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Christopher Quinten - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore Christopher Quinten net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! The most well-known is his decade-long character in the role of Brian Tilsley on the ITV soap drama Coronation Street, Quinten also played on episodes of Doctors in the series Doctors and Surgical Spirit. In this article, we will discover how old is Christopher Quinten? Who is Christopher Quinten dating now & how much money does Christopher Quinten have?

NameChristopher Quinten
First NameChristopher
Last NameQuinten
OccupationSoap Opera Actor
BirthdayJuly 12
Birth Year1957
Place of BirthMiddlesbrough
Home TownEngland
Birth CountryUnited Kingdom
Birth SignCancer
Full/Birth Name
FatherNot Available
MotherNot Available
SiblingsNot Available
SpousePaula Holmes , Leeza Gibbons
Children(s)Jordan Alexandra Gibbons, Sydney Quinten

Christopher Quinten Biography

Christopher Quinten is one of the most popular and richest Soap Opera Actor who was born on July 12, 1957 in Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom. In Coronation Street, he played the husband of On Coronation Street, he played the husband of Helen Worth‘s character.’s character.

Quinten started his career as a dancer in West End productions, including the Victoria Palace with Cilla Black and Jimmy Tarbuck. He turned to acting and had his first role in the 1978 film International Velvet, starring Tatum O’Neal. This appearance led to small parts in television series like Quatermass and Hazell, and was also noticed by the Coronation Street casting offices, who gave Ivy Tilsley, the oft-seen Baldwin’s worker, a son. Quinten was then signed to the programme, for which he worked for over a decade. His pairing with Gail Potter (played by Helen Worth) proved very popular for the serial in the 1980s.

Quinten was married to American talk show host Leeza Gibbons from 1989–91.

His short marriage to American TV personality His brief marriage to American television personality Leeza Gibbons resulted in a daughter named Lexi. He later married Paula Holmes and had a daughter named Sidney with his girlfriend Alison Slater. resulted in the birth of a child named Lexi. He later got married to Paula Holmes and had a daughter named Sidney with his partner Alison Slater.

He had a minor role in the 1992 film RoboCop2.

Christopher Quinten (born Christopher Bell; 12 July 1957) is a British actor, best known for his role as Brian Tilsley on Coronation Street, which he played from 1978 to 1989.

Christopher Quinten Net Worth

Christopher is one of the richest Soap Opera Actor from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Christopher Quinten's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

After beginning his career as an London West End musical theater dancer and screen actor, he made his debut as an actor in the 1978 Tatum O’Neal movie International Velvet.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeSoap Opera Actor
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Quinten returned to Britain and appeared on various chat shows. In 1994, he played Mr. Barraclough in an episode of the ITV comedy series Surgical Spirit. In 1998, it was reported that he was now touring the country with a one-man comedy rock act, and was also working as an after-dinner speaker. In 2000, he briefly returned to television acting with a guest role in the BBC soap opera Doctors.

With partner Alison Slater (ex-Stringfellow’s dancer), he has a daughter Sydney (b. 2005).

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Once settled in the United States, Quinten and Gibbons worked together on the film RoboCop 2 (in which he played a reporter), and had one daughter, Lexi Quinten. The couple divorced in 1991. Quinten married Paula Holmes in 1992, but they are now separated.

Who is Christopher Quinten Dating?

According to our records, Christopher Quinten married to Paula Holmes , Leeza Gibbons . As of January 13, 2024, Christopher Quinten’s is not dating anyone.

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In August 2005, Quinten was charged with rape. In June 2006, he was cleared of this charge.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Christopher Quinten height 5 ft 7 in Christopher weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 ft 7 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
Hair ColorNot Available
Feet/Shoe SizeNot Available

In 1989, Quinten told the casting office that he was going to move to the United States to marry his then-fiancée, American talk show host Leeza Gibbons. The couple had met in 1988 in New Zealand while appearing on a Telethon, and Quinten had been hoping to stay in Coronation Street as a part-time character, but the producers rejected his offer to stay on part-time, and at the end of 1988 the decision was made to kill the character off. His final episode was aired on 15 February 1989, when Brian Tilsley was stabbed to death by a gang of teenagers outside a nightclub.

Quinten has had a long career in pantomimes. In 2010 he played Abanazar in the Consett Empire’s production of Aladdin, and Ramsbottom in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre in 2011.

Facts & Trivia

Christopher Ranked on the list of most popular Soap Opera Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Christopher Quinten celebrates birthday on July 12 of every year.

He appeared in Peter Kay’s Sit Down for Comic Relief sketch alongside Rustie Lee & Bob Carolgees. In 2016 it was reported that Quinten now works at Stringfellows erotic nightclub in London.

What does Christopher Quinten do now?

In 2016 it was reported that Quinten now works at Stringfellows erotic nightclub in London. In April 2020, he appeared in an episode of Hollyoaks as Mark Kelly, father of regular character Kyle Kelly, played by Adam Rickitt who previously also played Quinten’s onscreen son Nick Tilsley in Coronation Street.

Why did Chris Quinten leave Coronation Street?

In 1988, Chris met Leeza Gibbons, an American talk show host. Chris planned to move to the US to marry Leeza, and decided to quit Coronation Street. He did hope to stay on in a recurring role but the producers decided to kill off his character Brian Tilsley by having him fatally stabbed outside a nightclub.

How old is Christopher Quinten?

65 years (July 12, 1957)

Who was Chris Quinten in Coronation Street?

Christopher Quinten (born 12th July 1957 in Middlesbrough) is a British actor best known for his role on Coronation Street as mechanic Brian Tilsley, a part he played from 1978 to 1989.

Are Chris Quinten and Robyn still together?

He proposed to her at her birthday bash, and Robyn is thrilled to be marrying Chris. The actor shares a daughter with his talk show host ex-wife Leeza Gibbons, also 63. Robyn had previously dated tragic Love Island star Mike Thalassitis who took his own life last year.

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