Biography
Jimmy and Brian, both come from Rotherham just like their brothers, The Chuckle Brothers. They also have a brother called Colin, who isn't an actor, and their late sister Sheila was married to the actor Bill Waddington, who played Percy Sugden in Coronation Street. Jimmy and Brian are the sons of Jimmy Elliot, a comedian who later became known as Gene Patton as there was already a Jimmy Elliot in the business. Gene met the Patton's Mother as she was a dancer in the business. When Jimmy left school, he joined "Britain's Dead End Kids" in 1946 and then appeared as second Comic to his father and performed in five pantomimes. Brian started in 1949 with Billy West and his Boys. Jimmy and Brian got their big break in 1956 when they performed in an Aladdin pantomime at the New Wimbledon Theatre, London as Chinese Policemen, a role that they have performed 8 times since. Other roles have included: Ugly Sisters, Broker's Men, Henchmen and Chief and Dame. They have appeared alongside many British pantomime favourites as Barbara Windsor, Ronnie Corbett,The Chuckle Brothers and John Inman.
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