John Sessions
- Scottish
- Actor and writer
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John Sessions left £1.4million estate to his siblings
Actor John Sessions left most of his £1.4 million estate to his siblings.
The TV star, known for stints on QI, Whose Line Is It Anyway? and Have I Got News For You, died aged 67 in November after a heart attack.
Most of his estate went to his twin Margaret and his brother William.
Andrew Young, Mail on Sunday, 5th June 2021John Sessions remembered by William Boyd
The novelist recalls his friend, the actor and joyful comedian who suffered badly from stage fright and was too shy to publish his own stories.
William Boyd, The Guardian, 14th December 2020Obituary: John Sessions
Such was the breadth of John Sessions' talents that he could improvise a comedy sketch around random objects, dredge up the dates of birth and death for various historical figures in panel shows and played both Labour and Conservative Prime Ministers in hit feature films.
The Scotsman, 9th November 2020John Sessions obituary
The comedian, mimic and actor John Sessions, who has died of a heart attack aged 67, had trouble being John Sessions.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 4th November 2020John Sessions dies aged 67
Comic actor and comedian John Sessions has died at the age of 67.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd November 2020John Sessions: A life on screen
Some of the comic and actor's memorable appearances.
Chortle, 3rd November 2020John Sessions - a life in pictures
Comedian and actor John Sessions has died aged 67. Here's a look back at his many career highs, from Whose Line is it Anyway? to Stella Street.
The Guardian, 3rd November 2020Ancona: John Sessions was the Richard Burton of comedy
Ronni Ancona remembers her late friend and co-star's brilliance - and his genuine fury at having to pick up Michael Caine's pants.
Ronni Ancona, The Telegraph, 3rd November 2020John Sessions: brilliant, unhinged self-effacing genius
An outstanding mimic and actor, Sessions' talent, honed in 1980s TV comedy, somehow failed to bring him superstardom.
Stephen Moss, The Guardian, 3rd November 2020The towering comic genius John Sessions
John Sessions was once inescapable. Every chat show and panel game on TV was clamouring for his brilliant impressions and stream-of-consciousness wit.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 3rd November 2020