Stavros Flatley
The father and son duo, Demetrios and Michalakis, say their act is a fat version of two Michael Flatley’s (of Riverdance fame) with a Greek twist!
Prior to hitting the big time thanks to Britain’s Got Talent, Demetrios, the father of the duo owned a Greek restaurant in London, and the act derives from when he would take centre stage and provide entertainment to his customers after their meal. However, Michalakis had only heard of his Dad’s performances, but never actually seen him in action.
It was Demetrios’ idea to enter Britain’s Got Talent after seeing an advert for the series, upon which, Michalakis offered to join his father on stage to form a double act. Demetrios began teaching Michalakis the routine and he immediately picked up the moves up!
The duo’s appearance at the Britain’s Got Talent auditions was their first big performance and fans loved the act straight away. They came 4th in the competition, receiving over 650,000 votes and have become a sensation with their clips going around the World on YouTube and amassing a huge following on Facebook.
They now do their routine on a full time basis and have travelled the globe, wowing the crowds wherever they go including China, Australia, France, Netherlands, Spain and Cyprus as well as beng increasingly popular in the UK and Ireland.
Stavros Flatley are a great act to have at just about any occasion and make for great fun, to enquire about booking them, please get in touch.
The Stig – Perry McCarthy
Perry McCarthy is better known as ‘The Stig’ from the hit BBC TV show Top Gear and you can now book Perry to appear at your event, be it for one of his hilarious after dinner speeches or motivational talk.
Perry’s story of how he got in to formula 1 is fascinating and after it was haltered on occasions by a lack of finance, his determination saw him keep alive his dreams becoming a Grand Prix driver. His likeable personality and refusal to concede defeat in his lifetime ambition made him a storied driver and popular with the media. Stories ran in various newspapers about his plight with headlines including ‘a new cult hero’ and ‘the world’s unluckiest racing driver’ by the Telegraph and Times respectively and an article ran in the Sunday Express in America which referred to him as a ‘comedian locked inside a racing driver’s body’.
His dream was fulfilled in 1992 when he had one season driving Forumla One for the Andrea Moda team before later going on to drive in the 24 Hour Le Mans on a number of occasions, driving for Viper and Audi UK amongst others.
His work as ‘The Stig’ catapulted Perry to fame before people even knew who was under the mask of Top Gear’s anonymous driver of high performance cars who wore a black suit. The mystique which surrounded discussion about ‘who is the Stig?’ only added to the character’s popularity. When Perry released his autobiography, revealing his identity he no longer worked on Top Gear but can now be booked to entertain the crowds for any occasion and he really is as interesting and humorous as you’d expect (and more…).
To enquire about booking Perry McCarthy for your event, please get in touch with us.
Frank Bruno
Frank Bruno MBE is one of the best known and most successful boxers in the history of the sport in Britian and even since retiring in 1996, Frank remains a very popular personality and is held in high regard and fondly in the hearts of the British public. He’s probably best known by none boxing fans for his use of the word “Harry” due to his rapport with BBC Boxing commentator Harry Carpenter.
Born in 1961, Frank was raised by his parents and five siblings in South London and having taken up boxing from an early age and after having a successful amateur career, Bruno turned professional in 1982 at the age of 21. His rapid rise to stardom and popularity was due to his agile style for a heavyweight fighter and an impressive streak of 21 consecutive fight wins via knock-out.
By the end of his career in 1996, Bruno’s record read an impressive 45 fights, 40 wins of which, 38 came via K.O. The highlight of his career came in 1995 when he beat Oliver McCall at Wembley Stadium to be crowned WBC Heavyweight champion of the world.
David Speedie
David Speedie was born in Scotland, but raised in Yorkshire, he signed for Barnsley at the age of 15 in 1975, before turning professional in 1977. After making 21 appearances for the Tykes, Speedie moved to Darlington in 1980 before hitting the big time when signing for Chelsea in 1982. In a 5 year spell at Stamford Bridge, Speedie formed an impressive strike partnership with Kerry Dixon where his goal scoring and character, endeared him to the Stamford Bridge faithfull. One of his biggest honours in West London came in 1986, when he became the first player since Geoff Hurst in 1966 to score a hat-trick at Wembley, with Chelsea beating Manchester City 5–4 in the Full Members Cup final.
Speedie eventually scored 64 goals in 205 appearances Chelsea before joining Coventry City for £750,000 in July 1987. He played as both a striker and a midfielder during his 4 year spell at Highfield Road and is regarded as a Sky Blues legend. A big move followed to Liverpool in 1991, where he was Kenny Dalglish’s last signing, he scored on his debut at Old Trafford, but his Anfield career was cut short by the arrival of new Manager Graeme Souness. Speedie was quickly re-united with Dalglish when he signed him for Blackburn Rovers, where he scored 23 goals in helping them to get promoted to the Premier League.
Injury forced Speedie to retire from the professional game in 1995. His career spanning over 16 years Speedo amassed more than 500 appearances, scoring over 150 goals.
Speedie is a now a regular football pundit and co-commentator for Setanta Sports and NewsTalk Radio amongst others, and is great entertainment on the After Dinner Circuit.
Teams played for
Barnsley
Darlington
Chelsea
Coventry
Liverpool
Blackburn
Southampton
Birmingham (loan)
WBA (loan)
West Ham (loan)
Leicester
Honours
10 Full Scotland Appearances
Full Members Cup Winner 1986
Charity Shield Runner Up 1987
Wembley Play Off Final Winner 1992,1994
Second Division Runner Up 1993
