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- Birth nameNorman Anthony Hart
- Tony Hart was born on October 15, 1925 in Maidstone, Kent, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The George Mitchell Choir: Around the World in Song (1962), Saturday Special (1951) and The Lenny the Lion Show (1957). He was married to Jean Hart. He died on January 18, 2009 in Shamley Green, Surrey, England, UK.
- SpouseJean Hart(1953 - August 19, 2003) (her death, 1 child)
- At one point early in his career, before he was hired by the BBC, he drew murals on restaurant walls in exchange for food.
- Suffered two strokes which left him unable to use his hands. He described the loss of his ability to draw as the greatest challenge in his life. He said: "Not being able to draw is the greatest cross that I have to bear, for it has been my lifetime passion.".
- He appeared in up to three TV series every year for the next 50 years up to 1994 with 'Hartbeat'.
- Created the original Blue Peter badge.
- His break in television was in 1952, after he met a BBC producer.
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