Keith Howell Charles Allen was born on 2 September 1953 in Gorseinon, Wales. His father was Edward Charles Owen, a Royal Navy petty officer submariner, and his mother a Welsh waitress. His younger brother is a… See more

Allen has acted in both films and television, presented television programmers, and has also appeared in pantomimes.
After having several jobs during the 1970s, including a job as a stagehand from which he was sac… See more

As a guest on Top Gear on 9 December 2007, Allen said that claims he had eight children were not true and that he actually has six children by four women. His children include pop singer Lily Allen and actor … See more