Freddie Starr - Revision history

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	~~{{short description\|British stand up comedian and singer}}~~
	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Freddie Starr		\| name = Freddie Starr
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	\| birth_name = Frederick Leslie Fowell		\| birth_name = Frederick Leslie Fowell
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1943\|01\|09\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1943\|01\|09\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~w:Huyton\|~~Huyton]], England		\| birth_place = [[Huyton]], England
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|df=yes\|2019\|05\|09\|1943\|01\|09}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|df=yes\|2019\|05\|09\|1943\|01\|09}}
	\| death_place = [[~~w:Mijas\|~~Mijas]], Spain		\| death_place = [[Mijas]], Spain
	\| occupation = {{hlist\|Comedian\|impressionist\|singer\|actor}}		\| occupation = {{hlist\|Comedian\|impressionist\|singer\|actor}}
	\| years_active = 1958-2011		\| years_active = 1958-2011
	\| module = {{Infobox comedian\|embed=yes		\| module = {{Infobox comedian\|embed=yes
	\| medium = [[w:Stand up comedy\|Stand up]], [[~~w:television\|~~television]]		\| medium = [[Stand up comedy\|Stand up]], [[television]]
	\| genre = [[~~w:Observational comedy\|~~Observational comedy]], [[~~w:musical comedy\|~~musical comedy]], [[~~w:physical comedy\|~~physical comedy]], [[~~w:insult comedy\|~~insult comedy]]		\| genre = [[Observational comedy]], [[musical comedy]], [[physical comedy]], [[insult comedy]]
	}}		}}
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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Starr was a keen supporter of [[~~w:Everton F.C.\|~~Everton F.C.]], and was a [[w:Vegetarianism\|vegetarian]] from his teenage years onwards.<ref name="Timesobit" /> At the height of his television celebrity, he appeared on [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]]'s coverage of the buildup to the [[1984 FA Cup Final]], in which Everton defeated [[~~w:Elton John\|~~Elton John]]'s [[w:Watford F.C.\|Watford]] 2–0. He appeared on the lawn outside the hotel where the Everton team were staying, on the morning of the game and gave an impromptu comedy performance to the players, who watched from the windows of their rooms.<ref name="Sharp2012">{{cite book\|author=Graeme Sharp\|title=Sharpy: My Story\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cNkUuT0H2HgC&pg=PT80\|date=16 March 2012\|publisher=Mainstream Publishing\|isbn=978-1-78057-466-0\|pages=80–}}</ref>		Starr was a keen supporter of [[Everton F.C.]], and was a [[Vegetarianism\|vegetarian]] from his teenage years onwards.<ref name="Timesobit" /> At the height of his television celebrity, he appeared on [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]]'s coverage of the buildup to the [[1984 FA Cup Final]], in which Everton defeated [[Elton John]]'s [[Watford F.C.\|Watford]] 2–0. He appeared on the lawn outside the hotel where the Everton team were staying, on the morning of the game and gave an impromptu comedy performance to the players, who watched from the windows of their rooms.<ref name="Sharp2012">{{cite book\|author=Graeme Sharp\|title=Sharpy: My Story\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cNkUuT0H2HgC&pg=PT80\|date=16 March 2012\|publisher=Mainstream Publishing\|isbn=978-1-78057-466-0\|pages=80–}}</ref>

	In April 1994, Robin Coxhead, a gardener employed by Starr, was charged with alleged theft of £41,000 worth of jewellery from the comedian's home.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/gardener-charged-1368532.html\|title=Gardener charged\|date=8 April 1994\|newspaper=[[~~w:The Independent\|~~The Independent]]\|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> When questioned by the police, Coxhead claimed the jewellery had been given to him as a reward because he had been giving oral sex to Starr over a period of five years. However, Coxhead was discredited in court when he was unable to state whether Starr's penis was circumcised or not.<ref name="Timesobit"/> Coxhead was found guilty and sentenced to 15 months in prison in 1995.<ref>''Unwrapped'', Chapter 13</ref>		In April 1994, Robin Coxhead, a gardener employed by Starr, was charged with alleged theft of £41,000 worth of jewellery from the comedian's home.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/gardener-charged-1368532.html\|title=Gardener charged\|date=8 April 1994\|newspaper=[[The Independent]]\|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> When questioned by the police, Coxhead claimed the jewellery had been given to him as a reward because he had been giving oral sex to Starr over a period of five years. However, Coxhead was discredited in court when he was unable to state whether Starr's penis was circumcised or not.<ref name="Timesobit"/> Coxhead was found guilty and sentenced to 15 months in prison in 1995.<ref>''Unwrapped'', Chapter 13</ref>

	In October 2012, Starr obtained an [[~~w:injunction\|~~injunction]] to prevent a claim from being made about his personal life. The injunction was overturned as it was considered to be an issue involving potential [[~~w:defamation\|~~defamation]], which the media outlets concerned were not planning to publish.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/oct/04/freddie-starr-itv-injunction?newsfeed=true Freddie Starr: media wins court battle to overturn injunction] The Guardian. 4 October 2012.</ref> On 8 October 2012, ''[[~~w:Channel 4 News\|~~Channel 4 News]]'' reported allegations relating to Starr's appearance on [[~~w:Jimmy Savile\|~~Jimmy Savile]]'s BBC television show ''Clunk Click'' in 1974, which he denied through his lawyer<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/news/jimmy-savile-sex-abuse-allegations-freddie-starr Savile, Freddie Starr and BBC inaction on child safety] Channel 4 News, 8 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.</ref> and in media interviews.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19892258 Freddie Starr denies BBC dressing room grope claim] BBC News, 9 October 2012.</ref>		In October 2012, Starr obtained an [[injunction]] to prevent a claim from being made about his personal life. The injunction was overturned as it was considered to be an issue involving potential [[defamation]], which the media outlets concerned were not planning to publish.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/oct/04/freddie-starr-itv-injunction?newsfeed=true Freddie Starr: media wins court battle to overturn injunction] The Guardian. 4 October 2012.</ref> On 8 October 2012, ''[[Channel 4 News]]'' reported allegations relating to Starr's appearance on [[Jimmy Savile]]'s BBC television show ''Clunk Click'' in 1974, which he denied through his lawyer<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/news/jimmy-savile-sex-abuse-allegations-freddie-starr Savile, Freddie Starr and BBC inaction on child safety] Channel 4 News, 8 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.</ref> and in media interviews.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19892258 Freddie Starr denies BBC dressing room grope claim] BBC News, 9 October 2012.</ref>

