Bobby Ball

Bobby Ball (born Robert Harper, 28 January 1944) is an English comedian, and one half of the double act Cannon and Ball, with Tommy Cannon.

He was born at Boundary Park Hospital, Oldham, Lancashire, on 28 January 1944, to May (née Savage) and Bob Harper. He attended High Crompton Secondary, Shaw, Oldham.

Ball went to work in a factory to work as a welder and it was here that he met his future partner, Thomas Derbyshire. Cannon and Ball have been in show business for 46 years. Their prime time Saturday night television series, the Cannon and Ball Show, was one of LWT's most successful series, with consistently high viewing ratings for twelve years. They starred in the film 'The Boys in Blue' together in 1982 and guest starred in the Eric Sykes slapstick film, 'Mr H is Late' in 1988. Other notable guest appearances were 'the Kenny Everett Show' in 1982 and 'Shooting Stars' in 1996.

Cannon and Ball appeared in the fifth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.

Ball also created the BBC children's cartoon series Juniper Jungle. He starred in ITV's The Fattest Man in Britain in December 2009 and has made several guest appearances as 'Lenny' on 'Last of the Summer Wine'. In February 2010 he and his wife Yvonne appeared on All Star Mr & Mrs.

In 2011 he starred in the Sky1 comedy drama Mount Pleasant, playing Barry, the father of co-star Sally Lindsay's character, Lisa.

In 2012 he appeared alongside Tommy Cannon on the third celebrity series of Coach Trip.

He had a guest appearance in 'Not Going Out' in April 2012 as Lee's (Lee Mack) father, Frank.

Away from television, their live shows and pantomimes have broken all box office records and continue to do so across the country.