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}} Ronald Balfour "Ronnie" Corbett, CBE (born 4 December 1930) is a Scottish actor and comedian who had a long association with Ronnie Barker in the television comedy series ''The Two Ronnies''. He achieved prominence in Sir David Frost's 1960s satirical comedy programme ''The Frost Report'' and later starred in the sitcoms ''Sorry!'' and ''No – That's Me Over Here!''. ==Early life and career== Ronnie Corbett was born in Edinburgh in 1930, a son of William Balfour Corbett, master baker, and his London-born wife Annie Elizabeth (Main) Corbett. He has a brother about six years younger, and a sister about ten years younger than himself. Corbett was educated at the Royal High School in the city, but did not attend university. After leaving school, he decided he wanted to be an actor while performing in amateur theatricals at a church youth club. His first job, however, was with the Ministry of Agriculture. He then did national service with the Royal Air Force, during which he was the shortest in height commissioned officer in the British Forces. A former Aircraftman 2nd class, he was commissioned into the secretarial branch of the RAF as a pilot officer (national service) on 25 May 1950. He received the service number 2446942. He transferred to the reserve (national service list) on 28 October 1951, thereby ending his period of active service. He was promoted to flying officer on 6 September 1952. Following National Service he moved to London and Gravesend to act, and started his career by playing schoolboy roles in films. At tall, Corbett was suited to playing younger than his years. References to his height frequently crop up in his self-deprecating humour. He has worked in film, television, and on stage since the 1950s. In his first stage co-starring appearance he was billed as Ronald Corbett at Cromer, Norfolk, in ''Take it Easy'' in 1956, co-starring with Graham Stark. He appeared in ''Crackerjack'' as a regular in its early days, one episode with Winifred Atwell. He had a walk-on in an early episode of the 1960s series ''The Saint'' (credited as 'Ronald Corbett') and appeared in films including ''Rockets Galore!'' (1957), ''Casino Royale'' (1967), ''Some Will, Some Won't'' (1970) and the film version of the farce ''No Sex Please, We're British'' (1973). Corbett starred in the first London production of the musical ''The Boys from Syracuse'' (as Dromio of Syracuse) in 1963 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, alongside Bob Monkhouse.〔London Cast Recording. The Boys from Syracuse. Decca Record Company Limited, 1963. LK 4564.〕 In 1965 he was in cabaret at ''Winston's'', Danny La Rue's Mayfair nightclub. David Frost saw him and asked him to appear in ''The Frost Report''. Corbett was in the West End, playing Will Scarlett in Lionel Bart's Robin Hood musical ''Twang!''. It failed, leaving Corbett free to accept.〔Corbett, pp. 5–7〕 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「Ronnie Corbett」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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