Actor

Johnny Vegas

54 credited titles on WatchWise

Johnny Vegas is the stage name of Michael Pennington, the St Helens born actor, stand up comedian, writer and director. He is perhaps best known for his lead role as Moz in the BBC3 sitcom Ideal and for his role as The Oracle in several series of the ITV sitcom Benidorm. More recently, he has starred as the hapless Eric in Roy Clarke's Still Open All Hours alongside David Jason. In 2018, Vegas took the lead in a new BBC sitcom, Home From Home.

Johnny Vegas in one minute

Strongest genre

Comedy

$26M · 50% hit rate

Biggest hit

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

$68M

Standout efficiency

10.8x

Shaft · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$40M

Combined reported budget

$30M

Gross / budget

1.3x

Bankability Index

16 / 100

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