens, launched in October 2008, was shown on the social networking website Bebo
. The show, created by comedian Nat Coombs
, was broadcast in two, three-minute episodes each week. By August 2009, Chelsey: OMG! had gained around two million views.
Lyons currently plays the female lead in the children's television series
Dick and Dom's Funny Business. The BBC
comedy programme is broadcast on BBC Two
and simulcast
on the CBBC Channel
. The series' first episode was shown on 8 January 2011.
In 2011, Lyons began contributing to online men's lifestyle magazine Blokely
.
She is also a celebrity supporter for the UK charity, Arthritis Care, having suffered from arthritis in her teens. She is currently in remission but plays an active role in the charity's fundraising and awareness campaigns.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
comedy Dick and Dom's Funny Business
Dick and Dom's Funny Business
Dick and Dom's Funny Business is a British comedy television series for children, hosted by comic presenting duo Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood...
; first broadcast in 2011. Other roles played by Lyons include the title role
Title role
The title role in the performing arts is the performance part that gives the title to the piece, as in Aida, Giselle, Michael Collins or Othello. The actor, singer or dancer who performs that part is also said to have the title role....
in Chelsey: OMG!. The online sitcom
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
, first broadcast in 2008, was produced by British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
comedy and entertainment company Channel X
Channel X
Channel X Productions is a UK comedy and entertainment company with a 22 year history of producing programmes for all of the major broadcasters. The company specialises in scripted broken and narrative comedy, comedy-entertainment formats and game shows....
.
Early life
Born 17 March 1985 in New JerseyNew Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, USA, Lyons' family moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to...
when she was five. She went on to study on scholarship at the North Carolina School of the Arts
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts , formerly the North Carolina School of the Arts, is a public coeducational arts conservatory in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that grants high school, undergraduate and graduate degrees. It is one of the seventeen constituent campuses of the...
. Her family returned to New Jersey before she reached her teens, living in Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Basking Ridge, New Jersey
- Demographics :As Basking Ridge is not an independent municipality, the following demographic data is based on the United States Census Bureau figures for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for the 07920 ZIP Code...
. Lyons studied at Ridge High School
Ridge High School
Ridge High School is a four-year public high school serving students from Bernards Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Bernards Township School District...
, New Jersey, from 1999 to 2003, and attended the New Jersey School of Ballet
New Jersey Ballet
The New Jersey Ballet is a ballet company based in Livingston, New Jersey in the United States, founded in 1958 by native New Jerseyan Carolyn Clark and her fellow dancer, George Tomal.- History :...
. Aged 17, she became a member of the New Jersey Ballet's Junior Company. While attending university Lyons trained at the Weist Barron School for Film & TV. She graduated from Marymount Manhattan College
Marymount Manhattan College
Marymount Manhattan College is an urban, coeducational, independent, private, liberal arts college located in Manhattan, New York City, New York with a focus in performing arts. The mission of the College is to educate a socially and economically diverse student body by fostering intellectual...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
with B.A. (Hons)
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in psychology.
Career
Working as a model in New York City while still an undergraduate, Lyons was scouted by an English modeling agencyModeling agency
A modeling agency is a company that represents fashion models, to work for the fashion industry. These agencies earn their income via commission, usually from the deal they make with the model and or the head agency....
, whom she joined in London the week after her graduation. Advertising campaign brands for whom she has modeled include: Special K, The Body Shop, Fila, Fitness First, Microsoft and John Lewis.
Lyons played the eponymous
Eponym
An eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...
Chelsey Pucks in the online, situation comedy Chelsey: OMG!. The interactive Channel X
Channel X
Channel X Productions is a UK comedy and entertainment company with a 22 year history of producing programmes for all of the major broadcasters. The company specialises in scripted broken and narrative comedy, comedy-entertainment formats and game shows....
show for teens, launched in October 2008, was shown on the social networking website Bebo
Bebo
Bebo is a social networking website launched in July 2005. It is currently owned and operated by Criterion Capital Partners after taking over from AOL in June 2010....
. The show, created by comedian Nat Coombs
Nat Coombs
Nathaniel 'Nat' Coombs is a British television & radio presenter & writer.-Education:Coombs was educated at the boys' independent school Dulwich College in Dulwich, South London, and at University College London.-Television and Radio:...
, was broadcast in two, three-minute episodes each week. By August 2009, Chelsey: OMG! had gained around two million views.
Lyons currently plays the female lead in the children's television series
Children's television series
Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...
Dick and Dom's Funny Business. The BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
comedy programme is broadcast on BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
and simulcast
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
on the CBBC Channel
CBBC Channel
CBBC is a BBC television channel aimed at 6 to 12 year olds. It complements the CBBC programming that continues to air on BBC One and BBC Two. Launched on 11 February 2002, it broadcasts from 7am to 7pm on Freeview, cable, IPTV and digital satellite, occupying the same bandwidth as, but a different...
. The series' first episode was shown on 8 January 2011.
In 2011, Lyons began contributing to online men's lifestyle magazine Blokely
Blokely
Blokely is a men’s lifestyle pure play website based in the UK. An independent platform, it evolved from a blogging site, which focused mainly on grooming and style stories, to a web portal site with a constant run of in-depth features on entertainment, music, grooming, lifestyle and sport...
.
She is also a celebrity supporter for the UK charity, Arthritis Care, having suffered from arthritis in her teens. She is currently in remission but plays an active role in the charity's fundraising and awareness campaigns.
External links
- Kelly-Anne Lyons at her agent; ATW Enterprises
- Kelly-Anne Lyons at her modeling agency; MOT Models