Johnny Vegas
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1970-09-05
Place of Birth: St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
Popularity: 1.2
Biography
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.
Known For Filmography
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Top Gear
2002
The One Show
2006
QI
2003
Have I Got News for You
1990
Good Omens
2019
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
The Last Leg
2013
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
Celebrity Juice
2008
Taskmaster
2015
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
N/A
Red Dwarf
1988
Would I Lie to You?
2007
Benidorm
2007
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
An Audience with...
1978
Parkinson
1998
Ideal
2005
Room 101
1994
Shooting Stars
1993
The Weakest Link
2021
Black Books
2000
Celebrity Gogglebox
2019
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018
Car S.O.S.
2013
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018
The Frank Skinner Show
1995
The Twits
2025
Through the Keyhole
2013
Blankety Blank
2021
Bleak House
2005
Catchphrase
2013
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
Still Open All Hours
2014
Grimsby
2016
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009
The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
2019
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
2013
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
The Big Narstie Show
2018
Meet the Richardsons
2020
Early Man
2018
Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up
2021
Murder, They Hope
2021
Hypothetical
2019
Tipping the Velvet
2002
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
2017
Roast Battle
2018
Psychobitches
2013
Crackanory
2013
Tulip Fever
2017
It's Kevin
2013
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
2021
This Morning
1988
DNA Journey
2019
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
2008
The Libertine
2004
British Film Forever
2007
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
2016
Comedy World Cup
2012
Happiness
2001
Home from Home
2018
Question Team
2021No Photo
Johnny Vaughan Tonight
2002
We Have Been Watching
2017
You Bet!
2024
Dead Man Weds
2005
Late Night Lycett
2023No Photo
Comedy Map of Britain
2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007No Photo
Showbiz Darts
2006
Out of Order
2024
Blackball
2003
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
2016
The Island
2022
LEGO Masters
2017
Mr. Stink
2012
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
2006
The Queen and I
2018
The Harry Hill Movie
2013
Time Travel Is Dangerous!
2025
When Comedy Changed Forever
2006
Mo Gilligan's All Star Happy Hour
2020
Red Top
2016
Cheeky
2003
Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction
2022No Photo
Vic Reeves Examines
2000
Eaten by Lions
2018
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
2004
The Greatest Snowman
2021
Massive
2008
Murder on the Blackpool Express
2017
Making Qi
2011
Romantic Getaway
2023
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
2002
Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques
2025No Photo
I Love 1990s
2001
Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Me
2025
Death on the Tyne
2018
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2024No Photo
Comic Aid
2005
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
2021
Tales from the Lodge
2019
Attention Scum
2001No Photo
Turn Back Time
2006
Dial M for Middlesbrough
2019No Photo
Staying Up
2002
The Virgin of Liverpool
2003
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024
A Tale of Two Continents
2008No Photo
Feast
2009
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2023
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
2019
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
2015
Blake's Junction 7
2004
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
2021
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
2021
Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping
2021
When Snooker Ruled the World
2002
An Audience with Neil Diamond
2008
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
2003
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
2012
Travel Guides
2015
Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII
2017No Photo
Blood and Nuts
2013No Photo
Brilliantman!
2015
Dark_net
2016
Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace
2009
The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise
2023
Open All Hours: Inside Out
2026
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut
2005