Topic: Stuart Lubbock

Michael Ciaran Parker (born 4 May 1952) is an English comedian better known by his stage name Michael Barrymore, who appeared as a presenter of game shows and light entertainment programmes on British television in the 1990s.

In 2001, the body of Stuart Lubbock was found by the side of the Barrymore's swimming pool. After a police investigation, the Essex CPS stated "I have decided that there is insufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction" and Barrymore received an apology for being wrongly accused of murder.

He spent his early career working as a Redcoat at Butlins holiday camps, and then in the West End theatre shows of London, where he met dancer Cheryl St Claire in 1974.They married in 1976, With Cheryl as manager and the mastermind behind Barrymore's meteoric rise, he firstly won a 1979 edition of New Faces, and then became a regular panelist on Blankety Blank and the warm-up man for Larry Grayson on the Generation Game.. From there Barrymore rose to fame presenting his own show, "The Michael Barrymore Show", and also appeared in a number of Royal Variety Performance shows. He became the host of ITV1 entertainment shows Strike It Lucky from 1986, followed by a talent show Michael Barrymore's My Kind of People and gameshow Michael Barrymore's My Kind of Music together with Kids Say the Funniest Things. Barrymore was voted the UK's favourite TV star several times, and became one of the highest-paid stars on TV.