Biography
Danny La Rue (born Daniel Patrick Carroll) was an Irish-English entertainer, singer and actor best known for his female impersonation act. He was born on 26 July 1927 in Cork, Ireland, and died on 31 May 2009 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.
La Rue performed in drag and as himself in West End revues, pantomimes and cabaret, and opened his own nightclub in Hanover Square, London, in 1964. He appeared in the film Our Miss Fred (1972) and as himself in the Mr. Bean series (1990). He received the OBE in 2002.
