Hal Cruttenden
{{Short description|English stand-up comedian, writer, and actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Hal Cruttenden
| image = File:Hal Cruttenden - 13591490.jpg
| caption = Cruttenden performing in May 2005
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|9|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = London, England
| occupation = Comedian, actor, presenter, writer
| years_active =
| spouse = {{marriage|Dawn Coulter|2000|2022|end=div}}
| children = 2
| relatives = Abigail Cruttenden (sister)
| website = {{URL|http://halcruttenden.com}}
}}
Hal Dominic Bart Cruttenden (born 9 September 1969) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, presenter, and writer.
Early life
Hal Dominic Bart Cruttenden was born in the Ealing district of London on 9 September 1969.{{cite news|first=Nosheen |last=Iqbal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/apr/28/comedian-hal-cruttenden |title=Comedian profile: Hal Cruttenden |newspaper=The Guardian |date=29 April 2009 |accessdate=23 March 2025}}{{cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2008/07/22/five-questions-for-hal-cruttenden-305083/ |title=Five questions for ... Hal Cruttenden |newspaper=Metro |date=22 July 2008 |accessdate=10 April 2015}} His grandmother, Cynthia Coatts (1915–2013) founded the Rosslyn School of Dance and Drama in London,{{cite news |title=Tribute to Coulsdon Great-Grandmother who founded Rosslyn School of Dance and Drama |work=Croydon Advertiser |date=2 April 2013 |url=https://croydon232.rssing.com/chan-5532549/all_p56.html}} while his mother, Julia ({{nee}} Coats; 1938–2013), ran the stage make-up school Greasepaint in London.{{cite web|title=Greasepaint Makeup School - What Happened Next (2017)|date=3 January 2017 |url=https://www.iveracademy.co.uk/greasepaint-what-happened-after/}} His father, Neville Cruttenden (1940–1990), was an advertising executive who also indulged in amateur theatrics before deciding to become a professional actor at 49.{{cite web|title=In Tribute - The Questors Theatre Archive|url=http://archive.questors.org.uk/obit/C/CruttendenN.html}}{{cite web|title=Abigail Blooms - The Sunday Mirror (1996)|url=https://go.gale.com/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=T004&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&hitCount=1&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=1&docId=GALE%7CA61161332&docType=Article&sort=RELEVANCE&contentSegment=ZNEW-FullText-Exclude-FT&prodId=STND&pageNum=1&contentSet=GALE%7CA61161332&searchId=R1&userGroupName=wikipedia&inPS=true}} He has two older sisters: Hannah, a journalist, and actress Abigail Cruttenden.{{cite web|title=They Pay Me to Kiss Sean Bean - The Mirror (London) (1996)|url=https://go.gale.com/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=T004&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&hitCount=1&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=1&docId=GALE%7CA61317219&docType=Article&sort=RELEVANCE&contentSegment=ZNEW-FullText-Exclude-FT&prodId=STND&pageNum=1&contentSet=GALE%7CA61317219&searchId=R1&userGroupName=wikipedia&inPS=true}}
He was educated at St Paul's School.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/leisure/critic/14752160.amp/|title=Hal Cruttenden: Straight Outta Cruttenden, Royal Hippodrome Theatre, Eastbourne. Saturday, September 17, | The Argus|website=www.theargus.co.uk|date=19 September 2016 }}[http://www.stpaulsschool.org.uk/st-pauls/the-arts/drama/old-paulines-and-drama Old Paulines and Drama]. Retrieved 21 November 2015
Career
Cruttenden studied acting and had small roles on shows such as EastEnders and Kavanagh QC in the 1990s, as well as voicing BBC radio traffic reports. Despite nervousness, he performed stand-up comedy for the first time at the age of 27.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/comedian-hal-cruttenden-draws-family-6336045|title=Comedian Hal draws on family life for his gags and the results are hilarious|last=Dingwall|first=John|date=2015-08-28|work=dailyrecord|access-date=2018-05-02}} He was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2002 Edinburgh Comedy Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/h/455/hal_cruttenden |title=Hal Cruttenden, comedian |publisher=Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |date= |accessdate=10 April 2015}}
Personal life
Cruttenden married Dawn Coulter, a Northern Irish artist from Derry, in 2000,{{cite web | url=https://www.bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk/whats-on/tv-comedian-hal-cruttenden-to-play-stortfords-laughing-bishops-comedy-club-9096175/ | website=bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk | title=TV comedian Hal Cruttenden to play Stortford's Laughing Bishops Comedy Club | date=13 January 2020 }} they divorced in 2022.{{cite web |last=Dessau |first= Bruce| url= https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/12149/uk-tour-hal-cruttenden | website= beyondthejoke.co.uk | title=UK Tour For Hal Cruttenden | date=8 June 2022 | access-date=10 June 2022 }} They have two daughters, born in 2000 and 2002.{{cite news|url=http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/INTERVIEW-Tony-Glynn-chats-Hal-Cruttenden-ahead/story-19785360-detail/story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227231805/http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/INTERVIEW-Tony-Glynn-chats-Hal-Cruttenden-ahead/story-19785360-detail/story.html |title=Tony Glynn chats to Hal Cruttenden ahead of his show Tough Luvvie at the Plough |newspaper=North Devon Journal |date=12 September 2013 |archive-date=2014-12-27 |accessdate=10 August 2022}}
References
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External links
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Category:Alumni of the University of York
Category:Comedians from the London Borough of Ealing
Category:English male comedians
Category:People educated at St Paul's School, London
Category:Actors from the London Borough of Ealing
Category:20th-century English comedians
Category:21st-century English comedians
Category:Male actors from London
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