Adrian Edmondson Movies and Career Information

Adrian Charles "Ade" Edmondson (born 24 January 1957) is an English actor, comedian, director, writer and musician. He is probably best known for his comedic roles as Vyvyan Basterd in The Young Ones (1982–1984), and Eddie Hitler in Bottom (1991–1995), which he also wrote together with co-star Rik Mayall, his long-time comedy partner. Edmondson, the second of four children, was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire. As a child, he has spent time living with his family in a variety of places including Cyprus, Bahrain, and Uganda, where his father was a teacher in the armed forces. Edmondson attended Pocklington School in Yorkshire from 11 to 18 years of age and later went on to the University of Manchester to study drama, receiving a 2:1 degree, where he befriended his future comedy partner Rik Mayall. Edmondson and Mayall soon became best friends and before long, they found work on the burgeoning alternative comedy scene. Under the name 20th Century Coyote, Edmondson and Mayall became one of the star attractions at The Comedy Store. Mayall told most of the jokes early in their act, and Edmondson would act-up in the background, developing his act to dismantle the clubs piano, before he