Jimmy Tarbuck

Jimmy Tarbuck
OBE
Born James Joseph Tarbuck
(1940-02-06) 6 February 1940
Wavertree, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
Occupation Comedian, Presenter
Years active 1963–present
Children Liza Tarbuck, James Tarbuck, Cheryl Tarbuck

James Joseph Tarbuck, OBE (born 6 February 1940) is an English comedian. He was a host of Sunday Night at the London Palladium in the mid 1960s, and is also known for his numerous hostings of game and quiz shows on ITV during the 1970s, '80s and early '90s. He is also known for leading ITV's Live From Her Majesty's and its subsequent incarnations during the 1980s. His daughter is actress and television and radio presenter Liza Tarbuck.

Biography

Tarbuck was born in Wavertree, Liverpool, on 6 February 1940.[1] Growing up, he attended Dovedale Primary School in Liverpool where he was a schoolmate of John Lennon.[2][3] His first television show was It's Tarbuck '65! on ITV in 1964,[4] though he had been introduced at the London Palladium on 27 October 1963[5], and he was the last original host of Sunday Night at the London Palladium from 1965. He has also hosted numerous quiz shows, including Winner Takes All, Full Swing, and Tarby's Frame Game.

In the 1980s, he hosted similar Sunday night variety shows, Live From Her Majesty's, Live from the Piccadilly and finally Live from the Palladium, which were produced by London Weekend Television for ITV. Nicknamed Tarby, he is a Conservative Party supporter,[6] and at the height of his celebrity was a prominent supporter of Margaret Thatcher and her policies, once baking her a cake for her 60th birthday in October 1985.

He was appearing on the fourth series of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing in 2006, but he was forced to pull out for medical reasons.[7] In 2008, he returned to a variety format on television screens when he co-hosted, alongside Emma Bunton, an edition of ITV1's variety show, For One Night Only. On 25 May 2012 he appeared on Piers Morgan's Life Stories while on 3 December 2012 he was invited to celebrate 100 years of the Royal Variety Performance.

Tarbuck made a Comedy Playhouse pilot for the BBC in 1967, acting in Johnny Speight's To Lucifer, A Son alongside John Le Mesurier and Pat Coombs, but a series was not commissioned[8]. His only other acting credit was in a 1993 episode of police comedy The Detectives, playing the straight role of Johnny McKenna, an international arms dealer who liked to conduct his business on the golf course.

In October 2015 Tarbuck and Des O'Connor starred in their own one-off show at the London Palladium to raise money for the new Royal Variety Charity. In 2016 and 2017 they toured clubs and theatres around the UK with his comedy show, and sometimes as a double act with Kenny Lynch.

Personal life

He lives with his wife Pauline in Coombe, Kingston upon Thames, London. They have three children, Cheryl (born in 1960), Liza (born in 1964), and James (born in 1968).

Discography

Albums

  • Jimmy Tarbuck (RCA Victor, 1968)[9]
  • Having A Party (Wonderful, 1980, Jimmy Tarbuck & Kenny Lynch)[10]
  • Jimmy Tarbuck (Clam Records)[11]

Singles and EPs

  • "Someday" / "Wastin' Time" (Immediate, 1965)[12]
  • "Stewball" / "When My Little Girl Is Smiling" (Philips, 1967)[13]
  • "Doctor Dolittle" (Parlophone, 1967)[14]
  • "Your Cheatin' Heart" (Parlophone, 1968)[15]
  • "There's No Such Thing As Love" (RCA Victor, 1968)[16]
  • "You Wanted Someone To Play With" (RCA Victor, 1969)[17]
  • "Lucky Jim" / "Run To Him" (Bell, 1972)[18]
  • "Follow The Fairway" (EMI, 1976)[19]
  • "Let's Have A Party" (Laser, 1979, with Kenny Lynch)[20]
  • "Let's Have A Party" (Towerbell, 1982, EP with Kenny Lynch)[21]
  • "Again" (Safari, 1985)[22]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Tarbuck, Jimmy (1940-)". Screenonline. British Film Institute. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "John Lennon, the boy we knew". The Guardian. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  3. ↑ Norman, Philip (2008) John Lennon: The Life
  4. ↑ "Bemuddlement - It's Tarbuck!".
  5. ↑ "Jimmy Tarbuck pays tribute to 'unique' Sir Bruce Forsyth, In Short - BBC Radio 5 live". BBC.
  6. ↑ Wheeler, Brian (26 May 2004). "Ugly business for show people?". BBC News.
  7. ↑ "Tarbuck pulls out of dance show". BBC News.
  8. ↑ https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a177f58f6bf24817bb22674ce64e2052
  9. ↑ "Jimmy Tarbuck - Jimmy Tarbuck". Discogs. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "Jimmy Tarbuck & Kenny Lynch - Having A Party". Discogs. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Jimmy Tarbuck - Jimmy Tarbuck". Discogs. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  12. ↑ "Jimmy Tarbuck - Someday". Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "Jimmy Tarbuck - Stewball". Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "Jimmy Tarbuck - Doctor Dolittle". Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  15. ↑ "Jimmy Tarbuck - Your Cheatin' Heart". Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  16. ↑ "Jimmy Tarbuck - There's No Such Thing As Love". Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  17. ↑ "Jimmy Tarbuck - You Wanted Someone To Play With". Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  18. ↑ "Jimmy Tarbuck - Lucky Jim". Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  19. ↑ "The Caddies (Henry Cooper, Tony Dalli, Bruce Forsyth, Kenny Lynch, Glen Mason, Ed Stewart, Jimmy Tarbuck) - Follow The Fairway". Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  20. ↑ "Jimmy Tarbuck And Kenny Lynch - Let's Have A Party Part 1 (Rambling Rose - You Always Hurt The One You Love - Who's Sorry Now)". Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  21. ↑ "Jimmy Tarbuck And Kenny Lynch - Rambling Rose". Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  22. ↑ "Jimmy Tarbuck - Again". Retrieved 17 February 2018.
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