Michael Starke (actor) other daughter Jamie is an actress and appeared in an episode of The Royal. In recent years, he has starred in many touring productions of West End musicals, including playing the role of Edna Turnblad in the first UK tour of Hairspray and originating the role of Monsignor Howard in the first UK tour of Sister Act the musical. He also made appearances in Anything Goes and Our Day Out. He appeared in the 2014 Kenneth Branagh directed action thriller film """". Later he starred in the soap opera "Doctors". In December 2017, he appeared at the Liverpool Playhouse in
Les Dennis Conley and Michael Starke – who alternated the role of Edna Turnblad. In 2012 he starred in the touring production of "Legally Blonde The Musical" playing the role of Professor Callahan. In 2017, Dennis played the role of Uncle Fester on the UK tour of the musical production of The Addams Family. The production starred Samantha Womack and Carrie Hope Fletcher and was produced by James Yeoburn and Stuart Matthew Price for United Theatrical, Katy Lipson for Area Entertainment and Music & Lyrics in association with Festival Theatre, Edinburgh Dennis's big-screen debut was in the film "Intimate Relations" with Julie