Bruce Forsyth Net Worth

Bruce Forsyth's Quotes

• [Speaking in November 2004]: I'm not 77 until February and every month to me is vital.
• I do a work-out every morning, half-an-hour, yoga and stretches, always before breakfast otherwise I don't feel like it.
• I'd never done a show where I'd sat down behind a desk. I always call myself a 'head-to-toe' performer, I move around.
• [when asked by Jasmine Bligh on the talent show where he made his first (pre-war) television appearance what he wanted to be when he grew up] I want to be a famous dancer like Fred Astaire so I can buy my mum a fur coat.
• I don't know why they call it light entertainment though. Were Morecambe (Eric Morecambe) and Wise (Ernie Wise) light entertainment? The Two Ronnies (1971)? I think it was very heavy. It got millions and millions of viewers; it was heavy entertainment, giving the general public what they wanted. I've never liked the idea of light entertainment; I've never understood it and I never will.

Interesting Facts about Bruce Forsyth

1. He had one son, Jonathan Joseph, with third wife Wilnelia Merced, two daughters Charlotte Forsyth and Louisa Forsyth with second wife Anthea Redfern and three daughters Debbie Forsyth, Julie Forsyth and Laura Forsyth with first wife Penny Calvert.
2. He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to entertainment.
3. He was referenced in the song "You're in a Bad Way" by Saint Etienne.
4. He first appeared on television in 1938.
5. Made some vocal records.
6. He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2006 Queen's New Year Honours List for his services to entertainment.
7. He was regarded as one of the last great variety entertainers, as he could act, sing, play piano, ukulele and accordion, dance and tell jokes.
8. Father-in-law of Dominic Grant.
9. Served as a corporal in the Royal Air Force.
10. He was named a Knight Bachelor in the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Entertainment and to Charity.
11. His first wife and Gordon Mulholland's first wife were sisters.
12. Was just 7 years older than Julie Andrews, who played his daughter in Star! (1968).
13. He holds the record for the longest television career in the world, starting in 1939 and continuing well into the 21st century.
14. He was a direct descendant of William Forsyth, a founder of the Royal Horticultural Society; the forsythia was named after him.
15. His parents were Salvation Army members who sang and played music at home.
16. He made his stage debut at age 14 as "Boy Bruce, the Mighty Atom", appearing at the bottom of the bill.
17. His ashes were buried beneath the stage at the London Palladium on 18 August 2018, exactly a year after his death.