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- Birth nameGeorge Frederick Speight
- Height5′ 6½″ (1.69 m)
- Paul Shane was born on June 19, 1940 in Thrybergh, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Hi-de-Hi! (1980), Emmerdale Farm (1972) and Very Big Very Soon (1991). He was married to Dorothy Shortt. He died on May 16, 2013 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, UK.
- SpouseDorothy Shortt(1961 - October 2, 2001) (her death, 3 children)
- Worked as a miner at Silverwood Colliery near Rotherham, and was an amateur singer and stand-up comic in his spare time. Following an accident at the colliery in which he was injured, he turned professional in 1974.
- First came to note as holiday camp host Ted Bovis in Hi-de-Hi! (1980), a part he went on to play for eight years.
- There's an old saying in Yorkshire, you know: it's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice.
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