Brits Who've Made It Big in America

**Thetyim** · 05-02-2008, 12:30 PM

Didn't Jim Dale make it good in the US ?
He was the tall straight guy from the Carry on Films

**Gallowspole** · 05-02-2008, 12:36 PM

Cary Grant
John Lennon
Def Leppard
Ozzie Osborne
Malcolm MacDowell
The pilgrims

**Norton** · 05-02-2008, 12:37 PM

An endless list of fine British born actors who moved to the US to make some real money in the entertainment industry.

**DaveRobin** · 05-02-2008, 12:56 PM

John, Paul, George and Ringo

Bob Hope

Billy Connoly

ichard Branson

bkkmadness · 05-02-2008, 02:07 PM

One of our finest actors.

**obsidian** · 05-02-2008, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by Norton

An endless list

aint that the truth. any live or well known ones?

**The Gentleman Scamp** · 05-02-2008, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by November Rain

Can't remember his name, but the fat guy from The Full Monty. He now does films & a sitcom in the US, eerm, Mark Addison, I think.

Mark Addy - it's a miracle he's anyone after doing the Flintstones sequel.

**NickA** · 05-02-2008, 02:38 PM

^

This guy?? he's British??

I've nevr heard of him nor seen him before

**Norton** · 05-02-2008, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by obsidian

any live or well known ones?

Live? Erm..wait,wait. Anthony Hopkins!
Endless list of live ones pending wait until tomorrow.

**obsidian** · 05-02-2008, 02:45 PM

a few very talented people among this herd of no name money grubbers. god bless merka.

**Sir Burr** · 05-02-2008, 02:46 PM

Charles Laughton
Robert Donat
Christian Bale
Ralph and Joseph Fiennes
David Niven
Peter Ustinov
Ricky Gervais

**Ivor Biggun** · 05-02-2008, 03:02 PM

Liz Taylor

**English Noodles** · 05-02-2008, 03:14 PM

Sir Humphrey Gilbert

George Calvert

Sir Oliver St John

bkkmadness · 05-02-2008, 03:33 PM

Brits who made America big, the passengers of the Mayflower.

**Rattanaburi** · 05-02-2008, 04:41 PM

I wrote out a long post but made a mistake while trying to close Itunes and deleted it!!!!

Oh well, my basic message was the US is more open to foreigners whorking the media than the UK and places like Thailand. Is ther even one reporter on the BBC who has an American accent?

Alistair Cooke originall from the UK lived in America most of his life. I would say he was pretty much an American. That's why he was so great!

**Marmite the Dog** · 05-02-2008, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by Rattanaburi

Is there even one reporter on the BBC who has an American accent?

There's a few unfortunately.

**NickA** · 05-02-2008, 04:54 PM

Christ, I even think we let some frenchies on the TV at one point

**BobbyTits** · 05-02-2008, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by bkkmadness

One of our finest actors.

Who ? Sid Vicious

**chitown** · 05-02-2008, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by Rattanaburi

Is there even one reporter on the BBC who has an American accent?

There's a few unfortunately.

I never noticed any Americans with an accent........

**chitown** · 05-02-2008, 05:09 PM

How about Benedict Arnold? He made a long lasting name for himself.

**obsidian** · 05-02-2008, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by chitown

I never noticed any Americans with an accent........

too much banjo playin on the bridge while watching the rafters, me thinks.

**EmperorTud** · 05-02-2008, 05:11 PM

Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
James Monroe
James Buchanan
John K. Polk
William Drummond
Hugh Mercer

**Sir Burr** · 05-02-2008, 05:13 PM

BBC anchor-woman Lyce Doucette, though, she may be Canadian (same difference).

**EmperorTud** · 05-02-2008, 05:21 PM

Andrew Carnegie....Born in Dunfermline, he became an Industrialist and millionaire making his money from Railroads and Pittsburgh steel. Famous for donating money to build libraries in Scotland and elsewhere.

James Craik....Scot from Dumfriesshire who became physician and surgeon of the American revolutionary army. Close friends of President Washington.

Alexander Wilson....Scot emigrant, author of 7 volumes of American Ornithology.

Robert Gibson Eccles....Scot from Ayrshire, researcher & discoverer of food preservatives.

Siol nan Gaidheal - Famous American Scots

bkkmadness · 05-02-2008, 05:25 PM

Jerry Springer.

Well actually a little confused about this. on wiki it says he's 'British born', and stayed there for 4 years before his family emigrated to US. Does that make him British?

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