	On 1 November 2012, as part of [[Operation Yewtree]], Starr was arrested by police at his [[Warwickshire]] home, in connection with the [[Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal]]. He was arrested on three subsequent occasions, without any connections to Savile, the last being on 12 February 2014. Starr denied the claims made against him.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://news.sky.com/story/freddie-starr-rearrested-over-sex-abuse-claims-10417601\|title=Freddie Starr Rearrested Over Sex Abuse Claims\|work=[[Sky News]]\|date=12 February 2014\|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> On 6 May 2014, it was reported that the [[Crown Prosecution Service]] had decided not to bring charges against Starr in connection with the allegations, on the grounds of "insufficient evidence".<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27294888 Freddie Starr will not be prosecuted, CPS confirms] BBC News, 6 May 2014.</ref>		On 1 November 2012, as part of [[Operation Yewtree]], Starr was arrested by police at his [[Warwickshire]] home, in connection with the [[Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal]]. He was arrested on three subsequent occasions, without any connections to Savile, the last being on 12 February 2014. Starr denied the claims made against him.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://news.sky.com/story/freddie-starr-rearrested-over-sex-abuse-claims-10417601\|title=Freddie Starr Rearrested Over Sex Abuse Claims\|work=[[Sky News]]\|date=12 February 2014\|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> On 6 May 2014, it was reported that the [[Crown Prosecution Service]] had decided not to bring charges against Starr in connection with the allegations, on the grounds of "insufficient evidence".<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27294888 Freddie Starr will not be prosecuted, CPS confirms] BBC News, 6 May 2014.</ref>
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	==Death==		==Death==
	Starr was found dead at his home in [[~~w:Mijas\|~~Mijas]], on the [[~~w:Costa Del Sol\|~~Costa Del Sol]], Spain, on 9 May 2019, aged 76. A post-mortem showed that he died from [[~~w:coronary artery disease\|~~coronary artery disease]]. The director of Malaga province's Institute of Legal Medicine stated that Starr's death "''was the result of a natural process, and specifically an ischemic heart disease.''"<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/comedian-freddie-starr-died-of-heart-disease-a4139736.html\|title=Comedian Freddie Starr died of heart disease\|date=10 May 2019\|website=Evening Standard}}</ref>		Starr was found dead at his home in [[Mijas]], on the [[Costa Del Sol]], Spain, on 9 May 2019, aged 76. A post-mortem showed that he died from [[coronary artery disease]]. The director of Malaga province's Institute of Legal Medicine stated that Starr's death "''was the result of a natural process, and specifically an ischemic heart disease.''"<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/comedian-freddie-starr-died-of-heart-disease-a4139736.html\|title=Comedian Freddie Starr died of heart disease\|date=10 May 2019\|website=Evening Standard}}</ref>

	At the time of his death, Starr was living in constrained financial circumstances, and his funeral costs were covered by an undertaker from [[~~w:Sheffield\|~~Sheffield]]. The funeral was held at [[~~w:Prescot Parish Church\|~~Prescot Parish Church]] on Merseyside on 13 June 2019, with his body being buried in a family-owned grave in a cemetery at [[~~w:Huyton\|~~Huyton]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48621164\|title=Freddie Starr funeral: Red roses and Elvis tributes as fans say farewell\|date=13 June 2019\|work=BBC News\|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref>		At the time of his death, Starr was living in constrained financial circumstances, and his funeral costs were covered by an undertaker from [[Sheffield]]. The funeral was held at [[Prescot Parish Church]] on Merseyside on 13 June 2019, with his body being buried in a family-owned grave in a cemetery at [[Huyton]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48621164\|title=Freddie Starr funeral: Red roses and Elvis tributes as fans say farewell\|date=13 June 2019\|work=BBC News\|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref>

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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{{anchor|Freddie Starr ate my hamster}}"Freddie Starr ate my hamster"

