Hugh Dennis

Dennis in 2012, photo by Prphotos.com

Birth Name: Peter Hugh Dennis

Place of Birth: Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 13 February, 1962

Ethnicity: English

Hugh Dennis is an English comedian, presenter, actor, impressionist, writer, and voice over artist. He is known for being part of comedy duo Punt and Dennis, with Steve Punt.

Hugh is the son of Dorothy Mary, a schoolteacher, and The Right Reverend John Dennis, an Anglican bishop, who was Bishop of Knaresborough and Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, as well as later honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Winchester. His brother is diplomat John Dennis, who has been British Ambassador to Angola, from February 2014 to March 2018, and Representative, British Office Taipei, since December 2020. Hugh was raised in Mill Hill, London. He has two children with his former wife Catherine Abbot-Anderson.

Hugh’s paternal grandfather was Hubert Ronald Dennis (the son of John Thomas Dennis and Edith Jackson). Hubert was a platoon commander on the Western Front in WWI.

Hugh’s paternal grandmother was Evelyn Neville-Polley (the daughter of Leonard Joseph Neville-Polley and Hannah Johnson). Leonard was a science tutor and author, who wrote a biography of chemist and physicist John Dalton.

Hugh’s maternal grandfather was Godfrey Parker Hinnels (the son of Henry Ambrose Hinnels and Elizabeth Susan Parker). Godfrey was born in Suffolk.

Hugh’s maternal grandmother was Winifred Mary Geard (the daughter of Arthur Henry Robert Geard and Lucy Ellen Stagg). Winifred was born in Suffolk.

In 2013, Hugh released his book Britty Britty Bang Bang: One Man’s Attempt to Understand His Country. In the book, Hugh tries to ascertain what it means to be British, which he had been thinking about ever since his Irish friend told him that he was the most British person he had ever met.

Source: Family history of Hugh Dennis – https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk