Craig Charles

Craig Charles (born July 11, 1964) is a British actor, poet and television presenter. He was married to Cathy Tyson from 1984 to 1989 and married his second wife, Jackie, on August 9, 1999.

Before turning to entertainment, Charles played football (most notably for Tranmere Rovers). He started his career as a performance poet on the British cabaret circuit and later as a presenter of children's television programmes.

He acquired cult status as the Liverpudlian slob, Dave Lister, in the series Red Dwarf. As of 2002, he has been presenting the BBC2 game show Robot Wars. He is also a DJ on the radio station BBC 6 Music.

Craig was the voice-over man for the Japanese hit TV-show Takeshi's Castle, shown on Challenge.

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