Joseph Marcell is a St. Lucian-born English actor, best known for his role as Geoffrey the English butler on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from its beginning in September 1990 till its final episode in May 1996.
University of Sheffield, Central School of Speech and Drama
Nationality
England
Spouse
Joyce Marcell
Children
Jessica Marcell, Ben Marcell
Nicknames
Joseph Marcel , Joe Marcell
Nominations
Helen Hayes Awards for outstanding Supporting Performer, Visiting Production, TV Land Best Broadcast Butler Award
Movies
Return To Zero, Fedz, Cry Freedom
TV Shows
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Empire Road, Fancy Wanders
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Trademark
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English Accent
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Beard
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Fact
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London, England: Playing the lead role of King Lear in a production at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, and touring on an Elizabethan-style stage in the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia and the Caribbean. [August 2013]
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London, England: Starred as Leonato in a production of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. [September 2011]
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Attended the University of Sheffield in Yorkshire, England.
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Trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.
$1.5 Million
