Michael Le Vell
Michael Le Vell , born Michael Robert Turner (born December 15, 1964 in Newton Heath , Manchester ) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Kevin Webster on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street .
Life
Michael Le Vell was born in Newton Heath , Manchester in 1964 . When he was 15, his mother died of a brain tumor and seven years later his father died of lung cancer. In 1986 he married actress Janette Beverly , whom he met on the set of Coronation Street . He first became a father in October 1995 when his wife gave birth to daughter Amelia Rae Turner. Four years later they had a son (Finley Jarred Turner). In 2011, Le Vell and his wife separated after 25 years over alcoholism and child molestation charges. In 2013, after a long trial, all twelve charges were dropped.
Le Vell first came into contact with acting when he was twelve when he was involved in a school production of "Kes". He then began his acting career at the Oldham Theater Workshop . At first he also worked in a men's boutique and as a plasterer . When he was 15, he got his first role as Neil Grimshaw on Coronation Street and later got the role of Kevin Webster.
Web links
- Michael Le Vell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Not guilty: Corrie's Kevin Webster cleared of child sex abuse offenses. Retrieved November 23, 2019 .
- ↑ Here's the lowdown on Michael Le Vell's ex wife and actress Janette Beverley. Retrieved May 5, 2018, November 23, 2019 (UK English).
- ↑ a b Michael Le Vell. Retrieved November 23, 2019 .
- ↑ Nigel Bunyan: Michael Le Vell acquitted of child sex offenses . In: The Guardian . September 10, 2013, ISSN 0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed November 23, 2019]).
- ↑ From Oldham Theater Workshop to Corrie. Retrieved November 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Neil Grimshaw. Retrieved November 24, 2019 .
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SURNAME | Le Vell, Michael |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Turner, Michael Robert (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1964 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Newton Heath , Manchester |