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Comedian and actor John Sessions has died at the age of 67, his agent confirmed.
Alex Irwin of Markham, Froggatt & Irwin said in a statement: “It is with great sadness that we can confirm that on Monday 2 November actor John Sessions died at his home in South London.
He went on to say, “We will miss him very much.”
Sessions was best known for his regular appearances on television shows, including Whose Line Is It Anyway? and QI.
A talented impressionist, he also worked on the satirical puppet television show Spitting Image and the celebrity parody Stella Street.
Throughout the ’80s, he practiced his improv skills with performances at live comedy venues and solo shows in London’s West End.
A regular panelist on the radio version of Whose Line Is It Anyway ?, his big television break came when it was transferred to the screen in 1988.
Hosted by Clive Anderson, Sessions appeared alongside artists such as Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Tony Slattery, Greg Proops, and Mike McShane on the popular comedy series.
He then landed his own one-man television show, simply titled John Sessions, in 1989, which drew on objects and stories offered by audiences overnight to create improvised live routines.
Although known for his comedy roles, Sessions was a classically trained actor and studied alongside Kenneth Branagh at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in the late 1970s.
The pair would continue to work together on many occasions throughout their careers, including his comedic role as Irish officer Macmorris in the acclaimed 1989 adaptation of Branagh by Henry V.
He also appeared in other Shakespeare films, including a 1999 version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and alongside Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons in the 2004 film Merchant Of Venice.
