Author Description

Frank and revealing, this fully authorised biography by Tommy's friend and colleague is the first ever intimate portrait of Britain's best-loved, but little known, entertainer. More than just a comedian, Tommy Cooper was a born entertainer. But, there was a man behind the laughter that few people saw. John Fisher witnessed first-hand the child that lingered within the adult and moments of self-doubt and inadequacy that contrasted with the genial exterior. Until his tragic death, which occurred in the middle of his act on live television in 1984, Tommy Cooper lived in constant fear of the day he would be found out by his audience. Supplementing his own intimate knowledge with material accessed for the first time from the archives of Tommy's agent and manager, with the full cooperation of the Cooper family, John Fisher brings alive the man behind the comedic mask in this definitive biography of a comedy legend.