Owen Money
Owen Money was the guest artiste at Cled Griffin’s Keyboard Music and Wine Festival at Pontin’s Riviera Weymouth, in 1990.
Owen Money, MBE (born Lynn Mittell, 16 May 1947), is a Welsh musician, actor, comedian, and radio presenter. He was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
In the 2007 New Year Honours, Money was made an MBE for services to entertainment in Wales.
Owen Money toured the club circuit as a comedian, winning the Club Land "Comedian of the Year" award, performing alongside Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones
In 1987, Money joined BBC Radio Wales with weekly programme "Money for Nothing", which increased in popularity through 1997 to win two gold Sony Radio Academy Awards: one for "Regional Broadcaster of the Year", and the other for "Best Music Sequence Programme of Year". "Money for Nothing" is presently broadcast every Saturday morning.
Money regularly appears with his band the Soul Sharks, and takes the "Owen Money Laughter Show" to venues around Wales and South West England.
n 2000, after appearing himself in pantomime, he set up his own pantomime company, The Owen Money Theatre Company, with the aim of taking family friendly pantomimes around the theatres of Wales from November to February. The first production was Aladdin, followed by Cinderella (2001/02), Jack And The Beanstalk (2002/03), Dick Whittington (2003/04), Aladdin (2004/05), Robinson Crusoe (2005/06), Peter Pan (2006/07), Cinderella (2007/08), Jack And The Beanstalk (2007) Adult pantomime Buttons Undone - The Cinderella Story continues... (2008). Robinson Crusoe (2008). Aladdin (2009), Dick Whitttington (2010) Peter Pan 2011/2012) Babes in the Wood (2012/2013) Aladdin (2013/2014)
Under his given name of Lynn Mittell, Owen Money was awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year Honours List 2007. The citation reads: "Radio Presenter and Comedy Music Performer. For services to entertainment in Wales”.
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