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Jethro
Acting

Jethro
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1948-03-12,St Buryan
Gender
Male
Biography
Geoffrey Rowe known by his stage name Jethro, was a British stand-up comedian and singer, born in Cornwall. He was born in St Buryan, Cornwall, the son of a farmer, and after leaving school apprenticed as a carpenter and worked in the Levant tin mine. He joined the local operatic society in St Just, as a bass singer, and then started touring pubs and clubs in Cornwall, singing traditional songs and developing his comedy act. From 1967 he also played rugby as a prop forward in over 100 matches for Penzance & Newlyn RFC, which later became the Cornish Pirates. The name 'Jethro' came from his real name, Geoff Rowe, influenced by the character Jethro in The Beverly Hillbillies television show. After his popularity grew in Cornwall and Devon through the 1980s, he made his first national television performance in 1990 on the Des O'Connor Show, making several subsequent appearances. He also appeared on Jim Davidson's programmes, and on regional television, though much of his material was considered unsuitable for a television audience. He produced his first video, A Portion of Jethro, in 1993, followed by several others. He has also claimed that, during the height of his popularity, he sold some 250,000 theatre seats a year. In 2001, he appeared in a Royal Variety Performance. He lived for some time at Lewdown, in Devon close to the Cornwall border, where he bred horses and owned a comedy club which closed in 2012. In 1995, he walked from Land's End to Lewdown and raised £20,000 for a cancer scanner appeal. In February 2020 he announced that he was retiring from public performances at the end of the year. He died in Plymouth on 14 December 2021, at the age of 73. An official notice said that he had contracted COVID-19 in the time leading up to his death.

Filmography

Jethro: Stark Raving Bonkers

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Jethro: Stark Raving Bonkers
2003-11-01

Jethro: Only for the Barmy!

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Jethro: Only for the Barmy!
2002-11-04

A Giant Portion of Jethro

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A Giant Portion of Jethro
2008-10-27

Jethro: From the Madhouse

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Jethro: From the Madhouse
2006-10-30

Jethro: The Cornish Ambassador Live

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Jethro: The Cornish Ambassador Live
2011-11-14

Jethro: Rule Britannia!

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Jethro: Rule Britannia!
2001-11-15

Jethro: Live at Jethro's - Back of Beyond

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Jethro: Live at Jethro's - Back of Beyond
2007-10-29

Jethro in Cuckoo Land

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Jethro in Cuckoo Land
2005-10-31

Jethro Live: 40 Years The Joker

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Jethro Live: 40 Years The Joker
2015-11-16

Jethro: Too Late To Grow Up

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Jethro: Too Late To Grow Up
2009-11-02

Jethro: The Beast of Bodmin Moor

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Jethro: The Beast of Bodmin Moor
1997-01-01

Jethro: I Told It My Way

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Jethro: I Told It My Way
2010-11-22

Jethro: Off The Wall - Live

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Jethro: Off The Wall - Live
2004-11-01

Jethro says Bull'cks to Europe!

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Jethro says Bull'cks to Europe!

Jethro: Ready For Battle

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Jethro: Ready For Battle

Jethro - From Behind the Bushes

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Jethro - From Behind the Bushes
1994-10-17

Jethro: A Portion of Jethro

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Jethro: A Portion of Jethro
1993-10-16

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side

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Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
2011-08-18