BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY Felix Dexter (26 July 1961[1] – 18 October 2013[2]) was a British actor, comedian, and writer.
Early life
Dexter was born in Saint Kitts, in the Caribbean, and moved to Surrey with his family at the age of seven.[3] He studied Law at University College London[4] and began training as a barrister, before embarking on a career in comedy.[1] He began by touring late night comedy venues, including Jongleurs club in London and The Comedy Store, before being hired to work with an all-black cast in the BBC TV sketch show The Real McCoy; which was initially based on a stage show Dexter performed at the Hackney Empire Theatre.
Radio
On BBC Radio 4 he featured the satirical spoof radio phone-in show Down the Line and starred in the dramatisation of Delete This At Your Peril part of The Bob Servant Emails, written by Neil Forsyth [5] He also played in a TV series called Citizen Khan, which first aired in 2012, as Omar, a Somalian Muslim who works at a mosque in Sparkhill, Birmingham. The second series of the show aired October 2013.
Death
Dexter died on 18 October 2013. He had been suffering from multiple myeloma.[2]
On 17 November 2013, BBC Two television broadcast a 30-minute retrospective programme called Respect: A Felix Dexter Special, featuring tributes from friends and colleagues.[6]
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