Michael Barrymore has reportedly been taking acting classes ahead of a big return to the small screen.
The former ‘Strike It Lucky’ host – who now goes by his real name, Michael Parker – is said to be looking to rejuvenate his career after a huge fall from grace which occurred after he was arrested in 2001 when a man, Stuart Lubbock, was found dead in the swimming pool at his home in Essex.
According to the Daily Star newspaper, the 67-year-old star has been taking regular classes at the Actors Crib in London, which is a school for "serious actors with a desire to be the best in the business".
Michael has been sharing videos of himself performing with his classmates on social media, and has hailed the experience he’s had at actor Daniel O’Meara’s school.
In his testimony for the institution, he wrote: "I started acting when I was 19, winning a scholarship to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
"The Actors Crib is without doubt the best workshop experience I have done."
In 2001, the comedian was questioned on suspicion of rape and murder, but in 2017 he was awarded nominal damages at the High Court after suing police for wrongful arrest.
Attorney General Jeremy Wright recently turned down an application by Stuart’s father Terry to open a new inquest into his son’s death.
Michael has made various bids to revive his career, appearing on ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ in 2006 and opening up about his drug addiction on ‘The Jeremy Kyle Show’ in 2014.
He is set to speak candidly about the controversy – and his drink and drug use – in a upcoming appearance on ITV’s ‘Piers Morgan’s Life Stories’.
Michael Barrymore ‘taking acting lessons for TV comeback’
