Name	Michael Le Vell
Height
Naionality	English
Date of Birth	15-December-1964
Place of Birth	Newton Heath, Manchester, England
Famous for	Acting

Le Vell began his acting career in the Oldham Theatre Workshop after taking an interest in amateur dramatics while at school. Le Vell secured the short guest role of paperboy Neil Grimshaw in soap opera Coronation Street.He then went onto star in the BBC shows Fame is the Spur and One by One. Le Vell later attended an audition at Granada Studios for the series Scully, where he met Judy Hayfield; a casting director. Hayfield presumed that Le Vell was present to audition for Coronation Street and asked him to return the following day to try out for a part.
Le Vell was then offered the role of Kevin Webster. Twenty-six years into playing Kevin; Le Vell said he would continue in the role because he still viewed it as "the best job on television".
During the 1980s Le Vell gained status as a gay icon because he wore tight jeans and had a moustache. He was also the first UK actor to have his left ear pierced while on screen. Le Vell received a high volume of fan mail from his gay fans. He later revealed that the following phased out after he shaved off his moustache. Le Vell's following resurfaced in 2005 after photos of himself dressed as a woman for charity, appeared in Daily Mirror newspaper.