Michael Barrymore
- 72 years old
- English
- Comedian and presenter
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Michael Barrymore is back in showbusiness
Michael Barrymore is back working in showbiz - directing a West End show about Stan Laurel and Charlie Chaplin.
Chortle, 26th July 2023How Michael Barrymore is using TikTok to relaunch his career
Barrymore posts multiple videos per day and has amassed 1.7million followers, many of whom leave him messages of love and support.
Laurence Dollimore, Daily Mail, 15th July 2023Outrage over people telling heat wave Michael Barrymore swimming pool jokes on Twitter
There has been fury on social media on the hottest ever day of the year in the UK over jokes being told about people cooling off by swimming in entertainer Michael Barrymore's pool. In 2001, 31-year-old Stuart Lubbock's body was found by the side of Michael Barrymore's swimming pool. In 2017 it was reported that Michael Barrymore was suing Essex Police, claiming that his arrest over Stuart Lubbock's death destroyed his career.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th July 2022Barrymore pool death: Stuart Lubbock's father dies
A man who fought for 20 years to find out how his son died after a party at Michael Barrymore's home has died, a friend said. Terry Lubbock, 76, from Harlow, Essex, revealed earlier this year that he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. He had campaigned for justice for Stuart, 31, who was found in the TV presenter's pool in Roydon, near Harlow, in March 2001.
BBC, 15th September 2021Suspect in Barrymore pool case released without charge
A man arrested on suspicion of the murder and indecent assault of Stuart Lubbock at the home of entertainer Michael Barrymore has been released without charge. Mr Lubbock, 31, was found unconscious in the comedian and TV presenter's pool in Roydon, Essex, in March 2001 following a party.
BBC, 19th August 2021Barrymore pool death: father says 'truth will come out'
The ailing father of a man whose body was found in Michael Barrymore's swimming pool 20 years ago said he believed "the truth will come out".
BBC, 7th May 2021CPS to consider charges over Barrymore party death
Prosecutors will consider whether to charge a man arrested on suspicion of murdering a guest at entertainer Michael Barrymore's home in 2001. Stuart Lubbock, 31, died in hospital after being found unconscious in the comedian and TV presenter's pool in Roydon, Essex. A man was arrested on suspicion of indecent assault and murder and released under investigation in March. Essex Police said a file would be submitted "imminently" to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
BBC, 4th May 2021Murder arrest over death in Michael Barrymore pool
A 50-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the indecent assault and murder of Stuart Lubbock at the home of Michael Barrymore.
BBC, 17th March 2021Barrymore pool death: Police made crime scene mistakes
"Crime scene mistakes" were made in the investigation into the rape and murder of a man at Michael Barrymore's home, Essex Police have said. The admission comes in a Channel 4 documentary 19 years after Stuart Lubbock's body was found in the TV presenter's pool following a party.
BBC, 3rd February 2020Documentary to examine the death at Michael Barrymore's house
Channel 4 has commissioned Unexplained, a one-off documentary that will explore the story behind the death of Stuart Lubbock in Michael Barrymore's swimming pool.
British Comedy Guide, 14th January 2020