Ronnie Corbett Net Worth

Ronnie Corbett's Quotes

• Ronnie Barker and I didn't have to knock booze on the head, or go into the Priory to overcome drug addiction. We're fortunate we were quite grown up, family men with children, and lucky with our wives before we had what you might call a touch of fame. We were never temperamental, fractious, or walked out slamming doors. We were fussy, though. We wanted everything doing properly.
• We knew what would upset the average man in the street. Our material was good-natured. There's a lot of swearing on TV today. They even have documentaries with the f-word. You get fed up watching shows with not much care and love, reality programmes where they put people in a house for a fortnight and film them doing everything, or where participants arrive after lunch and do the programme at six. How long does it take to make They Think It's All Over (1995)? It's just laughing at each other and thinking, 'Aren't we clever?'
• We live in the same world, Bercow (John Bercow) and me: not big enough to play James Bond; not small enough to be adopted by Madonna.
• Miranda Hart is outstandingly funny and different in a refreshing, sparkly way. She's wordy and intelligent, yet broad and physical when she wants to be.
• The definitive Eric (Eric Morecambe) and Ernie (Ernie Wise) show was a hugely popular number one and we were a close second. That was a nice time in one's life.

Interesting Facts about Ronnie Corbett

1. He was created an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1978 New Year's Honours List for his services to entertainment.
2. He was the father of Emma Corbett, Sophie Corbett and Andrew Corbett (b. March 1966, d. April 1966).
3. Despite his small stature, Corbett served in the Royal Air Force as a commissioned officer during his National Service.
4. At the end of The Two Ronnies (1971), they would always close with Corbett saying "Well, it's goodnight from me", to which Ronnie Barker would reply "And it's goodnight from him".
5. He attended The Royal High School in Edinburgh, Scotland.
6. He was a guest panelist in a special celebrity edition of Blankety Blank (1978) on The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday: Live.
7. His father was a baker.
8. His firstborn son, Andrew Corbett, died only weeks old at St. Thomas Hospital in London, England of heart problems.
9. He was promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 New Year's Honours List for his services to entertainment and charity.
10. He was a guest at the Royal Variety Performance in 1986.
11. In the 1970s, Corbett and Barker were two of the highest-paid performers in British television. In 1979, he and Barker took their families to Australia for a year which enabled them to exploit a tax loophole and avoid paying the year's income tax, which then stood at 83% in the UK for top earners. Many film stars and rock stars also left the UK in the 1970s for the same reason.
12. He was on a tribute show to mark the BBC Television Centre's closure, which was called Goodbye Television Centre (2013).
13. He tells a story in his autobiography of how Stanley Kubrick wanted him for a part in 2001: Een zwerftocht in de ruimte (1968) - as an alien.
14. He was the grandfather of Tom Corbett and Tilly Corbett.
15. A memorial service was held for him at Westminster Abbey, London on 7 June 2017.
16. The film Monsieur Lecoq (1967) was unfinished and abandoned.