Dustin Gee
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Dustin Gee (born Gerald Harrison) (24 June 1942-January 1986) was an English impressionist and comedian most famous for his double act with fellow comic, Les Dennis. He was born in York.
Like Dennis, he got his big break on Who Do You Do?, a mid seventies ITV showcase for mimics. Both went on to appear on Russ Abbot's Madhouse.
Gee also branched out on his own when he appeared on ITV's new talent show, Success, alongside a sixteen year old Lisa Stansfield making her TV debut.
But he made his biggest impact on BBC One's The Laughter Show. The first series also featured Hale and Pace and British comic Roy Jay, but later series concentrated exclusively on Gee and Les Dennis. This was the show that included their most famous impression, Coronation Street's Vera Duckworth (played by Gee) and Mavis Riley (played by Dennis).
Gee & Dennis were also the act that had to follow Tommy Cooper, when he collapsed and died onstage on ITV's Live at Her Majesty's in April 1984. Less than two years later, Gee himself succumbed to a fatal heart attack at the early age of 43, whilst working in pantomime with Dennis in Southport, Merseyside.