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	==={{anchor\|Freddie Starr ate my hamster}}"Freddie Starr ate my hamster"===		==={{anchor\|Freddie Starr ate my hamster}}"Freddie Starr ate my hamster"===
			[[File:Freddie & the Hamster.jpg\|thumb\|right\|alt=Newspaper headlines about Freddie and a hamster]]
	Freddie Starr was the subject of one of the best known British [[Tabloid (newspaper format)\|tabloid]] newspaper headlines. On 13 March 1986 ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)\|The Sun]]'' carried as its main headline: "Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster". According to the text of the story, Starr had been staying at the home of his friend Vince McCaffrey and his 23-year-old girlfriend Lea La Salle in [[Birchwood]], [[Cheshire]], when the alleged incident took place. Starr was claimed to have returned home from a performance at a [[Manchester]] nightclub in the early hours of the morning and demanded that La Salle make him a sandwich. When she refused, he went into the kitchen and put her pet hamster Supersonic between two slices of bread and proceeded to eat it.<ref name="McKie">{{cite news\|last=McKie\|first=Andrew\|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17632473.obituary-freddie-starr-anarchic-comedian-plagued-by-notorious-tabloid-headline/\|title=Obituary: Freddie Starr, anarchic comedian plagued by notorious tabloid headline\|newspaper=[[The Herald (Scotland)\|The Herald]]\|location=Glasgow\|date=10 May 2019\|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref>		Freddie Starr was the subject of one of the best known British [[Tabloid (newspaper format)\|tabloid]] newspaper headlines. On 13 March 1986 ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)\|The Sun]]'' carried as its main headline: "Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster". According to the text of the story, Starr had been staying at the home of his friend Vince McCaffrey and his 23-year-old girlfriend Lea La Salle in [[Birchwood]], [[Cheshire]], when the alleged incident took place. Starr was claimed to have returned home from a performance at a [[Manchester]] nightclub in the early hours of the morning and demanded that La Salle make him a sandwich. When she refused, he went into the kitchen and put her pet hamster Supersonic between two slices of bread and proceeded to eat it.<ref name="McKie">{{cite news\|last=McKie\|first=Andrew\|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17632473.obituary-freddie-starr-anarchic-comedian-plagued-by-notorious-tabloid-headline/\|title=Obituary: Freddie Starr, anarchic comedian plagued by notorious tabloid headline\|newspaper=[[The Herald (Scotland)\|The Herald]]\|location=Glasgow\|date=10 May 2019\|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref>

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	{{short description\|British stand up comedian and singer}}		{{short description\|British stand up comedian and singer}}
	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=August 2014}}~~
	~~{{Use British English\|date=August 2014}}~~
	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Freddie Starr		\| name = Freddie Starr
	\| image = Freddie Starr ~~without Reg Wilson~~.jpg		\| image = Freddie Starr.jpg
	~~\| imagesize = 220px~~		\| caption =
	\| caption = ~~Starr in 1976~~
	\| birth_name = Frederick Leslie Fowell		\| birth_name = Frederick Leslie Fowell
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1943\|01\|09\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1943\|01\|09\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Huyton]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Huyton\|Huyton]], England
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|df=yes\|2019\|05\|09\|1943\|1\|09}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|df=yes\|2019\|05\|09\|1943\|01\|09}}
	\| death_place = [[Mijas]], Spain		\| death_place = [[w:Mijas\|Mijas]], Spain
	\| occupation = {{hlist\|Comedian\|impressionist\|singer\|actor}}		\| occupation = {{hlist\|Comedian\|impressionist\|singer\|actor}}
	\| years_active = 1958-2011		\| years_active = 1958-2011
	\| module = {{Infobox comedian\|embed=yes		\| module = {{Infobox comedian\|embed=yes
	\| medium = [[Stand up comedy\|Stand up]], [[television]]		\| medium = [[w:Stand up comedy\|Stand up]], [[w:television\|television]]
	\| genre = [[Observational comedy]], [[musical comedy]], [[physical comedy]], [[insult comedy]]		\| genre = [[w:Observational comedy\|Observational comedy]], [[w:musical comedy\|musical comedy]], [[w:physical comedy\|physical comedy]], [[w:insult comedy\|insult comedy]]
	}}		}}
	}}		}}

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	==Death==		==Death==
	Starr was found dead at his home in [[Mijas]], on the [[Costa Del Sol]], Spain, on 9 May 2019, aged 76. A post-mortem showed that he died from [[coronary artery disease]]. The director of Malaga province's Institute of Legal Medicine stated that Starr's death "was the result of a natural process, and specifically an ischemic heart disease."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/comedian-freddie-starr-died-of-heart-disease-a4139736.html\|title=Comedian Freddie Starr died of heart disease\|date=10 May 2019\|website=Evening Standard}}</ref>		Starr was found dead at his home in [[w:Mijas\|Mijas]], on the [[w:Costa Del Sol\|Costa Del Sol]], Spain, on 9 May 2019, aged 76. A post-mortem showed that he died from [[w:coronary artery disease\|coronary artery disease]]. The director of Malaga province's Institute of Legal Medicine stated that Starr's death "''was the result of a natural process, and specifically an ischemic heart disease.''"<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/comedian-freddie-starr-died-of-heart-disease-a4139736.html\|title=Comedian Freddie Starr died of heart disease\|date=10 May 2019\|website=Evening Standard}}</ref>

	At the time of his death, Starr was living in constrained financial circumstances, and his funeral costs were covered by an undertaker from [[Sheffield]]. The funeral was held at [[Prescot Parish Church]] on Merseyside on 13 June 2019, with his body being buried in a family-owned grave in a cemetery at [[Huyton]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48621164\|title=Freddie Starr funeral: Red roses and Elvis tributes as fans say farewell\|date=13 June 2019\|work=BBC News\|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref>		At the time of his death, Starr was living in constrained financial circumstances, and his funeral costs were covered by an undertaker from [[w:Sheffield\|Sheffield]]. The funeral was held at [[w:Prescot Parish Church\|Prescot Parish Church]] on Merseyside on 13 June 2019, with his body being buried in a family-owned grave in a cemetery at [[w:Huyton\|Huyton]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48621164\|title=Freddie Starr funeral: Red roses and Elvis tributes as fans say farewell\|date=13 June 2019\|work=BBC News\|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref>

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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Personal life

