Jimmy Hibbert

Actor and voice artist Jimmy Hibbert either appeared in or was heard in seven roles in Coronation Street. He was seen as a Drunk in March 1997 and as a Head Waiter in December of the same year. His vocal skills were put to use as a Racing Commentator in January 1997, September 1998 and September 2001, while in April 1997 he was heard as a Voice on answer machine. In February 1998 he was heard as radio DJ Andy Lewis and in November 2004 as a Radio Cop.

Jimmy was born on 23rd November 1956 in Henley-upon-Thames. He studied drama at Manchester University and, after a spell in the early 1970s in a comedy rock band named "Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias", he began a successful career as a voice artist. Working with the Manchester animation studio of Cosgrove-Hall, he has provided voices for almost every well-known children’s series of the past thirty years, including Dangermouse, The Wind in the Willows and Count Duckula, while for other companies, he was heard in Noddy and Bill and Ben and many more productions in a similar vein. He graduated onto writing for similar programmes and has contributed scripts for, among others, Shaun the Sheep, Preston Pig and Bob the Builder.

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