Keith Harris (ventriloquist) one child. Harris had his spleen removed and chemotherapy after a cancer diagnosis in 2013. He subsequently returned to work. The cancer returned in 2014 and he died on 28 April 2015, at the age of 67 at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Keith Harris (ventriloquist) Keith Shenton Harris (21 September 1947 – 28 April 2015) was an English ventriloquist, best known for his television show "The Keith Harris Show" (1982–90), audio recordings, and club appearances with his puppets Orville the Duck and Cuddles the Monkey. He had a UK Top 10 hit single in 1982 with "Orville's Song" which reached number
Mark Curry (television presenter) show "The Wright Stuff". From 25 March 2016 he is playing the role of Wizard in the popular West End musical Wicked. In September 2008, Curry formed a civil partnership with his long-term partner, Jeremy Sandle. Mark Curry (television presenter) Mark Preston Curry (born 27 August 1961) is an English actor and television and radio presenter. Born in Stafford, Curry grew up in the mining village of Allerton Bywater near Castleford in the West Riding of Yorkshire. His father, Arthur, a physical training instructor and prison officer, died when Curry was five. His mother, Lily, was a maternity nurse. His