Ben Elton

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Ben Elton

Benjamin "Ben" Charles Elton (born May 3, 1959 in Catford in the London borough of Lewisham ) is a British writer , playwright and comedian and screenwriter . Among other things, he wrote the libretto for the musical We Will Rock You , which was also successful in Germany and in which the focus is on the music of the group Queen . In Great Britain he was particularly recognized by his co-authorship on the cult series Blackadder with “Mr. Bean “known Rowan Atkinson .

Career

Elton is the son of education researcher Lewis Elton . He studied acting in Manchester and originally wanted to be a theater director. His plays Gasping (1990), Silly Cow (1991), Popcorn (1996) and Blast from the Past (1997) became huge hits. Popcorn won the "TMA Barclays Theater Award", the "Olivier Award" and the French "Molière Award".

In 1992 Elton began working as an actor and took on the lead role in the film adaptation of his own novel Stark . The film production, which was co-produced with ABC and directed by Nadia Tass , was shot in Australia. He also played in Kenneth Branaghs Much Ado About Nothing the role of "Verges" at the side of Michael Keaton .

In 2000 Elton wrote and directed his first film, the romantic comedy Maybe Baby , with Hugh Laurie and Joely Richardson in the lead roles. In the same year, in collaboration with Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Beautiful Game was created , which won the “ Critics Circle Award ” for best musical. His second musical, We Will Rock You , premiered in London in 2002 and received the Theatergoers Choice Award. Since then, the Queen musical has also celebrated a. Premiere in the USA , Germany , Australia , South Africa , Russia , Spain , Canada , Austria and Switzerland . Elton's final musical project is Tonight's The Night with the music of Rod Stewart , which premiered in November 2003.

Elton wrote the screenplay for All Is True , a fictional biography about William Shakespeare .

Elton has been an Australian citizen since 2004 . He lives in London and Fremantle , Western Australia. In 2007 he received the gold rose of honor at the Rose d'Or television festival .

bibliography

  • Strong (1988)
  • Gridlock (1991)
  • This Other Eden (1993)
  • Alfresco (1983-1984)
  • Popcorn (1996), German popcorn (1999)
  • Blast From the Past (1998), caught cold
  • Inconceivable (1999), German affairs (2001)
  • We Will Rock You (2002)
  • Dead Famous (2001), German Deadly Fame (2003)
  • High Society (2003)
  • Past Mortem (2004)
  • The First Casualty (2005)
  • Chart Throb (2006)
  • Blind Faith (2007)
  • Meltdown (2010)
  • Two Brothers (2012)
  • Time and Time Again (2014)

Awards (fiction)

  • 1996 CWA Gold Dagger for: Popcorn . Simon & Schuster, London 1996 (German: Popcorn . Goldmann, Munich 1997)
  • 2003 Swedish crime prize for: Dödskänd . Forum, Stockholm 2003 (Original title: Dead Famous . Bantam, London 2001; Ger .: Tödlicher Ruhm . Goldmann, Munich 2003)

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personal data
SURNAME Elton, Ben
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Elton, Benjamin Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British novelist, playwright, comedian, screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH London