Graham Skidmore, the veteran host of the blind date, has died at the age of 90.
Skidmore was dubbed “Our Graham” by Silla Black, host of the long-running dating show, which originally aired between 1985 and 2003.
Skidmore died in December, PA news reported, and his death became known only now, after she was included as a monument in the latest magazine of the acting union Equity.
Although often heard and rarely seen, his daughter, Catherine Johnson, 52, told the Sun she was a “wonderful person” to take care of others.
“He was very modest. He was not a theatrical man, “look at me.” He never really wanted his face to be seen; that’s why he loved to take pictures, “Johnson said.
Born in 1931, Skidmore dreamed of being a doctor, but missed his final exams due to an ear infection, which also prevented him from fighting in the Korean War. Skidmore started working in the theater and sound system, and has a corner store, laundry and property development.
In addition to voicing for Vic Reeves on BBC Two and Shooting Stars by Bob Mortimer, Johnson said her father appeared in a St. Trinian film and was seen in the background of the film Eyes Wide Shut, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. .
“He was a fantastic father and husband to us and the family. He had an incredible celebrity voice, “his 54-year-old son Neil told the PA news agency.
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“[It] it was towards the end of his career that he had a blind date, so he loved it. He did [voice work] His whole career as, I think, started with modeling, theater, he was into music, and then he made tons … a working kind of background artist and all that stuff.
“It was fantastic to get this and he loved it and did it for years. And then, from that, he got Shooting Stars, which was a lot of fun. ”
Skidmore had vascular dementia in the last decade of his life and spent his last years in Kent, reports the BBC. He is survived by three children and five grandchildren.
An ITV spokesman said: “As the voice behind Blind Date for almost two decades, Graham has been at the heart of the show and, along with Silla Black, a huge part of the show’s enduring success with audiences. Our thoughts and deepest condolences are to his family and friends. “
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