Jasper Carrott of a management buyout. Carrott is the father of actress Lucy Davis. He is a supporter, and was a director, of Birmingham City. He was awarded an OBE in 2002 "for charitable services". The University of Birmingham awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2004, following a similar award from Aston University in 1995. On 2 April 2018, Carrott had a heart bypass operation. Jasper Carrott Jasper Carrott, OBE (born Robert Norman Davis; 14 March 1945) is an English comedian, actor, television presenter, and personality. Born in Shaftmoor Lane, Acocks Green, in Birmingham, Carrott was educated at Acocks Green primary school
Jasper Carrott He also wrote a novel called "Shop! or a Store is Born". Also of interest is a book by Carrott's former manager John Starkey, "Jasper and Me" (1993; Etsiketsi Books). He once said, "Ringo isn't the best drummer in the world. He isn't even the best drummer in the Beatles." This quote was credited to John Lennon until Mark Lewisjohn discovered, in 1983, that it was Mr Carrott who said it. Carrott was part-owner of the production company Celador, makers of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" In 2006, he and wife Hazel sold their shares for £10m as part