Ben Elton

Ben Elton AM
Elton in 2009
Born	Benjamin Charles Elton (1959-05-03) 3 May 1959 (age 65) Fitzrovia, London, England
Citizenship	United Kingdom Australia
Alma mater	University of Manchester
Occupations	Comedian writer actor author director
Years active	1981–present
Notable work	The Young Ones Blackadder
Spouse	Sophie Gare ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	3
Father	Lewis Elton
Relatives	Victor Ehrenberg (grandfather) Sir Geoffrey Elton (uncle) Dame Olivia Newton-John (third cousin) Victor Ehrenberg (great-great-uncle)

Benjamin Charles Elton AM (born 3 May 1959) is a British comedian, actor, author, playwright, lyricist and director. He was a part of London's alternative comedy movement of the 1980s and became a writer on the sitcoms The Young Ones and Blackadder, as well as continuing as a stand-up comedian on stage and television. His style in the 1980s was left-wing political satire. Since then he has published 17 novels and written the musicals The Beautiful Game (2000), We Will Rock You (2002), Tonight's the Night (2003), and Love Never Dies (2010), the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera. His novels cover the dystopian, comedy, and crime genres.