# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bill-bailey
# Generated: 2026-09-07T18:52:03.771Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bill-bailey"
name: "Bill Bailey"
slug: "bill-bailey"
description: "Mark Robert \"Bill\" Bailey is an English musician, comedian, actor and television presenter. He is known for his role as Manny in the sitcom Black Books (2000–2004), and for his regular appearances on the panel shows Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Have I Got News for You, and QI, as well as for his stand-up comedy work. He plays a variety of musical instruments and incorporates music into his performances."
tagline: "British comedian, musician and actor"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bill_Bailey_rocking_out_in_2008.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Comedians"
  slug: "comedians"
profileType:
  name: "Comedian"
  slug: "comedian"
birthDate: "1965-01-13"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           55.86
  momentum:             0
  historical:           23.712296
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     85
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "billbaileyofficial"
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    handle:    "BillBailey"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0047155/"
    handle:    "nm0047155"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "https://billbailey.co.uk/"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump