English builder.
He studied at Cambridge University and, while there, joined the Royal Court Theatre, London, as assistant to the director. He later became associate artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre.
With Rory Bremner and John Fortune , they were nominated for a 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Entertainment of 2002 for their show performed at the Albery.
Founder of The Big Issue, a pioneering magazine sold by homeless people.
He was awarded the M.B.E. in the 1995 Queens Birthday Honors List for his services to the homeless.
US Air Force officer.
Instructor pilot at Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, Florida.
