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| | |birth date=[[17 February (people)|17 February]] [[1953 (people)|1953]]|job title=Actor|time=1989}}'''Norman John Pace''' is an [[English]] actor and comedian, best known as one half of the comedy duo {{w|Hale and Pace}} with his friend and comic partner [[Gareth Hale]]. | ||
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'''Norman John Pace''' is an [[English]] actor and comedian, best known as one half of the comedy duo {{w|Hale and Pace}} with his friend and comic partner [[Gareth Hale]]. | |||
The pair appeared together in the final "classic era" ''Doctor Who'' | The pair appeared together in the final "classic era" ''Doctor Who'' television serial, 1989's ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'', in which they portrayed, respectively, [[Harvey (Survival)|Harvey]] and [[Len (Survival)|Len]], a pair of grocery shop clerks who encounter the [[Seventh Doctor]]. | ||
== Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
Pace was | Pace was in Dudley, Worcestershire, [[England]], [[Great Britain]]. He grew up in Newark-on-Trent in {{w|Nottinghamshire}}. He attended the Magnus Grammar School (now called the Magnus C of E School). He then went to Avery Hill College, now the Avery Hill Campus of the {{w|University of Greenwich}}, in Eltham where he gained a {{w|Bachelor of Education|BEd}} in 1975. | ||
Pace has a disabled daughter Holly. He has revealed that he fears for her well-being after he and her mother Beverley have died.<ref>http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/2010/07/05/tv-comic-norman-pace-reveals-fears-for-future-of-disabled-daughter-86908-22383141/ Daily Record</ref> | Pace has a disabled daughter Holly. He has revealed that he fears for her well-being after he and her mother Beverley have died.<ref>http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/2010/07/05/tv-comic-norman-pace-reveals-fears-for-future-of-disabled-daughter-86908-22383141/ Daily Record</ref> | ||
== Work with Gareth Hale == | == Work with Gareth Hale == | ||
Former teachers, Pace and Hale's comedy partnership has fronted several television programmes, most notably ''Hale and Pace'', ''Pushing Up Daisies'', ''h&p@bbc'', and ''Jobs for the Boys''. As straight actors, they also fronted the original TV dramatisation of ''Dalziel and Pascoe'' Also in 1989, Hale and Pace won the Rose d'Or. In | Former teachers, Pace and Hale's comedy partnership has fronted several television programmes, most notably ''Hale and Pace'', ''Pushing Up Daisies'', ''h&p@bbc'', and ''Jobs for the Boys''. As straight actors, they also fronted the original TV dramatisation of ''Dalziel and Pascoe'' Also in 1989, Hale and Pace won the Rose d'Or. In 2007 they appeared in the Christmas Special of ''Extras'', called "The Extra Special Series Finale", playing themselves. | ||
== Later work == | == Later work == | ||
Recently, Norman Pace has taken a direction towards theatre and has starred in ''Chicago'', ''Breakfast with Jonny Wilkinson'', ''Our Man in Havana'', and ''Murdered to Death''. | Recently, Norman Pace has taken a direction towards theatre and has starred in ''Chicago'', ''Breakfast with Jonny Wilkinson'', ''Our Man in Havana'', and ''Murdered to Death''. | ||
Pace is also a regular presenter for ''The Open'' on the Sky Poker channel. He is a keen poker player and has done well in several tournaments. In | Pace is also a regular presenter for ''The Open'' on the Sky Poker channel. He is a keen poker player and has done well in several tournaments. In 2005, he appeared on the celebrity poker chatshow ''Heads Up with Richard Herring'' to discuss his career and his love of poker. He has also provided commentary for the PartyPoker.com European Open. Pace won the Grand Final of the Showbiz Poker event, winning the £25,000 first prize. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:06, 16 February 2021
Norman John Pace is an English actor and comedian, best known as one half of the comedy duo Hale and Pace with his friend and comic partner Gareth Hale.
The pair appeared together in the final "classic era" Doctor Who television serial, 1989's Survival, in which they portrayed, respectively, Harvey and Len, a pair of grocery shop clerks who encounter the Seventh Doctor.
Personal life[[edit]]
Pace was in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, Great Britain. He grew up in Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire. He attended the Magnus Grammar School (now called the Magnus C of E School). He then went to Avery Hill College, now the Avery Hill Campus of the University of Greenwich, in Eltham where he gained a BEd in 1975.
Pace has a disabled daughter Holly. He has revealed that he fears for her well-being after he and her mother Beverley have died.[1]
Work with Gareth Hale[[edit]]
Former teachers, Pace and Hale's comedy partnership has fronted several television programmes, most notably Hale and Pace, Pushing Up Daisies, h&p@bbc, and Jobs for the Boys. As straight actors, they also fronted the original TV dramatisation of Dalziel and Pascoe Also in 1989, Hale and Pace won the Rose d'Or. In 2007 they appeared in the Christmas Special of Extras, called "The Extra Special Series Finale", playing themselves.
Later work[[edit]]
Recently, Norman Pace has taken a direction towards theatre and has starred in Chicago, Breakfast with Jonny Wilkinson, Our Man in Havana, and Murdered to Death.
Pace is also a regular presenter for The Open on the Sky Poker channel. He is a keen poker player and has done well in several tournaments. In 2005, he appeared on the celebrity poker chatshow Heads Up with Richard Herring to discuss his career and his love of poker. He has also provided commentary for the PartyPoker.com European Open. Pace won the Grand Final of the Showbiz Poker event, winning the £25,000 first prize.
