Peter Harris

Deathday: 2/23/2021
Place of birth: Gosport, Hampshire, England, UK
Fame for: Directing
Also known as: Peter George Harris

Biography

Peter Harris, who was born in Gosport, was responsible for some of the small screen’s most popular shows including Bullseye, the Muppet Show, Sesame Street and Spitting Image. He discovered Lenny Henry on New Faces, worked on Celebrity Squares, Tiswas, Family Fortunes, Crossroads, Fifteen to One and a variety of other shows in a career spanning five decades.