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Ask a Star: Mel Smith

Mel Smith as Wilbur Turnblad

Did anyone think that top comedian Mel Smith would be the perfect husband for Michael Ball of all people? That is exactly the case with Smith making his West End debut in the musical Hairspray. The performer, who is best known for his award-winning television career, plays lovable husband Wilbur Turnblad to Ball’s voluptuous Edna Turnblad in the feel-good tuner. Of course, you know Smith from Smith and Jones, Alas Smith and Jones and Not the 9 O’Clock News as well as his many films (including Twelfth Night, Wilt, Morons from Outer Space, National Lampoon’s European Vacation, The Tall Guy, Brain Donors and The Princess Bride), but this is a side of Smith that no one has seen before. What made him want to sing and dance on the London stage? Ask a star!

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07 September, 2008

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