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Lemn Sissay
Acting
Born May 21, 1967 · Higher End, Orrell, United Kingdom
Biography
Lemn Sissay MBE is an English author and broadcaster. Sissay was the official poet of the 2012 London Olympics, has been chancellor of the University of Manchester since 2015, and joined the Foundling Museum's board of trustees two years later, having previously been appointed one of the museum's fellows.
Known For · 14 titles
Have I Got News for You
1990
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Alma's Not Normal
2020
Grumpy Old Men
2003
Packet of Three
1991
Winter Walks
2021
Rhyme & Reason: BBC Introducing Arts
2019
We Belong Here: Poetry and spoken word documentary
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World
2020
Art Matters
2024
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
2023
Burning Ice
2010