Benjamin Charles Elton (born 3 May 1959) is an English comedian, actor, author, playwright, lyricist and director. He was a part of London's alternative comedy movement of the 1980s and became a writer on the sitcoms The Young Ones and Blackadder, as well as continuing as a stand-up comedian on stage and television. His style in the 1980s was left-wing political satire. Since then he has published 17 novels and written the musicals The Beautiful Game (2000), We Will Rock You (2002), Tonight's the Night (2003), and Love Never Dies (2010), the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera. His novels cover the dystopian, comedy, and crime genres. Early life and education Elton was born on 3 May 1959 at University College Hospital in Fitzrovia, London, the son of Mary (née Foster), an English teacher from Cheshire, and physicist and educational researcher Professor Lewis Elton. He is a nephew of the historian Sir Geoffrey Elton and a third cousin of singer Olivia Newton-John. Elton
Benjamin Charles Elton (nacido el 3 de mayo de 1959) es un comediante inglés, actor, autor, dramaturgo, lírico y director. Fue parte del movimiento de comedia alternativa de Londres de los años ochenta y se convirtió en un escritor en las sitcoms The Young Ones y Blackadder, así como continuando como un comediante stand-up en el escenario y la televisión. Su estilo en los años ochenta fue la sátira política de izquierda. Desde entonces ha publicado 17 novelas y ha escrito los musicales The Beautiful Game (2000), We Will Rock You (2002), Tonight's the Night (2003), y Love Never Dies (2010), la secuela de The Phantom of the Opera. Sus novelas abarcan la distopía, la comedia y los géneros del crimen. La vida temprana y la educación Elton nació el 3 de mayo de 1959 en el Hospital Universitario de Fitzrovia, Londres, el hijo de Mary (née Foster), una profesora inglesa de Cheshire, y el físico y investigador educativo Professor Lewis Heohn.