Comedian Alan Carr is celebrating his birthday today (June 14), but did you know he’s not the only famous star in his family?

Alan’s father is none other than former professional footballer Graham Carr who has played for clubs such as Northampton, Telford United and Dartford.

Now a talent scout, the former manager has often been seen in the audience at his son’s shows, including Alan Carr: Chatty Man, and has talked about meeting Alan’s famous friends, including Adele, at the comedian’s home. .

Graham also talked about Alan’s childhood, which included playing football with his friends on the street and watching football on TV with his dad in recent interviews.



Alan Carr is one of the UK's best-loved comedians.

Speaking of Alan playing soccer with his friends on the street in his hometown in Northamptonshire, Graham told Mail Online: “I was running, sweating to death.

“He approached me, out of breath. I said, ‘But son, I haven’t seen you kick the ball yet!’

“It’s fair to say that football was never for him.”

Although he hasn’t followed in his famous father’s footsteps, Alan has carved out a career as one of the UK’s best-loved comedians and presenters, with Graham hailing him as “a laugh a minute”.

Graham added, “But he’s a nice down-to-earth guy. There’s no advantage for him. He’s quick too, you know. Laugh for a minute. He can joke about anything.”



Graham Carr remembers Alan Carr playing soccer with his friends when he was younger.

While Alan Carr has risen to new levels of fame with his cabaret, TV shows and events such as the Royal Variety Performance, Graham Carr has also had a very successful career.

After playing in the Premier League with Northampton in 1962, Graham moved to York in 1968 and to Bradford Park Avenue in 1969.

That’s not all, as he also played non-divisional football for Altrincham and Telford United, winning an FA Trophy winner medal in 1971, and was also awarded the FA Trophy runner-up medal in 1974 after winning played for Dartford. .



Graham Carr has managed several football clubs including Blackpool

However, Graham did not hang up his football boots in the following years, moving on to coaching and scouting in the following decades.

Between the 1970s and 1990s the football icon ran numerous clubs including Blackpool, Doncaster Rovers, Dartford, Nuneaton Borough, Northampton, Maidstone United, Kettering Town and Weymouth, to name a few.

In 2017 he was also appointed Associate Manager of Northampton Town.



Graham Carr has become a successful headhunter in recent years.

Graham Carr is not only a talented footballer, but he also has an eye for finding new and emerging players of the future, becoming a successful scout for clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Notts County.

He also worked at Newcastle United as a scout in 2010, signing some of the players who would compete and lead the club to promotion to the Premier League that same year.

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