Norman Pace
{{Short description|English actor (born 1953)}}
{{for|the American biochemist|Norman R. Pace}}
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| birth_name = Norman John Pace
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|2|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dudley, Worcestershire, England
| active = 1983–present
| genre = Stand-up comedy, television, radio
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Norman John Pace (born 17 February 1953) is an English actor and comedian, best known as one half of the comedy duo Hale and Pace with his friend and comic partner Gareth Hale. Both former teachers, they fronted several television programmes jointly, most notably Hale and Pace, Pushing Up Daisies, h&p@bbc and Jobs for the Boys.
Early life
He grew up in Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire. He attended the Magnus Grammar School.{{cn|date=May 2022}} He then went to Avery Hill College, now the Avery Hill Campus{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100226003827/http://www.gre.ac.uk/about/avery-hill/about/|url=http://www.gre.ac.uk/about/avery-hill/about/|website=University of Greenwich|title=About the Avery Hill Campus|archivedate=26 February 2010}} of the University of Greenwich, in Eltham where he gained a BEd in 1975.{{cn|date=May 2022}}
Work with Gareth Hale
As straight actors they also fronted the original TV dramatisation of Dalziel and Pascoe, and in 1989 they guest-starred together in the Doctor Who serial Survival. Also in 1989, Hale and Pace won the Golden Rose of Montreux. In 2007 they appeared in the Christmas special of Extras playing themselves. In 2018 he was acting in the comedy TV series Benidorm with Gareth Hale
Later work
Norman Pace later began working in theatre and starred in Chicago at the Adelphi Theatre, Breakfast with Jonny Wilkinson and Our Man in Havana at the Nottingham Playhouse. In summer 2010 he appeared as the detective in a touring production of the Peter Gordon comedy Murdered to Death. In autumn 2013 he appeared as "The Showman" in Michael Eaton's Charlie Peace: His Amazing Life & Astounding Legend at the Nottingham Playhouse. In 2014 Pace was touring in a production of One Man, Two Guvnors.{{cite web|website=One Man, Two Guvnors|url=http://www.onemantwoguvnors.com/about-the-show/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229230748/http://onemantwoguvnors.com/about-the-show/|title=About The Show|archivedate=29 December 2014}} He was also a regular presenter for The Open on the Sky Poker channel.
In 2016 he toured with The Rocky Horror Show {{cite news|url=http://stv.tv/news/features/1347822-five-minute-interview-norman-pace-on-the-two-rons-and-rocky-horror-show/|title=Five-minute interview: Norman Pace on the Two Rons and Rocky Horror Show|website=STV News|author=Pamela Tulloch|date=28 March 2016}} and from 2017 a new production of Hairspray, playing the role of Wilbur Turnblad.{{cite web|url=http://www.wintergardensblackpool.co.uk/uncategorized/hairspray-the-musical-star-cast-announcement/|title=Hairspray the Musical Star Cast Announcement|website=Winter Gardens Blackpool|date=5 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809191349/http://www.wintergardensblackpool.co.uk/uncategorized/hairspray-the-musical-star-cast-announcement/|archivedate=9 August 2017}} {{As of|March 2022}} he was still performing in this role.{{Cite web |date=1 April 2022 |title=Hairspray The Musical |url=https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/hairspray-the-musical/kings-theatre-glasgow/ |access-date=1 April 2022 |website=ATG Tickets}} During 2024, he appeared as Claude in The Baker's Wife at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0655154|name=Norman Pace}}
- [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=28024 Norman Pace Hendon Mob poker tournament results]
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Category:Alumni of the University of Greenwich
Category:English male comedians
Category:English male television actors
Category:Actors from Newark-on-Trent
Category:People educated at Magnus Church of England School
Category:Male actors from Nottinghamshire
Category:Male actors from Worcestershire
Category:English male stage actors
Category:Comedians from Nottinghamshire
Category:Comedians from Worcestershire
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