Julian Barratt
Born Julian Barratt Pettifer
Years active 1995 – present

Julian Barratt Pettifer (born 4 May 1968) is an English comedian, musician, music producer and actor. Julian is best known for playing the character of Howard Moon in the cult comedy The Mighty Boosh.

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Early life[edit]

Barratt was born in Leeds and studied at the University of Reading though he did not complete his degree.

The Mighty Boosh[edit]

Barratt stars as the character Howard Moon opposite Noel Fielding's Vince Noir in the comedy series The Mighty Boosh. Barratt is also an accomplished musician (in a wide range of genres; he claims to be a jazz fusion fanatic - a passion he incorporated into his character Howard Moon, and was in a band called Groove Solution in the early 90s), composing much of the music for the series, in an eclectic range of genres including rap, heavy metal and psychedelic rock. Julian lists Allan Holdsworth as the only thing he is interested in on his section of the previous The Mighty Boosh official website.

Other television[edit]

Barratt co-starred as Dan Ashcroft, a frustrated writer, in the Channel 4 media satire, Nathan Barley. He appeared in the surreal black comedy series Asylum alongside Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson (writers and stars of Spaced). He also appeared in the infamous "Freelance Scientist" commercial for Metz alcopop.[1] He appeared as The Padre in the spoof horror series "Garth Marenghi's Darkplace". He also starred in and was a writer for the 1998 sketch show Unnatural Acts. Before this Barratt was involved in TV show The Pod with friend Tim Hope about a fictional techno band called The Pod. The show was unusual as it was animated apart from the heads of Barratt and Hope.

Personal life[edit]

Barratt's girlfriend, fellow comedian Julia Davis, gave birth to their twin boys on the 25th of June 2007. They are called Walter and Arthur.

Filmography[edit]

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Peter York on Ads: No 289: Metz In: The Independent (September 5, 1999). Watch on YouTube.

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