Elvis Preseli on Wikipedia
Aberdare’s greatest living comedian and entertainer joins the pantheon of greats at Wikipedia.
Geraint Rhys Benney was born in the town of Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taff, near Aberdare, South Wales on 8 November, 1972). He is a Welsh television actor and entertainer.
He has had no formal training as an actor, and started his career with non-speaking parts as an ‘extra’, principally with the long-running BBC soap opera, Pobol y Cwm. He would later gain his Equity card as an actor.He has worked in many different roles including factory worker and nightclub doorman.
He has made acting contributions to the long-running Welsh language soap opera Pobol y Cwm since 1992.
He claims to have pioneered a diet based on eating brussels sprouts. He made numerous appearances in the media around 2000 based on his discovery, dubbing himself “Sproutman”.
He appeared on Chanel 4’s Big Breakfast show as Sproutman in 2001.
He currently devotes much of his time performing as Elvis Preseli, “the only bald, Welsh speaking, burger cooking Elvis in the world”. He performs as Elvis Preseli & the Undertakers. As part of the act he appears on stage carried in a gold coffin, he is brought back to life… and then he cooks some burgers on stage whilst singing non-Elvis songs!
The King of Comedy… it’s the one… the only Mr Elvis Preseli.