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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Starr was a keen supporter of [[Everton F.C.]], and was a [[Vegetarianism\|vegetarian]] from his teenage years onwards.<ref name="Timesobit" /> At the height of his television celebrity, he appeared on [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]]'s coverage of the buildup to the [[1984 FA Cup Final]], in which Everton defeated [[Elton John]]'s [[Watford F.C.\|Watford]] 2–0. He appeared on the lawn outside the hotel where the Everton team were staying, on the morning of the game and gave an impromptu comedy performance to the players, who watched from the windows of their rooms.<ref name="Sharp2012">{{cite book\|author=Graeme Sharp\|title=Sharpy: My Story\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cNkUuT0H2HgC&pg=PT80\|date=16 March 2012\|publisher=Mainstream Publishing\|isbn=978-1-78057-466-0\|pages=80–}}</ref>		Starr was a keen supporter of [[w:Everton F.C.\|Everton F.C.]], and was a [[w:Vegetarianism\|vegetarian]] from his teenage years onwards.<ref name="Timesobit" /> At the height of his television celebrity, he appeared on [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]]'s coverage of the buildup to the [[1984 FA Cup Final]], in which Everton defeated [[w:Elton John\|Elton John]]'s [[w:Watford F.C.\|Watford]] 2–0. He appeared on the lawn outside the hotel where the Everton team were staying, on the morning of the game and gave an impromptu comedy performance to the players, who watched from the windows of their rooms.<ref name="Sharp2012">{{cite book\|author=Graeme Sharp\|title=Sharpy: My Story\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cNkUuT0H2HgC&pg=PT80\|date=16 March 2012\|publisher=Mainstream Publishing\|isbn=978-1-78057-466-0\|pages=80–}}</ref>

	In April 1994, Robin Coxhead, a gardener employed by Starr, was charged with alleged theft of £41,000 worth of jewellery from the comedian's home.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/gardener-charged-1368532.html\|title=Gardener charged\|date=8 April 1994\|newspaper=[[The Independent]]\|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> When questioned by the police, Coxhead claimed the jewellery had been given to him as a reward because he had been giving oral sex to Starr over a period of five years. However, Coxhead was discredited in court when he was unable to state whether Starr's penis was circumcised or not.<ref name="Timesobit"/> Coxhead was found guilty and sentenced to 15 months in prison in 1995.<ref>''Unwrapped'', Chapter 13</ref>~~{{Primary source inline\|date=May 2019}}~~		In April 1994, Robin Coxhead, a gardener employed by Starr, was charged with alleged theft of £41,000 worth of jewellery from the comedian's home.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/gardener-charged-1368532.html\|title=Gardener charged\|date=8 April 1994\|newspaper=[[w:The Independent\|The Independent]]\|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> When questioned by the police, Coxhead claimed the jewellery had been given to him as a reward because he had been giving oral sex to Starr over a period of five years. However, Coxhead was discredited in court when he was unable to state whether Starr's penis was circumcised or not.<ref name="Timesobit"/> Coxhead was found guilty and sentenced to 15 months in prison in 1995.<ref>''Unwrapped'', Chapter 13</ref>

	In October 2012, Starr obtained an [[injunction]] to prevent a claim from being made about his personal life. The injunction was overturned as it was considered to be an issue involving potential [[defamation]], which the media outlets concerned were not planning to publish.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/oct/04/freddie-starr-itv-injunction?newsfeed=true Freddie Starr: media wins court battle to overturn injunction] The Guardian. 4 October 2012.</ref> On 8 October 2012, ''[[Channel 4 News]]'' reported allegations relating to Starr's appearance on [[Jimmy Savile]]'s BBC television show ''Clunk Click'' in 1974, which he denied through his lawyer<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/news/jimmy-savile-sex-abuse-allegations-freddie-starr Savile, Freddie Starr and BBC inaction on child safety] Channel 4 News, 8 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.</ref> and in media interviews.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19892258 Freddie Starr denies BBC dressing room grope claim] BBC News, 9 October 2012.</ref>		In October 2012, Starr obtained an [[w:injunction\|injunction]] to prevent a claim from being made about his personal life. The injunction was overturned as it was considered to be an issue involving potential [[w:defamation\|defamation]], which the media outlets concerned were not planning to publish.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/oct/04/freddie-starr-itv-injunction?newsfeed=true Freddie Starr: media wins court battle to overturn injunction] The Guardian. 4 October 2012.</ref> On 8 October 2012, ''[[w:Channel 4 News\|Channel 4 News]]'' reported allegations relating to Starr's appearance on [[w:Jimmy Savile\|Jimmy Savile]]'s BBC television show ''Clunk Click'' in 1974, which he denied through his lawyer<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/news/jimmy-savile-sex-abuse-allegations-freddie-starr Savile, Freddie Starr and BBC inaction on child safety] Channel 4 News, 8 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.</ref> and in media interviews.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19892258 Freddie Starr denies BBC dressing room grope claim] BBC News, 9 October 2012.</ref>

	On 1 November 2012, as part of [[Operation Yewtree]], Starr was arrested by police at his [[Warwickshire]] home, in connection with the [[Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal]]. He was arrested on three subsequent occasions, without any connections to Savile, the last being on 12 February 2014. Starr denied the claims made against him.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://news.sky.com/story/freddie-starr-rearrested-over-sex-abuse-claims-10417601\|title=Freddie Starr Rearrested Over Sex Abuse Claims\|work=[[Sky News]]\|date=12 February 2014\|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> On 6 May 2014, it was reported that the [[Crown Prosecution Service]] had decided not to bring charges against Starr in connection with the allegations, on the grounds of "insufficient evidence".<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27294888 Freddie Starr will not be prosecuted, CPS confirms] BBC News, 6 May 2014.</ref>		On 1 November 2012, as part of [[Operation Yewtree]], Starr was arrested by police at his [[Warwickshire]] home, in connection with the [[Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal]]. He was arrested on three subsequent occasions, without any connections to Savile, the last being on 12 February 2014. Starr denied the claims made against him.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://news.sky.com/story/freddie-starr-rearrested-over-sex-abuse-claims-10417601\|title=Freddie Starr Rearrested Over Sex Abuse Claims\|work=[[Sky News]]\|date=12 February 2014\|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> On 6 May 2014, it was reported that the [[Crown Prosecution Service]] had decided not to bring charges against Starr in connection with the allegations, on the grounds of "insufficient evidence".<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27294888 Freddie Starr will not be prosecuted, CPS confirms] BBC News, 6 May 2014.</ref>

