Javone Prince

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Javone Prince
MediumTelevision
Years active2002–present
Genres Sitcom, Sketch, drama

Javone Prince is a British comedian and actor. He has appeared in many British comedy television shows, such as Horrible Histories , Sorry, I've Got No Head and Little Miss Jocelyn. He also Featured in The Dumping Ground as the character Lethal G. Prince is best known for starring as Jerwayne in PhoneShop . [1] Prince also appears in several theatre productions including, Measure for Measure , Titus Andronicus and Richard III. He trained at LAMDA and is currently a member of the National Theatre. [2]

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In July and August 2015, Prince's eponymous sketch show The Javone Prince Show was shown on BBC Two. [3]

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References

  1. PhoneShop – Jerwayne (Javone Prince). E4.com (2011-03-26). Retrieved on 2011-11-10.
  2. Javone Prince – Company Members Archived 2011-09-07 at the Wayback Machine . National Theatre. Retrieved on 2011-11-10.
  3. "The Javone Prince Show - BBC2 Sketch Show". British Comedy Guide .
  4. How to Make Kids read again: Helen Skelton and Javone Prince reveal the secrets