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Joseph Marcell
British actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph Marcell (born 18 August 1948) is a Saint Lucian-born British actor and comedian.[1] He is best known for his role as Geoffrey Butler, the butler on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from September 1990 until the show ended in May 1996.
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Early life and education
Born in Saint Lucia,[1] he moved to the United Kingdom when he was nine years old and grew up in Peckham, South London. Marcell currently lives in Banstead, Surrey.
He studied speech and dance at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
Career
As a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he appeared in productions of Othello and A Midsummer Night's Dream. He has also appeared in feature films and on television in Britain. He serves on the board of the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London where he featured in a nationwide production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing and King Lear.[2][3]
He played Gonzalo in Shakespeare’s play The Tempest at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in May 2016.[4][5] He also played Solly Two Kings in the play by August Wilson, Gem of the Ocean at the Tricycle Theatre, in London, in January 2016.[6] Marcell began rehearsals as Titus Andronicus, in July 2017, for the La Grande Shakespeare Company, in La Grande, Oregon.[7]
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Film and television
Film
Television
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Stage
- King Lear, as King Lear[8]
- A Midsummer Night's Dream, as Puck[9]
- Gem of the Ocean (2016), as Solly Two Kings[10]
- Lady Windermere's Fan (2018) as Lord Lorton, Vaudeville Theatre, London[11]
- The Tempest (2016) as Gonzalo, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London[12]
- Peter Pan (1982) as Nibs, the RSC at the Barbican
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External links
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