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Danny John-Jules Net Worth, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

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Danny John-Jules Biography

Danny John-Jules is one of the most popular and richest TV Actor who was born on September 16, 1960 in England, United Kingdom. British actor who is best recognized for his character in the role of Cat in the television show, Red Dwarf.

He was dancing in the music video of the track “The Edge of Heaven” by He appeared as a dancer in the music video for the song “The Edge of Heaven” by George Michael‘s band WHAM!’s band WHAM!

John-Jules was born in Paddington, London, brought up in Notting Hill and attended Rutherford Comprehensive School the same school as Phil Daniels, Paul Hardcastle, Tony Grealish and Gary Crowley from 1972 to 1977 where he learnt gymnastics. Both his parents are from Dominica and his mother worked in the courts; he has a brother who is a barrister.

John-Jules’ film career began in 1975 playing Frog in the short film Seven Green Bottles, which was produced in conjunction with the Metropolitan Police and warned of the dangers and consequences of juvenile crime. He supplied the voice for two characters in Labyrinth (1986), then appeared in the 1986 version of Little Shop of Horrors, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), and Blade II (2002). He has also appeared, uncredited, in the 1979 British film Scum, playing a look-out during a fight scene.

He is the father of actor Alexander John-Jules.

NameDanny John-Jules
First NameDanny
Last NameJohn-Jules
OccupationTV Actor
BirthdaySeptember 16
Birth Year1960
Place of Birth
Home TownEngland
Birth CountryUnited Kingdom
Birth SignVirgo
Full/Birth Name
FatherNot Available
MotherNot Available
SiblingsNot Available
SpousePetula Langlais
Children(s)Danté Langlais-John-Jules

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Among other productions, John-Jules was the dancer from the crowd in the Wham! video for “The Edge Of Heaven”. He gets up partway through the instrumental section and dances alongside George Michael. John-Jules also danced on the Lena Zavaroni TV Series in 1981, and has made a tribute to her on her website.

Danny John-Jules Net Worth

Danny John-Jules is one of the richest TV Actor from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Danny John-Jules's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was performer for West End theatre productions.

He was found guilty in 2008 for beating two refuse collectors in 2008 for not emptying his recycling bin. He was sentenced to 120 hours of community service.

Danny John-Jules (born 16 September 1960) is a British actor, singer and dancer. He played Cat in the sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf and policeman Dwayne Myers in the crime drama Death in Paradise. He was also a protagonist in the hit CBBC children’s spy drama M.I. High, in which he portrayed Lenny Bicknall, the caretaker. On 13 August 2018 he was announced as one of the celebrity contestants on the 2018 series of Strictly Come Dancing. He was eliminated from the show on 11 November 2018.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeTV Actor
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

John-Jules has played the role of Cat in the science fiction comedy series Red Dwarf since its inception in 1988. He also starred in the children’s spy series M.I.High and played Barrington in the children’s series Maid Marian and Her Merry Men. In addition to his acting career, he has made various appearances both as a dancer and a singer.

John-Jules provided his voice for the character of Gex in the UK and European release of Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko. For several years in the late 1990s he appeared in the annual Christmas pantomime at Aldershot’s Princes Hall theatre, playing his Cat character. John-Jules has also provided voices for the British Canadian animated series Chop Socky Chooks for Cartoon Network, Teletoon and Aardman Animations and the 2015 remake of the British children’s animated series Bob the Builder.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Danny John-Jules height 5 ft 8 in Danny weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 ft 8 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
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John-Jules also played one of the dancers in the 1981 movie The Great Muppet Caper. He is among the dancers in the restaurant where Kermit and Miss Piggy are dancing.

Since 1999, he has had several guest appearances as himself in shows such as Comedy Connections, Casualty, RI:SE and Night Fever.

Who is Danny John-Jules Dating?

According to our records, Danny John-Jules married to Petula Langlais. As of December 1, 2023, Danny John-Jules’s is not dating anyone.

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Before his television and film work, he was a dancer in a group called ‘second generation’ and in many productions in West End theatres. He was a member of the original cast of Starlight Express, playing a boxcar called Rocky I. In 1993, he released a song from Red Dwarf, “Tongue Tied”, as a single, which entered the top 20, eventually reaching a high of 17. John-Jules featured his Red Dwarf co-stars and backing singers in the video. For this release, he was billed as simply “The Cat”; a CD-EP release was also issued featuring this song along with a version of the Red Dwarf theme song.

Facts & Trivia

Danny Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Danny John-Jules celebrates birthday on September 16 of every year.

In 2004, Jules played a character on the SF comedy Starhyke, but the series remained in post-production for five years, being shown only privately in 2009, the rights finally being bought by Amazon.com in 2015 and released in 2016.

How old is Danny John Jules?

62 years (September 16, 1960)

How old is Dwayne From Death in Paradise?

The 61-year-old actor left the series back in 2018, following a seven-year stint as the much-loved character. Speaking about permanently returning to the show, the TV star said: “I had no complaints about being in the Christmas special, “As you can obviously see, the story was tight,” he said.

Why did Danny John-Jules leave Death in Paradise?

Danny John-Jules – Dwayne Myers Danny, who went on to dazzle on the dancefloor on Strictly Come Dancing, told TV Times: “I left Death in Paradise because I wanted to get back on stage. I needed a bit more razzmatazz in my life, and then along came Strictly!”

Does Danny Jules have children?

Danté Langlais-John-Jules

Why did Fidel leave Death in Paradise?

Discussing Carr’s exit from Death in Paradise, Marshall told Digital Spy: “I understand where he is coming from. “I was just the same when I was younger. He wants to move on.” Marshall’s comments insinuate Carr simply wanted to try new roles rather than just stay in one series too long.

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