Dale Meeks

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Dale Meeks
Born(1975-05-06)6 May 1975
Died22 April 2023(2023-04-22) (aged 47)
South Tyneside District Hospital, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England
Occupation(s)Actor, production designer
Years active1990–2023

Dale Meeks (6 May 1975 – 22 April 2023) was an English television and theatre actor. [1]

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Acting career

Meeks was best known for his role as Simon Meredith in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale [2] and as the winner of ITV's Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes with Mark Charnock as the Blues Brothers.

Meeks also starred in Byker Grove [3] as the leader of a gang from rival youth club Denton Burn for five series and played Hips in the BBC series Breeze Block .

Meeks toured the UK with the musical Chicago [4] and appeared in the West End production of Love Never Dies .

Death

Meeks died from heart failure on 22 April 2023, at the age of 47. [5]

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References

  1. Duke, Simon (23 April 2023). "Dale Meeks dies at 47 as tributes pour in for Emmerdale star". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. "Let them eat cake!". Sunday Sun . 18 July 2005. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  3. "Giving youth a chance for 30 years". Shields Gazette. 20 April 2009. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  4. Pollock, David (22 October 2006). "The Review: She's cute, sassy — and all that jazz". The Times . London. Retrieved 23 November 2009.[ dead link ]
  5. "Dale Meeks: Ant and Dec lead tributes to Emmerdale and Byker Grove star, who has died aged 48". BBC News. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

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