Bruce Forsyth
Bruce Forsyth
Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson CBE is an English television presenter and entertainer whose career spans 75 years. In 2012, Guinness World Records recognised Forsyth as having the longest television career for a male entertainer. Forsyth came to national attention from the mid-1950s through the ITV series Sunday Night at the London Palladium. Since then he has hosted series such as The Generation Game, Play Your Cards Right, The Price Is Right and You Bet!. He co-presented Strictly Come Dancing from...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionGame Show Host
Date of Birth22 February 1928
CityLondon, England
Little did I know that there's nothing more competitive in the world than a professional ballroom dancer. They are as competitive as Olympic athletes.
I do lead a careful diet, I don't overeat, I have fruit and vegetables every day and I drink a lot of water. And my darling wife keeps me so young it is ridiculous. Being with her is an inspiration as well.
That Mick Jagger, I feel sorry for him. After all these years he still can't get no satisfaction.
They do say, the smaller the feet, the better the dancer.
My father earned every penny he had, and I would have loved to have bought him a Rolls-Royce because his whole life was cars. Sadly, he didn't live to see the day when I could have done that for him, which still hurts.
He was so good at everything he did. You can't call Ronnie Barker a comedian. He was an actor, and a great writer.
Nice to see you, to see you nice
You can shuffle my deck any day!
When a performer doesn't get nervous, that is when you have to give up.
Lots of people come up to me and call me Sir Bruce now. Interviewers call me Sir with every question, but I never make a point of making people call me Sir. It doesn't matter to me, though; it was a great honour to be knighted. I'm very proud of it.
All kids love to get dirty, but if I wandered into the garage, my father would say: 'Son, you're not going to have filthy hands like mine. You're going into show business.'
There are enough tears in any child's life; we certainly don't need to add to them in the name of entertainment.
On stage, I think I'm 35. Working takes over my whole body and I become a younger man - that's why I won't stop.
When you've been brought up in variety, I think timing is always important in your life. If I'm ever late for anything, whether it's personal or business, I always apologise. 'I'm sorry I'm late,' and all that. And if somebody is late meeting me, I expect them to say 'I'm sorry I'm late.' It's just, shall we say, showbiz etiquette of my day.