Johnny Vegas
Born September 5, 1970 · St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
Johnny Vegas is the stage name of Michael Pennington, the St Helens born actor, stand up comedian, writer and director. He is perhaps best known for his lead role as Moz in the BBC3 sitcom Ideal and for his role as The Oracle in several series of the ITV sitcom Benidorm. More recently, he has starred as the hapless Eric in Roy Clarke's Still Open All Hours alongside David Jason. In 2018, Vegas took the lead in a new BBC sitcom, Home From Home.
Notable Appearances
Movies
The Twits
Early Man
Tulip Fever
Grimsby
The Libertine
Red Top
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Cheeky
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
Murder on the Blackpool Express
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
Blackball
The Harry Hill Movie
Time Travel Is Dangerous!
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut
Death on the Tyne
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
Eaten by Lions
Dial M for Middlesbrough
Mr. Stink
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
The Virgin of Liverpool
The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
The Queen and I
Tales from the Lodge
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
Open All Hours: Inside Out
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
When Comedy Changed Forever
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
Blake's Junction 7
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
A Tale of Two Continents
The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet
Making Qi
When Snooker Ruled the World
Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII
An Audience with Neil Diamond
Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace
Dark_net
TV Shows
Good Omens
QI
Taskmaster
Would I Lie to You?
Unreleased
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Parkinson
Red Dwarf
Celebrity Juice
The Last Leg
8 Out of 10 Cats
Benidorm
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
An Audience with...
Shooting Stars
Celebrity Gogglebox
Celebrity Catchphrase
Black Books
Car S.O.S.
Room 101
The Weakest Link
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Ideal
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques
The Frank Skinner Show
Through the Keyhole
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
Bleak House
Blankety Blank
Meet the Richardsons
British Film Forever
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
Psychobitches
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
Tipping the Velvet
Catchphrase
Still Open All Hours
The Big Narstie Show
Crackanory
Hypothetical
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
More TV Shows
ShakespeaRe-Told
DNA Journey
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
Roast Battle
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up
Murder, They Hope
It's Kevin
Question Team
The Island
Home from Home
This Morning
Happiness
LEGO Masters
Romantic Getaway
Late Night Lycett
Out of Order
Comedy World Cup
Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Me
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
We Have Been Watching
Attention Scum
Massive
Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction
You Bet!
Mo Gilligan's All Star Happy Hour
Dead Man Weds
Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping
The Greatest Snowman
