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Dustin Gee (24 June 1942 – 3 January 1986) was an English impressionist and comedian most famous for his double act with fellow comic, Les Dennis. ==Life== Born Gerald Harrison in York, after leaving school at 15 and studying at Art College, Gee took a job as an artist, working mainly with stained glass and for a while worked on the stained glass windows at York Minster.〔The Times Obituary, January 6, 1986〕 He played in a rock band in the evenings. The group were called 'Gerry B and the Hornets' before they altered the name to 'Gerry B and the Rockafellas'. When the group disbanded, Gee became a compere, then later a comedian. In 1975 he met his future comedy partner Les Dennis for the first time. After 20 years in show business, he got his television break on ''Who Do You Do?'', an ITV showcase for up and coming entertainers and impressionists, where they impersonated a host of stars, including Robert Mitchum and Mick Jagger. From April 1980, Gee was a cast member on Russ Abbot's ''Madhouse'' programme. By this time he was a huge cabaret star in the UK, selling out theatres and nightclubs by word of mouth alone. This was the show that included his most famous impression, as ''Coronation Street's'' Vera Duckworth in two-handers with Mavis Riley (played by Les Dennis). In 1982, Gee appeared on ITV's talent show, ''Success'', alongside a sixteen-year-old Lisa Stansfield making her TV debut. His take on John Cleese as eccentric hotel owner Basil Fawlty was acclaimed by Cleese himself as the "best he'd seen". Billy Connolly told his partner Les Dennis that he always wanted to meet Gee and regretted that he never did so.〔http://www.scotsman.com/news/mixed-fortunes-les-dennis-interview-1-1431732〕 When he perfected his imitation of Larry Grayson (comedy star of the 1970s/1980s), he was to be joined by him on stage and a friendship grew, so good was the 'impression'. He formed a partnership with Les Dennis and they were given their own show on BBC 1 called "The Laughter Show". The first episode was shown on 7 April 1984. Les and Dustin were also the act that had to follow Tommy Cooper, when he suffered a massive heart attack and collapsed and died onstage on ITV's ''Live From Her Majesty's'' on 15 April 1984.〔http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/04/12/tommy-cooper-s-last-act-fooled-us-all-says-jimmy-tarbuck-91466-23367910/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dustin Gee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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