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Andrew Lynford (born in Essex, June 1972) is a British television presenter and actor. He is widely remembered for playing the role of Simon Raymond in the popular BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' and presenting ''Playdays'' for Children's BBC. Lynford trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London. He has had many theatre roles including Ralph in ''Bouncers''; Tim in ''Up On The Roof''; Adrian in ''The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole'' and Hal in ''Loot'', among others. He is also a veteran of musical theatre, starring in ''The Little Shop Of Horrors''; ''Oliver!''; ''The King & I'' and ''Anything Goes''. In 1996 Lynford joined the cast of ''EastEnders'' where he played Simon Raymond, the homosexual brother of Martine McCutcheon's character, Tiffany Raymond. His character made headlines in the British press, following a gay kiss with the show's resident bisexual, Tony Hills (Mark Homer), who happened to be dating his sister at the time. Both Lynford and Homer left the show in 1999. After leaving ''EastEnders'', Lynford started presenting various shows for television, including ''Wild Thing'', ''Taste Today'' and the comedy quiz ''Arty Facts'', which he also devised. He still acts and has recently appeared as Mike in ''Making Time'', a BBC pilot, and on tour in various plays around the UK. Lynford has also written a 1970s musical called ''Disco Crazee'', which was produced by Bruce James in 2005, at the Edinburgh Festival and subsequently toured Britain. More recently, Lynford directed ''The Cheeky Chappie'', a play about the comedian Max Miller, ''Side By Side By Sondheim'' and Ken Hill's ''The Curse of the Werewolf'' at the Union Theatre in London. In 2006/7/8 he directed the comedy ''Dirty Dusting'' at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin and on tour in Ireland and Scotland, and in 2008, ''Menopause the Musical'' at the Tivoli Theatre, Dublin and on tour. In 2009, he directed Menopause the Musical on tour in the UK. He also works as a theatre producer for Paul Holman Associates. He recently directed the UK Theatre Productions of ''Mum's The Word'' and ''Alf Ramsey Knew My Grandfather'' for producer Robert C. Kelly. He has contributed as a writer to the sketch show ''Titty Titty Bang Bang'' and written gags for Dick and Dom for the Sky One Quiz ''Are You Smarter Than A Ten Year Old?'' He has also scripted many pantomimes across the UK. As of 2013, Andrew continues to be a prolific theatre director, including productions of ''Wuthering Heights'' (with Adele Silva and his ''EastEnders'' co-star Mark Homer in the cast), the UK Tour of the Nell Dunn play ''Steaming'' and Christmas shows for Qdos Entertainment. He is also the Chairman and Artist Manager for The Spaniel Talent House (who produce and manage the new band The Accoaldes) and a Director of the company Heavy Pencil Media Ltd. == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew Lynford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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