Bio
- After discovering his birth name was taken in the Actors' Equity, he renamed himself Merton, after the district of London where he grew up.
- Appeared on BBC Radio 4's The Big Fun Show in the late 1980s.
- Booked himself into Maudsley psychiatric hospital due to psychiatric problems caused by the malaria medicine Lariam.
- Won a BAFTA Award in 2003 for Best Entertainment Performance.
Paul Merton
July 9, 1957 (age 67)
London, England, UK
Bio
- After discovering his birth name was taken in the Actors' Equity, he renamed himself Merton, after the district of London where he grew up.
- Appeared on BBC Radio 4's The Big Fun Show in the late 1980s.
- Booked himself into Maudsley psychiatric hospital due to psychiatric problems caused by the malaria medicine Lariam.
- Won a BAFTA Award in 2003 for Best Entertainment Performance.
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