Cliff Parisi

Cliff Parisi (born Clifford R Manley; 24 May 1960)[3] is an English actor, known for his roles as Minty Peterson in the BBC soap opera EastEnders and Fred Buckle in the BBC period drama Call the Midwife. In 2019, he participated in the nineteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.

Cliff Parisi
Born
Clifford R Manley[1]

(1960-05-24) 24 May 1960
Poplar, London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1982–present
TelevisionEastEnders (2002–2010)
Call the Midwife (2012–)
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (2019)
Partner(s)Tara Wyer (2009–present)
Children4[2]

Career

Parisi began his career in 1982 when he started touring the United Kingdom as a stand-up comedian. He continued working as a stand-up comedian for a further seven years before being cast in the 1989 film Queen of Hearts.[4] Parisi then appeared in television series such as The Bill, Chancer, Kavanagh QC, Bramwell and A Prince Among Men.[5] He then auditioned for the role of Minty Peterson in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. His storylines in the series involved forming a close friendship with Garry Hobbs (Ricky Groves) and finding love with established characters Heather Trott (Cheryl Fergison) and Manda Best (Josie Lawrence). He made his final appearance on 21 September 2010.[5]

In 2012, Parisi filmed a guest role in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, playing the character of Walt.[6] He also starred as a guest in the BBC drama Hustle, playing the character of Arnie. Since 2012, Parisi has starred in the BBC period drama Call the Midwife, appearing as Fred.[7] In 2014, he appeared in the fifth and final series of the British sitcom Outnumbered, as Ed Poll.[5] In 2019, he participated in the nineteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and was the third contestant to leave.[8][9]

Personal life

Parisi has four children, one with his partner, BBC producer Tara Wyer, and three from previous relationships.[2]

When he was 19, he was jailed for taking part in a bank robbery and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

Filmography

References
  1. https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?scan=1&r=220566082:2309&d=bmd_1608022694
  2. Alibhai, Zaina (3 December 2019). "How old is I'm A Celebrity's Cliff Parisi and does he have a wife and children?". Metro. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  3. "Who Is I'm A Celeb 2019's Cliff Parisi? Age, Wife & Children Of The Eastenders Actor". Capital. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  4. McCoid, Sophie (20 November 2019). "Andrew Whyment and Cliff Parisi head into I'm A Celebrity". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  5. "Meet Cliff Parisi - the EastEnders legend doing I'm a Celebrity 2019". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  6. Kilkelly, Daniel (16 April 2012). "'Hollyoaks' guest role for ex-'EastEnders' star Cliff Parisi". Digital Spy. (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  7. "Who is Cliff Parisi? I'm A Celeb latecomer and former Eastenders star". Heart. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  8. "Meet the new I'm a Celebrity contestant Cliff Parisi". 21 November 2019.
  9. "Who left I'm A Celebrity 2019 last night? The third star has been eliminated". i. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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