Tommy cooper biography

Biography of Tommy Cooper

Tommy Cooper was an English artist, comedian, and illusionist known for his red fez hat and large build (6'4" and lbs).

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Born on March 19, , in Caerphilly, Wales, Tommy was the son of Thomas Cooper, a former British Army sergeant turned miner, and his wife Katrina Gertrude (née Wright) from Crediton, Devon. When Tommy was three years old, his father decided to move the family to Exeter due to the polluted air in Caerphilly.

It was in the West Country region that Tommy developed the accent that would become part of his image.

At the age of eight, Tommy received a junior magician set as a gift from his aunt and spent hours perfecting various tricks.

Additionally, his brother David (born ) opened his own magic shop, D. & Z. Cooper's Magic Shop, in Slough during the s.

After finishing school, Cooper became a shipman and worked in Southampton. In , he was enlisted as a privat