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29 August 2018

Keith Allen Q&A: “I’m in love with corrugated iron chapels and churches“

The actor talks a universal wage, Starbucks’s croissants, and Roy Rogers.

By New Statesman

Keith Allen was born in Wales in 1953. A man of varied talents, Allen is known for the Eighties comedy series “The Comic Strip Presents…”, his turn as the Sheriff of Nottingham in “Robin Hood”, and the 1998 football song “Vindaloo”. He is the father of musician Lily Allen and actor Alfie Allen.

Looking for my tortoise, Bill, in the back garden. He had a big bee painted on his shell, in white paint.

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