Christopher Quinten
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Christopher Quinten | |
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Born | Christopher Bell 12 July 1957 Middlesbrough, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1978–present |
Spouses | |
Partner(s) | Alison Slater Robyn Delabarre (2019–present) |
Children | 2 |
Christopher Quinten (born Christopher Bell; 12 July 1957) is a British actor, best known for his role as
Career
Quinten started his career as a dancer in West End productions, including the Victoria Palace with Cilla Black and Jimmy Tarbuck.[1]
He turned to acting and had his first role in the 1978 film
In 1989, Quinten told the casting office that he was going to move to the United States to marry his then-fiancée, American talk show host Leeza Gibbons. The couple had met in 1988 in New Zealand while appearing on a Telethon,[2] and Quinten had been hoping to stay in Coronation Street as a part-time character, but the producers rejected his offer to stay on part-time, and at the end of 1988 the decision was made to kill the character off. His final episode was aired on 15 February 1989, when Brian Tilsley was stabbed to death by a gang of teenagers outside a nightclub.
Once settled in the United States, Quinten and Gibbons worked together on the film RoboCop 2 (in which he played a reporter), and had one daughter, Lexi Quinten. The couple divorced in 1991. Quinten married Paula Holmes in 1992, but they later separated.
Quinten returned to
Quinten has had a long career in pantomimes. In 2010 he played Abanazar in the Consett Empire's production of Aladdin,[5] and Ramsbottom in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre in 2011.[6]
He appeared in
In April 2020, he appeared in an episode of Hollyoaks as Mark Kelly, father of regular character Kyle Kelly, played by Adam Rickitt who previously also played Quinten's onscreen son Nick Tilsley in Coronation Street.
Personal life
Quinten was married to American talk show host Leeza Gibbons from 1989 to 1991. They had a daughter together in 1989.[8]
With partner Alison Slater (ex-
In August 2005, Quinten was accused and charged with rape.[9] Following his trial in June 2006, he was unanimously found not guilty by the jury.[10]
On 10 June 2019, Quinten became engaged to his dancer girlfriend, Robyn Delabarre, on her twenty-first birthday.[8] His fiancé is a content provider and subscriber to the adult website OnlyFans one of the fastest growing European companies between 2022 and 2023.[11][12]
References
- ^ "The Blackburn Empire | Lancashire's Liveliest Live Venue".
- ^ New Zealand A-Z Telethon
- ^ "Surgical Spirit" Cost-Cutting Exercises (TV Episode 1994) – IMDb
- ^ Blast from the past – Chris Quentin. - Free Online Library
- ^ Pantoni Pantomimes
- ^ "Review: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre …". Archived from the original on 16 June 2013.
- ^ "What Brian Tilsley did next! Chris Quinten, Coronation Street at Stringfellows – Stringfellows London". Stringfellows London. 12 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ a b c Fitzpatrick, Katie (13 June 2019). "'I could be her grandad'... former Coronation Street star, 61, tells This Morning about finding love with a 21-year-old dancer". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Ex-Street star charged with rape
- ^ "Ex-Street actor cleared of rape". BBC News. 9 June 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ Hurst, Brogan-Leigh (13 October 2020). "Corrie legend Chris Quinten's fiancée rakes in fortune from sexy OnlyFans snaps". The Mirror. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "FT 1000: the seventh annual ranking of Europe's fastest-growing companies". 1 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.