What is Angus Deayton?
{{Infobox person | name = Angus Deayton | image = Angus Deayton.jpg | caption = Deayton in March 2007 | birth_name = Gordon Angus Deayton | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1956|1|6}} | birth_place = [[Surrey]], England | years_active = 1980–present | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|television presenter|writer|musician|comedian|broadcaster}} | known_for = {{hlist|Television|stand-up}} | style = {{hlist|Political satire|character comedy}} | partner = Helen Atkinson-Wood <br> Stephanie de Sykes <br> Lise Mayer (1991–2015) | children = 1 | television = ''One Foot in the Grave'' (1990–2000) <br> ''[[Have I Got News for You]]'' (1990–2002) <br> ''Nighty Night'' (2004–2005) <br> ''Pramface'' (2012–2014) <br> ''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]'' (2013–2015) }} '''Gordon Angus Deayton''' (born 6 January 1956) is an [[England|English]] [[actor]], [[television presenter]], [[writer]], [[musician]], [[comedian]], and [[broadcaster]]. He was the original presenter of the [[BBC]] satirical panel game show ''[[Have I Got News for You]].'' He was fired from the show in October 2002, after more negative [[Tabloid journalism|tabloid]] articles about his personal life. From 2007 to 2008, he was the host of the [[BBC One]] British comedy panel show ''Would I Lie to You?''. He also played Victor Meldrew's long-suffering neighbour Patrick Trench in the BBC One comedy series ''One Foot in the Grave'' (1990–2000), and [[List of Waterloo Road characters#George Windsor|George Windsor]] in the final three series of the BBC One school-based drama series ''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]'' (2013–2015). ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|nm0213291}} {{actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Deayton, Angus}} [[Category:1956 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:English television actors]] [[Category:English television presenters]] [[Category:20th-century English writers]] [[Category:English musicians]] [[Category:English comedians]] [[