Rickie Joseph Grover (born 24 December 1961) is an English actor and
comedian. His stepfather was an armed robber and his mother a
hairdresser. His first cousin is Jimmy Doherty. Grover became a
ladies' hairdresser and a champion boxer, with the nickname Ricky
'Goodnight' Grover due to his big punching power. He then became a
stand-up comedian, actor and occasional television presenter. He is
best known for his role as Andrew Cotton in EastEnders. Grover is
dyslexic and could not read or write until his early thirties.Grover
was born in West Ham, Essex. He started boxing at the age of 6 and
started boxing professionally at the age of 22. He finished his career
at the age of 36 with a record of 89-3 with 75 knockouts.Grover has
appeared in television programmes including Red Dwarf, Fist of Fun,
'Orrible, The 11 O'Clock Show, Honky Sausages and Black Books. He also
provided the voice acting for the character of Yangus in the English
language version of the PlayStation 2 game Dragon Quest VIII.
comedian. His stepfather was an armed robber and his mother a
hairdresser. His first cousin is Jimmy Doherty. Grover became a
ladies' hairdresser and a champion boxer, with the nickname Ricky
'Goodnight' Grover due to his big punching power. He then became a
stand-up comedian, actor and occasional television presenter. He is
best known for his role as Andrew Cotton in EastEnders. Grover is
dyslexic and could not read or write until his early thirties.Grover
was born in West Ham, Essex. He started boxing at the age of 6 and
started boxing professionally at the age of 22. He finished his career
at the age of 36 with a record of 89-3 with 75 knockouts.Grover has
appeared in television programmes including Red Dwarf, Fist of Fun,
'Orrible, The 11 O'Clock Show, Honky Sausages and Black Books. He also
provided the voice acting for the character of Yangus in the English
language version of the PlayStation 2 game Dragon Quest VIII.
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