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Craig Charles (born July 11, 1964) is a British actor, poet and television presenter. He was born in Liverpool, and is best known for playing Dave Lister in Red Dwarf.
Before turning to entertainment, Charles played football (most notably for Tranmere Rovers). He started his career as a performance poet on the British cabaret circuit, appearing on the late-night comedy programme, Saturday Live, and later as a presenter of children's television programmes.
He was married to Cathy Tyson from 1984 to 1989 and married his second wife, Jackie, on August 9, 1999.
Craig Charles finally acquired cult status as the Liverpudlian slob, Dave Lister, in the series Red Dwarf. From 1998 until 2002, he presented the BBC2 game show Robot Wars. He also hosted the final series of that programme in 2003, which aired on rival channel, five. He is also a DJ on the radio station BBC 6 Music.
In 1994, Charles and a friend were arrested and remanded in custody for several months on a rape charge. At their trial the following year, they were exonerated.
Craig was the voice-over man for the Japanese hit TV-show Takeshi's Castle, shown on Challenge.
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