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Trix Worrell (born 1960) is a St Lucia-born writer, composer and director. ==Biography== Worrell was born in St. Lucia in the West Indies in 1960, and came to England at the age of five. As a teenager he worked with the Albany Theatre in South London, where he wrote and directed his first play, ''School's Out'', in 1980. He was educated at the National Film and Television School, where he took up writing, because there were so few good parts for black actors to play.〔(British Film Institute website )〕 In 1984, he won Channel Four's "Debut New Writers" with his play ''Mohicans'', which was broadcast as ''Like a Mohican'' in 1985. In the late 1980s, Channel Four was interested in commissioning a new sitcom, and Worrell contacted producer Humphrey Barclay to discuss possible ideas. On his way to the meeting, Worrell saw a barber shop, with three barbers looking out of the window ogling the women walking past. From this idea the popular series ''Desmond's'' was born. ''Desmond's'', starring Norman Beaton and Carmen Munroe, was one of Channel Four's most successful comedy programmes, producing six series in five years, from 1989 to 1994. The setting of the programme was unique in that it was a Black sitcom based in the workplace. The comedy appealed to both black and white audiences.〔('Desmond's on The Museum of Broadcast Communications website )〕 Worrell received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Royal Television Society in 1998. His TV writing credits include: ''Desmond's'', ''The Cosby Show'', ''What You Lookin' At?'' and ''Porkpie'', an offshoot from ''Desmond's'', starring Ram John Holder. His writing for film includes ''For Queen and Country'' (1989), starring Denzel Washington.〔(Worrell on the Internet Movie Database )〕 He also wrote the script for Puff Daddy when he was the presenter for the ''MTV Europe Music Awards''. In recent years Worrell has been working on an album and setting up a production company both entitled ''A Box Of Trix''. They will showcase new musical and writing talent.〔(Worrell on the BBC Three website )〕 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「Trix Worrell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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