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Who is Barry Cryer’s wife Theresa Donovan?
VETERAN comedian and writer Barry Cryer was well known for the BBC 4 radio comedy panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.
But behind closed doors when he wasn't being the comedian we all knew and loved, he was a husband to Theresa Donovan and a father of four.
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Who is Barry Cryer's wife Theresa Donovan?
Theresa Donovan is the wife of writer and comedian Barry Cryer.
According to FameChain, Theresa was a singer.
Although her name was Theresa, Barry would often address her by the name of Terry.
There’s isn't much public information on Theresa but what we do know is that they had a long, happy relationship up until his death on January 25, 2022.
When did Barry Cryer and Theresa Donovan get married?
Barry and Theresa got married in 1962 when Barry was 26 years old in Bristol, England.
They have been married for a total of 60 years and lived together in their home in Middlesex.
The couple lived in the house for the past 54 years, which they bought for £10,400 in 1967.
The pair met while Barry was rehearsing for a show on the same day that he first met Ronnie Corbett.
He then "tossed a coin and decided to marry her".
When discussing his relationship with his wife, he told the : "The key is we’ve never understood each other; we don’t row but we argue all the time. I once said to her, ‘We disagree about everything’, and she replied, ‘No, we don’t!’"
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How many children did Barry Cryer and Theresa Donovan have?
Barry and Theresa had four children together.
They had three sons - Tony, Dave and Bob, and a daughter Jackie.
Tony’s a university professor, Dave’s a computer wizard.
Their daughter Jackie is a former singer who now conducts choirs.
Their son Bob has followed in the footsteps of his father by pursuing a career being a writer and actor
Bob would regularly write fictional diaries of Sherlock Holmes landlady, Mrs Hudson with his father in 2013, and then turned the book into a play at Wilton's Music Hall in East London in 2014.
Bob lives in West Sussex with his wife, Suzannah and their three children.
He and Barry began a podcast in 2021 called Now, Where Were We?
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Barry and Theresa also have seven grandchildren and, as of 2017, one great-grandchild.
Barry has said in interviews in the past that he and his family are very close and have regular get-togethers.
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