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	==External links==		==External links==
	~~{{wikinews\|Freddie Starr arrested as part of Savile child sex inquiry}}~~
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111206185627/http://www.freddiestarrwebsite.co.uk/ Unofficial Website (backed by Freddie's Management)]		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111206185627/http://www.freddiestarrwebsite.co.uk/ Unofficial Website (backed by Freddie's Management)]
	* ~~[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/~~4ce2ba458a349 Freddie Starr~~] at the [[British Film Institute]]~~		* {{BFI\|4ce2ba458a349\|Freddie Starr}}
	* {{discogs artist}}		* {{discogs artist}}
	* [http://www.45cat.com/artist/freddie-starr Discography at 45cat.com]		* [http://www.45cat.com/artist/freddie-starr Discography at 45cat.com]
	* {{IMDb name}}		* {{IMDb name}}

	~~{{Authority control}}~~

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{{short description|British stand up comedian and singer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Freddie Starr
| image = Freddie Starr without Reg Wilson.jpg
| imagesize = 220px
| caption = Starr in 1976
| birth_name = Frederick Leslie Fowell
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1943|01|09|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Huyton]], England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2019|05|09|1943|1|09}}
| death_place = [[Mijas]], Spain
| occupation = {{hlist|Comedian|impressionist|singer|actor}}
| years_active = 1958-2011
| module = {{Infobox comedian|embed=yes
| medium = [[Stand up comedy|Stand up]], [[television]]
| genre = [[Observational comedy]], [[musical comedy]], [[physical comedy]], [[insult comedy]]
}}
}}

'''Freddie Starr''' (born '''Frederick Leslie Fowell'''; 9 January 1943 – 9 May 2019) was an [[English people|English]] [[stand up comedy|stand up]] comedian, impressionist, singer and actor. Starr was the lead singer of [[Beat music|Merseybeat]] [[rock and roll]] group the Midniters{{refn|group=nb|In Starr's autobiography, the name of the band is spelled Midniters, with a contemporary publicity photograph using this spelling.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/6TBhg.jpg |format=JPG|title= Photographic image : Freddie Starr – ''Unwrapped''|website=I.imgur.com}}</ref> On the recordings that Starr made with Joe Meek for Decca, the name of the band is spelled Midnighters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/artist/freddie-starr|title=Freddie Starr Discography - UK - 45cat|website=45cat.com|access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref>}} during the early 1960s, and came to prominence in the early 1970s after appearing on ''[[Opportunity Knocks (UK TV series)|Opportunity Knocks]]'' and the [[Royal Variety Performance]]. In the 1990s, he starred in several television shows, including ''Freddie Starr'' (1993–1994), ''The Freddie Starr Show ''(1996–1998) and two episodes of ''[[An Audience with...]]'' in 1996 and 1997. In 1999, he presented the game show ''[[Beat the Crusher]]''.

==Early life==
Starr was born in [[Huyton]] in the county of [[Lancashire]], England.<ref>[http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/freddie-starr-not-charged-over-7077638 Not enough evidence to charge Liverpool-born comedian Freddie Starr after sex crime allegations] ''Liverpool Echo'', 5 May 2014.</ref> One of seven children, Starr was the son of a bricklayer, who was often unemployed. According to Starr, his mother Hilda (''[[née]]'' Feihnen)<ref name="Jeffries"/> was from Germany and was [[Jews|Jewish]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Starr |first1=Freddie |last2=Scott |first2=Danny |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/best-of-times-worst-of-times-freddie-starr-m2dx9wx9vcf |title=Best of times, worst of times: Freddie Starr |newspaper=[[The Times]] |location=London |date=25 May 2003 |access-date=10 May 2019 |quote=Me mam was from Germany. She was Jewish. I think most of her family got killed off in the Holocaust.}}{{subscription required}}</ref><ref name="McKie"/> A twin brother died at birth.<ref name="Jeffries"/> When his father, who was also a bare-knuckled boxer, was drunk he repeatedly beat Starr up when he was a young child. In one incident, his father broke both of his son's legs. At the age of six, Starr stopped speaking, and was taken into [[Residential child care community|care]]. As a result of these experiences, he was [[Teetotalism|teetotal]] for life.<ref name="Timesobit">{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/freddie-starr-popular-if-unpredictable-comedian-zd3tl95vl |title=Freddie Starr obituary |newspaper=The Times |date=10 May 2019 |access-date=10 May 2019}}{{subscription required}}</ref> In his 2001 autobiography ''Unwrapped'', Starr gives speech problems as the reason he spent two years away from home as a child.<ref>{{cite web |title=Freddie Starr reveals misery of childhood |date=20 July 2007 |website=thisissouthdevon.co.uk |url=http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=134844&command=displayContent&sourceNode=134828&contentPK=17883024&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch |access-date=2007-07-23}}{{dead link |date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> He attended Sylvester's Primary, and later Huyton Secondary Modern. His father died when Starr was in his early teens.<ref name="McKie"/><ref name="Cooper">{{cite news |last=Cooper |first=Tim |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/freddie-starr-on-the-wane-6320021.html |title=Freddie Starr on the wane |newspaper=[[Evening Standard]] |location=London |date=18 October 2001 |access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref>

