Comedian Alan Carr's famous father Graham Carr - and who the sporting icon is
dailystar.co.ukAlan Carr celebrates his birthday today (June 14) - but did you know that he is 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 including Northampton, Telford United and Dartford.Now a talent scout, the former manager has often been seen in the audience at his son's programmes including Alan Carr: Chatty Man, and has spoken about meeting Alan's famous friends including Adele at the comedian's home.Graham has also spoke about Alan's childhood - which included playing football with his friends on their street and watching football on the TV with his dad in recent interviews.Talking about Alan playing football with his friends on their street in their hometown of Northamptonshire, Graham told Mail Online: "He was running all over, sweating like hell. "He came over to me, breathless.
I said, 'But son, I haven't seen you kick the ball yet!' "It's fair to say football was never for him."Despite not having followed in his famous father's footsteps, Alan has forged his own career as one of the UK's most beloved comedians and presenters - with Graham praising him as "a laugh a minute".Graham added: "But he's a good lad, down to earth.
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