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[[File:Sooty and Matthew Corbett at his House.jpg|thumb|Matthew Corbett with Sooty outside his house in Lymm]] |
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+ | '''Peter Graham Corbett''', better known by his stage name '''Matthew Corbett''', was born March 28th, 1948 in Guiseley, West Yorkshire as, is an English television personality best known for [[The Sooty Show]] and latterly [[Sooty & Co.]] He took over [[Sooty]] from his father [[Harry Corbett]] in 1976, and retired in 1998. |
Corbett was born in Guiseley, West Riding of Yorkshire. In the late 1960s or early 1970s, he had to choose another stage name, as there was already another Peter Corbett registered. He kept his surname, but when choosing his new first name he was told it must be a name that is long, and so he chose the name of Matthew; for television purposes he has always remained as Matthew Corbett. |
Corbett was born in Guiseley, West Riding of Yorkshire. In the late 1960s or early 1970s, he had to choose another stage name, as there was already another Peter Corbett registered. He kept his surname, but when choosing his new first name he was told it must be a name that is long, and so he chose the name of Matthew; for television purposes he has always remained as Matthew Corbett. |
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Matthew Corbett with Sooty outside his house in Lymm
Peter Graham Corbett, better known by his stage name Matthew Corbett, was born March 28th, 1948 in Guiseley, West Yorkshire as, is an English television personality best known for The Sooty Show and latterly Sooty & Co. He took over Sooty from his father Harry Corbett in 1976, and retired in 1998.
Corbett was born in Guiseley, West Riding of Yorkshire. In the late 1960s or early 1970s, he had to choose another stage name, as there was already another Peter Corbett registered. He kept his surname, but when choosing his new first name he was told it must be a name that is long, and so he chose the name of Matthew; for television purposes he has always remained as Matthew Corbett.
He appeared in the 1971 Doctor Who serial The Dæmons and was a regular performer in the Thames Television children's show Rainbow, where he sang, performed, and wrote with Rod Burton and Jane Tucker as Rod, Matt, and Jane, later better known as Rod, Jane and Freddy.
In 1976 Corbett left Rainbow to take over The Sooty Show from his father, Harry Corbett, on his retirement. He himself retired in 1998 after 22 years, and hand-picked Richard Cadell to replace him, and the show is still going strong.
Of late, Matthew Corbett has withdrawn from most public and media attention. The former Sooty Show presenter lives in Lymm with his wife Sallie. Back in 2005, he noted that he would be playing guitar with his friend John Gray around pubs in Manchester. For this, he has gone back to his real name Peter Corbett.
In January 2008, Corbett reappeared on television, presenting local interest programme shown on the Granada Television region of ITV, Locks and Quays, featuring a journey from the east coast of England to the west coast along waterways such as the River Humber, Aire and Calder Navigation and Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
On Sooty's 60th birthday in 2008, he said that the bear was "in, or should I say on, the right hands".
On November 26th, 2010 Matthew was declared a television icon by Digital Spy.
Corbett's great uncle was the the famous chip shop chain owner Harry Ramsden, as revealed on his cable canal-based series "Locks and Quays"
He will return as a guest star in an episode of the new series of The Sooty Show in 2011.
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