Starr was encouraged by his mother to perform from the age of 12 working in clubs and pubs. For five years, he was a member of the Hilda Fallon Roadshow which toured community halls and hospitals.<ref name="Quinn">{{cite news |last=Quinn |first=Michael |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2019/obituary-freddie-starr-unpredictable-comedian-with-an-anarchic-and-dangerous-onstage-persona/ |title=Obituary: Freddie Starr – 'unpredictable comedian with an anarchic and dangerous onstage persona' |publisher=[[The Stage]] |date=10 May 2019 |access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref>

==Entertainment career==
Under his birth name, he appeared as a teenager in the film ''[[Violent Playground]]'' (1958). In the early 1960s, Starr was the [[lead singer]] of the [[Beat music|Merseybeat]] pop group The Midniters (also spelt as Midnighters) which was managed by [[Brian Epstein]].<ref name="McKie"/> The group recorded three singles, each produced by [[Joe Meek]]. The singles all failed to enter the charts.<ref name="BBC100519">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48225576|title=Obituary: Freddie Starr |work=[[BBC News]] |date=10 May 2019 |access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> During this period Starr's group performed in [[Hamburg]]'s [[nightclub]]s, around the same time as [[the Beatles]].<ref name="McKie"/>

Still relatively unknown to television audiences, Starr was "discovered" through the talent show, ''[[Opportunity Knocks (UK TV series)|Opportunity Knocks]]'' in 1967 where he appeared as part of comedy/[[beat music|beat]] act Freddie Starr and the Delmonts, winning the popular vote each time over six weeks.<ref name="Quinn"/><ref>''Unwrapped'', Chapter 8.</ref> He appeared as the second act on the 1970 [[Royal Variety Performance]] during which he did comedy impersonations of [[Cliff Richard]], [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]], [[Adam Faith]], [[Billy Fury]], [[Norman Wisdom]] and [[Mick Jagger]] of [[the Rolling Stones]].<ref name="BBC100519" /> He was famous for impersonating [[Adolf Hitler]] in Wellington boots.<ref name="Cooper"/> During his career, he also impersonated [[Elvis Presley]] and [[Ray Charles]].<ref name="Lawson"/> Starr had released a number of albums in his career, one of which yielded a UK Top 10 single, "[[It's You (Freddie Starr song)|It's You]]", in March 1974.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everyhit.co.uk/retrocharts/1974-MarchB.html|title=Retrochart for Mid March 1974|website=Everyhit.co.uk|access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> Two of his albums charted: ''After the Laughter'' in 1989 and ''The Wanderer'' in 1990.<ref name="uk charts">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14951/freddie-starr/|title=Freddie Starr|work=The Official Charts Company}}</ref>

From 1972, he was one of the main performers in the television series ''[[Who Do You Do?]]'' and a regular on the TV panel show ''[[Jokers Wild (TV series)|Jokers Wild]]''.<ref name="Jeffries"/> A first attempt at his own series, ''Ready Freddie Starr'' (1974), was reduced to a single special programme because Starr had disputes with the production team at [[London Weekend Television]] (LWT).<ref name="Quinn"/> He later starred in his own BBC series in 1976.<ref name="BBC100519" /> His wit, wrote [[Mark Lawson]], "relied on broad punchlines and silly slapstick".<ref name="Lawson">{{cite news|last=Lawson|first=Mark|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/may/10/freddie-starr-a-troubled-talented-comic-defined-by-one-famous-headline|title=Freddie Starr: a troubled, talented comic defined by one famous headline|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=10 May 2019|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> Stuart Jeffries in his ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]'' obituary of Starr wrote that his act was "pre-cerebral, unrepentantly sexist, often racist comedy that was rendered overwhelmingly obsolete by the late 1980s".<ref name="Jeffries">{{cite news |last=Jeffries |first=Stuart |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/may/10/freddie-starr-obituary |title=Freddie Starr obituary |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=10 May 2019 |access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref>

For 20 years, from 1974, Starr developed an addiction to [[Diazepam|Valium]]. The chat show host [[Michael Parkinson]] wrote that it "addled his talent and confused his personality", eroding "a virtuosity equalled by only a very few entertainers".<ref name="Timesobit"/>

==={{anchor|Freddie Starr ate my hamster}}"Freddie Starr ate my hamster"===
Freddie Starr was the subject of one of the best known British [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] newspaper headlines. On 13 March 1986 ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'' carried as its main headline: "Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster". According to the text of the story, Starr had been staying at the home of his friend Vince McCaffrey and his 23-year-old girlfriend Lea La Salle in [[Birchwood]], [[Cheshire]], when the alleged incident took place. Starr was claimed to have returned home from a performance at a [[Manchester]] nightclub in the early hours of the morning and demanded that La Salle make him a sandwich. When she refused, he went into the kitchen and put her pet hamster Supersonic between two slices of bread and proceeded to eat it.<ref name="McKie">{{cite news|last=McKie|first=Andrew|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17632473.obituary-freddie-starr-anarchic-comedian-plagued-by-notorious-tabloid-headline/|title=Obituary: Freddie Starr, anarchic comedian plagued by notorious tabloid headline|newspaper=[[The Herald (Scotland)|The Herald]]|location=Glasgow|date=10 May 2019|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref>

Starr gave his own account of the story in his 2001 autobiography ''Unwrapped'', stating that the only time that he ever stayed at Vince McCaffrey's house was in 1979, and that the incident was a complete fabrication. Starr writes in the book: "I have never eaten or even nibbled a live hamster, gerbil, guinea pig, mouse, shrew, vole or any other small mammal".<ref name="McKie"/>

Initially the story had no effect on Starr's career but soon proved beneficial. Tickets for a forthcoming tour had been selling slowly but, after the headline in ''The Sun'', the publicity led to the addition of 12 dates to his itinerary and is believed to have boosted Starr's fee by one million.<ref name="McKie"/>
The man behind the hamster story was the British publicist, [[Max Clifford]], at that time Starr's agent, who concocted the story as a practical joke.<ref name="Jeffries"/> When asked in a television interview with [[Esther Rantzen]] some years later whether Starr really had eaten a hamster, his reply was "Of course not". Clifford was unapologetic, insisting that the story had given a huge boost to Starr's career.

