Celebrity Biographies
John Sessions
He was a celebrity especially in his native Great Britain, where he succeeded on radio, television and the theater. Scottish actor and comedian John Sessions passed away on November 2, 2020, aged 67, at his London residence. “I’m going to miss him so much, because he was loving, warm and lovable. He was so talented he could make me laugh until I was sick. I can’t bear that he’s gone,” says his partner and friend Stephen Fry.
Born on January 11, 1953, in Ayrshire (Scotland), John Gibb Marshall –his real name– studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, where he had Kenneth Branagh as a classmate , with whom he would later work on Enrique V , In the depths of the harsh winter and 5 boys & this . After changing his name to John Sessions , he gained notoriety as a regular performer on the improv comedy radio show Whose Line Is It Anyway , where he was joined in a cast by the aforementioned Fry. He continued to be the star of space when it hit television.
Due to his ability to put different voices, he was one of the dubbing actors of the show of dolls that imitated current figures Spitting Images . According to Variety , in 1989 he had a huge success with his own television show, titled John Sessions , and appeared in series such as Jute City and Stella Street. On the big screen, he appeared in features such as Mutiny on the Ship , My Sweet Revenge , The Merchant of Venice , The Good Shepherd and The Iron Lady .
Openly homosexual, he used to comment quite a bit on politics, without mincing words. Above all, he was quite critical of Scottish nationalism, and supported Brexit. “The United States of Europe is crazy,” he commented in an interview. “People who say that Eurosceptics are fascists bore me.” Among his last appearances, his work stands out as Mycroft Holmes, brother of the protagonist, in Mr. Holmes , and a doctor in Florence Foster Jenkins