User:Antony gabriel

Antony Gabriel is a uk based actor who has worked in TV, Film, and Theatre and various associated fields. His birth name is Antony Evans. born in Bath, Avon to older parents he is an only child. He was first in the public eye in november 1984 when he was a spokesperson for the UK association of carers at the age of 18. He was caught on camera questioning the then minister for the disabled in the Thatcher Govenment Tony Newton, the minister stated that the govenment was spending 3 million pounds on leaflets to raise the profile of the carer in British society. Antony said that the money would be better spent supporting carers and therefore the disabled with actual hands-on nursing care as that was what was needed, leaflets were essentially publicity for a political party and the needs of the disenfranchised would not be served. This was a story on ITV's "News At Ten" and as a result of that Antony was the subject of a Yorkshire Television documentary "Cradle to The Grave" which aired in October 1985. He was interviewed by the Observer, Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph and also bizarrely Radio 1 newsbeat. Also as a result of the News at Ten 'debacle' antony was a guest on the Channel 4 live chat show "A+4" which recieved a record viewing figure for that channel. This chat show was hosted by Mavis Nicholson, and was broadcast in December 1984. The programme was about carers and their role in society and the longterm effects that being a carer for a loved one brings to the individual. Antony auditioned for Webber Douglas in January 1985 and was accepted, he studied at the college from September 1985 to March 1988. Since then he has worked consistantly as an actor.