In May 2006, the [[BBC]] nominated "Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster" as one of the most familiar British newspaper headlines over the last century.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/4973880.stm |title=Telegraph wins newspaper vote |date=25 May 2006 |access-date=11 May 2019 |website=News.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

Starr's frustration at being linked perpetually to the hamster story was expressed in a newspaper interview, when he commented: "I'm fed up of people shouting out 'Did you eat that hamster, Freddie?' Now I say, give me £1 and I'll tell you. Then if they give me £1, I say 'No' and walk away." Starr says that the story came about after he made an offhand joke about eating a hamster in a sandwich.<ref>{{cite web |title=Starr back in Bay |work=Herald Express |date=20 July 2007 |url=http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=134844&command=displayContent&sourceNode=134828&contentPK=17881200&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch |access-date=2007-07-23}}{{dead link |date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

''The Sun''{{'}}s front-page headline after Starr's death was "Freddie Starr Joins His Hamster".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Papers |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs/the_papers |website=BBC |access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref>

===Later career===

Starr appeared in ''Freddie Starr'' (1993–94) and ''The Freddie Starr Show'' (1996–98) made by [[ITV Central|Central]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/f/freddiestarrshow_7776010.shtml|title=BBC – Comedy – Shows A-Z Index|website=Bbc.co.uk|access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> At the beginning of his appearance on LWT's ''[[An Audience with...|An Audience with Freddie Starr]]'' in 1996, he threw handfuls of live [[maggot]]s at the audience. Nevertheless, ''Another Audience with Freddie Starr'' followed in 1997.<ref name="McKie"/> This time he hit eggs with a golf club into the audience.<ref name="Jeffries"/>

Starr was the owner of [[Miinnehoma]], the winning horse in the [[1994 Grand National]] race.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/grand_national_2002/1796115.stm |work=[[BBC News]] |title=Celebrities enjoy winning ways |date=2002-03-28 |access-date=2010-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aintree.co.uk/ainwinners/ |title=List of Grand National winners from official Aintree website |access-date=14 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214005936/http://aintree.co.uk/ainwinners |archive-date=14 February 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref> He was not present on the day because of television commitments elsewhere, but gave an unusual post-race interview live on television to presenter [[Des Lynam]] via a mobile phone, with the television viewers able only to hear Lynam's responses to what Starr was saying.<ref name="RacingTV">{{cite web |title=Martin Pipe pays tribute to Grand National-winning owner Freddie Starr |url=https://www.racingtv.com/news/martin-pipe-pays-tribute-to-freddie-starr |website=Racingtv.com |access-date=11 May 2019 |language=en-uk}}</ref>

In March 2009, Starr appeared in ''[[Living with the Dead (TV series)|Living with the Dead]]'', a [[reality television]] show about people being haunted by ghosts. Freddie claimed his 1930s house was being haunted by an evil entity which he called George. During the show it appeared that he was possessed by this entity. It was later revealed that the entity's name was Roger. During the episode, Freddie says that since he was a boy he was always spiritual and firmly believed in ghosts.<ref>[http://tv.sky.com/clip-living-with-the-dead Video: Living With The Dead] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324001119/http://tv.sky.com/clip-living-with-the-dead |date=24 March 2009}}</ref>

Starr was due to tour in 2010, but the tour was cancelled when he suffered a major [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in April 2010, resulting in [[Coronary artery bypass surgery|quadruple heart bypass surgery]].<ref>[http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2010/04/21/heart-surgery-for-merseyside-comedian-freddie-starr-100252-26283732/ Heart surgery for Merseyside comedian Freddie Starr] ''Liverpool Echo'', 21 April 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.metro.co.uk/tv/881928-freddie-starr-mourned-by-im-a-celeb-fans-as-he-leaves-the-jungle-for-good Freddie Starr mourned by I'm a Celeb fans as he leaves the jungle for good] ''Metro'' 16 November 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.</ref> The tour dates were rescheduled for 2011 after he recovered.<ref name="BBC100519"/>

Starr participated in the 2011 series of ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (UK series 11)|I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here]]'', but withdrew for health reasons.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/15745073 Freddie Starr leaves I'm a Celebrity show after illness] BBC News 16 November 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Busk-Cowley |first=Mark |title=I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!: The Inside Story |publisher=[[Bantam Press]] |date=2014 |pages=143 |isbn=978-0593073483}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Starr was a keen supporter of [[Everton F.C.]], and was a [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]] from his teenage years onwards.<ref name="Timesobit" /> At the height of his television celebrity, he appeared on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s coverage of the buildup to the [[1984 FA Cup Final]], in which Everton defeated [[Elton John]]'s [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] 2–0. He appeared on the lawn outside the hotel where the Everton team were staying, on the morning of the game and gave an impromptu comedy performance to the players, who watched from the windows of their rooms.<ref name="Sharp2012">{{cite book|author=Graeme Sharp|title=Sharpy: My Story|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cNkUuT0H2HgC&pg=PT80|date=16 March 2012|publisher=Mainstream Publishing|isbn=978-1-78057-466-0|pages=80–}}</ref>

