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| name = Karen Dunbar | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1971|4|1}} | birth_place = Ayr, Scotland | occupation = Actress, comedian | known = Chewin' the Fat The Karen Dunbar Show Happy Hollidays Commonwealth Games 2014 | website = {{official website|http://www.karendunbar.co.uk/}} }} Karen Dunbar (born 1 April 1971) is a Scottish comedian, actress, and writer. Born in Ayr and raised in Glasgow, Dunbar rose to public prominence when she appeared in the BBC Scotland comedy series Chewin' the Fat and was subsequently given her own show by the channel, The Karen Dunbar Show. Early lifeDunbar was born in Ayr and moved to Glasgow at an early age.[1] She attended Ayr Academy, a secondary school in Ayr.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}} CareerDunbar began her career as a DJ and karaoke host before she attended The Comedy Unit’s open auditions in 1997 where she was casted in the BBC Scotland comedy sketch show Chewin' the Fat. She was subsequently given her own show by the channel, The Karen Dunbar Show, which received two coveted Golden Rose nominations for Best Comedy Show and Karen herself two personal nominations for Best Comedy Performance. [2] Karen has presented BBC Radio Scotland series such as Karen Dunbar’s Beautiful Sunday and Karen’s Summer Supplement, as well as being Team Captain on the quiz show Step Back in Time. [3] In Christmas 2007, Dunbar made her first appearance in pantomime, at the King's Theatre in Glasgow, playing Nanny Begood in Sleeping Beauty. Further pantomime roles include the dual role of the Good Fairy and the Wicked Stepmother in Cinderella (2008–09) and Widow Twankey in Aladdin (2009–10). She appeared as a critic on Britain's Got More Talent on 27 May 2008. She played the fairy godmother in Cinderella (2012–13) and appeared in the 2013-14 season as a new character, the Slave of the Ring, in Aladdin. As a comedy actress, she has tackled serious roles, most notably to date her performance in the poetic monologue A Drunk Woman Looks at the Thistle adapted by Denise Mina from Hugh MacDiarmid's poem of the same name. In 2009, Dunbar starred in a six-part series of the Scottish comedy Happy Hollidays. In 2012, she played the role of Arme Gonnerssen in M.I. High. In 2014, she was lead compère at the XX Commonwealth Games opening ceremony. In October 2017 Dunbar appeared in BBC Scotland's River City for a special one-off appearance. She played the part of Francesca Simpson, estranged wife of Pete Galloway (played by Andy Gray). Personal lifeDunbar is a lesbian.[4][5][6][4] She featured on the Scotsman's "Pink List" of LGBT people contributing to Scotland's cultural life in 2014[7] and was awarded the Role Model of the Year award at the Icon Awards which celebrate Scotland's LGBTI community in 2015.[5] She spoke about her experiences of homophobia and the acceptance she found in Glasgow's LGBT community in a BBC documentary, I Belong to Glasgow, screened in 2014.[8][9][1] She spoke in 2016 about her plans to marry her female partner.[4] FilmographyTelevision
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References1. ^1 {{Cite web| url = http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/chewin-fat-star-karen-dunbar-3734383#QRHM9V2xIT3Rc1Uj.97| title = Chewin' The Fat star Karen Dunbar tells of gay hate ordeal and how her pet cat was drowned| last = English| first = Paul| website = dailyrecord| access-date = 2016-03-02}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunbar, Karen}}2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.karendunbar.co.uk/bio.php|title=Karen Dunbar - actor singer comedienne|website=www.karendunbar.co.uk|access-date=2019-03-26}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.karendunbar.co.uk/bio.php|title=Karen Dunbar - actor singer comedienne|website=www.karendunbar.co.uk|access-date=2019-03-26}} 4. ^1 2 {{Cite web| url = http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-comedy-actress-karen-dunbar-7471223#LpthkTobhGKOP5YI.97| title = Scots comedy actress Karen Dunbar 'over the moon' as she announces wedding plans| last = English| first = Paul| website = dailyrecord| access-date = 2016-03-02}} 5. ^1 {{Cite web| url = http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13838725.Comedian__top_cyclist_and_Herald_writer_honoured_at_gay__lesbian_and_transgender_community_s_big_night_out_/| title = Comedian, top cyclist and Herald writer honoured at gay, lesbian and transgender community's big night out.| website = Herald Scotland| access-date = 2016-03-02}} 6. ^{{Cite web| url = http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/07/26/top-politicians-among-nominees-for-scotlands-first-lgbti-awards/| title = Top politicians among nominees for Scotland’s first LGBTI Awards| website = PinkNews| access-date = 2016-03-02}} 7. ^{{Cite web| url = http://www.scotsman.com/news/the-pink-scotland-list-the-pride-of-the-nation-1-3307671| title = The Pink Scotland List: the pride of the nation| website = www.scotsman.com| access-date = 2016-03-02}} 8. ^{{Cite web| url = http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/entertainment/13283479.Karen_Dunbar__why_I_Belong_to_Glasgow/| title = Karen Dunbar: why I Belong to Glasgow| website = Evening Times| access-date = 2016-03-02}} 9. ^{{Cite web| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/JlBKksvSLNVFmGbJpr01nj/karen-dunbar| title = I Belong to Glasgow - Karen Dunbar - BBC One| website = BBC| access-date = 2016-03-02}} 13 : 1971 births|Living people|People educated at Ayr Academy|People from Ayr|People from Glasgow|Scottish film actresses|Scottish television actresses|Scottish women comedians|LGBT comedians|LGBT entertainers from Scotland|Comedians from Glasgow|20th-century Scottish comedians|21st-century Scottish comedians |
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