In April 1994, Robin Coxhead, a gardener employed by Starr, was charged with alleged theft of £41,000 worth of jewellery from the comedian's home.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/gardener-charged-1368532.html|title=Gardener charged|date=8 April 1994|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> When questioned by the police, Coxhead claimed the jewellery had been given to him as a reward because he had been giving oral sex to Starr over a period of five years. However, Coxhead was discredited in court when he was unable to state whether Starr's penis was circumcised or not.<ref name="Timesobit"/> Coxhead was found guilty and sentenced to 15 months in prison in 1995.<ref>''Unwrapped'', Chapter 13</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2019}}

In October 2012, Starr obtained an [[injunction]] to prevent a claim from being made about his personal life. The injunction was overturned as it was considered to be an issue involving potential [[defamation]], which the media outlets concerned were not planning to publish.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/oct/04/freddie-starr-itv-injunction?newsfeed=true Freddie Starr: media wins court battle to overturn injunction] The Guardian. 4 October 2012.</ref> On 8 October 2012, ''[[Channel 4 News]]'' reported allegations relating to Starr's appearance on [[Jimmy Savile]]'s BBC television show ''Clunk Click'' in 1974, which he denied through his lawyer<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/news/jimmy-savile-sex-abuse-allegations-freddie-starr Savile, Freddie Starr and BBC inaction on child safety] Channel 4 News, 8 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.</ref> and in media interviews.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19892258 Freddie Starr denies BBC dressing room grope claim] BBC News, 9 October 2012.</ref>

On 1 November 2012, as part of [[Operation Yewtree]], Starr was arrested by police at his [[Warwickshire]] home, in connection with the [[Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal]]. He was arrested on three subsequent occasions, without any connections to Savile, the last being on 12 February 2014. Starr denied the claims made against him.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/freddie-starr-rearrested-over-sex-abuse-claims-10417601|title=Freddie Starr Rearrested Over Sex Abuse Claims|work=[[Sky News]]|date=12 February 2014|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> On 6 May 2014, it was reported that the [[Crown Prosecution Service]] had decided not to bring charges against Starr in connection with the allegations, on the grounds of "insufficient evidence".<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27294888 Freddie Starr will not be prosecuted, CPS confirms] BBC News, 6 May 2014.</ref>

On 10 July 2015, the [[High Court of Justice|High Court]] dismissed a claim for slander and libel that Starr had brought against the woman who had made the allegations relating to his appearance on ''Clunk Click'' in 1974.<ref>{{cite news| title =Freddie Starr groped teenage girl on Savile show, judge finds|date= 10 July 2015| newspaper=[[The Guardian]]| url = https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jul/10/freddie-starr-groped-teenage-girl-on-savile-show-judge-finds|access-date=11 July 2015}}</ref> The woman's claim was found to be true, but the case could not proceed because of the passage of time.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33477004|title=Freddie Starr loses groping defamation case|work=[[BBC News]]|date=10 July 2015|access-date=9 May 2019}}</ref> He emigrated to Spain, but denied this was due to the legal bill estimated at £1 million, saying he had planned to move to Spain whatever the outcome of the court case.<ref>{{cite news|last=Busby|first=Mattha|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/may/09/freddie-starr-found-dead-at-home-in-spain-aged-76-reports|title=Freddie Starr: comedian found dead at home in Spain aged 76|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=10 May 2019|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref>

==Death==
Starr was found dead at his home in [[Mijas]], on the [[Costa Del Sol]], Spain, on 9 May 2019, aged 76. A post-mortem showed that he died from [[coronary artery disease]]. The director of Malaga province's Institute of Legal Medicine stated that Starr's death "was the result of a natural process, and specifically an ischemic heart disease."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/comedian-freddie-starr-died-of-heart-disease-a4139736.html|title=Comedian Freddie Starr died of heart disease|date=10 May 2019|website=Evening Standard}}</ref>

At the time of his death, Starr was living in constrained financial circumstances, and his funeral costs were covered by an undertaker from [[Sheffield]]. The funeral was held at [[Prescot Parish Church]] on Merseyside on 13 June 2019, with his body being buried in a family-owned grave in a cemetery at [[Huyton]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48621164|title=Freddie Starr funeral: Red roses and Elvis tributes as fans say farewell|date=13 June 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
*''[[Rock Star Ate My Hamster]]'', [[management]] [[strategy]] [[computer game]] (1988)

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=nb}}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==Further reading==
*''Unwrapped – My Autobiography'' by Freddie Starr with Alan Wightman {{ISBN|1-85227-961-3}}

==External links==
{{wikinews|Freddie Starr arrested as part of Savile child sex inquiry}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111206185627/http://www.freddiestarrwebsite.co.uk/ Unofficial Website (backed by Freddie's Management)]
* [https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba458a349 Freddie Starr] at the [[British Film Institute]]
* {{discogs artist}}
* [http://www.45cat.com/artist/freddie-starr Discography at 45cat.com]
* {{IMDb name}}

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	At the time of his death, Starr was living in constrained financial circumstances, and his funeral costs were covered by an undertaker from [[Sheffield]]. The funeral was held at [[Prescot Parish Church]] on Merseyside on 13 June 2019, with his body being buried in a family-owned grave in a cemetery at [[Huyton]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48621164\|title=Freddie Starr funeral: Red roses and Elvis tributes as fans say farewell\|date=13 June 2019\|work=BBC News\|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref>		At the time of his death, Starr was living in constrained financial circumstances, and his funeral costs were covered by an undertaker from [[Sheffield]]. The funeral was held at [[Prescot Parish Church]] on Merseyside on 13 June 2019, with his body being buried in a family-owned grave in a cemetery at [[Huyton]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48621164\|title=Freddie Starr funeral: Red roses and Elvis tributes as fans say farewell\|date=13 June 2019\|work=BBC News\|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref>

	~~==See also==~~
	*''[[Rock Star Ate My Hamster]]'', [[management]] [[strategy]] [[computer game]] (1988)

	==Notes==		==Notes==