# Roger De Courcey

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{{short description|British ventriloquist}}
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| birth_place = London, England
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| occupation  = British [ventriloquist](/source/ventriloquist), actor, writer
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'''Roger De Courcey'''  is a British [ventriloquist](/source/ventriloquist) and artists' agent, best known for performing with '''Nookie Bear'''. He was the winner of the 1976 ''[New Faces](/source/New_Faces)'' televised talent competition grand final.<ref name="website" />

==Biography==
De Courcey has performed on the West End stage, in productions of musicals ''[Sweet Charity](/source/Sweet_Charity)'', ''Two Cities'' and ''[Company](/source/Company_(musical))''. He has appeared at the [London Palladium](/source/London_Palladium) many times including the 1976 [Royal Variety Performance](/source/Royal_Variety_Performance).{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}

In 1978 he released 'Nookie's Song', on the [Pye Records](/source/Pye_Records) Label.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}

A [freemason](/source/Freemasonry), he is a member of Chelsea Lodge No. 3098, the membership of which is made up of entertainers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chelsea-lodge.org.uk/|title=Chelsea Lodge No.3098|publisher=Chelsea-lodge.org.uk|accessdate=26 December 2014}}</ref> De Courcey is also a member and former "King Rat" of the [Grand Order of Water Rats](/source/Grand_Order_of_Water_Rats) which is the oldest theatrical fraternity in the world.<ref name="website" >{{citation |url=http://www.rogerdecourcey.co.uk |title=Roger De Courcey |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115085507/http://www.rogerdecourcey.co.uk/ |archive-date=2017-11-15 |access-date=2024-12-20 }}</ref> De Courcey is also an agent, and represented musician [Rick Wakeman](/source/Rick_Wakeman).<ref name="website" />

His son is the actor [Jamie de Courcey](/source/Jamie_de_Courcey).

De Courcey is a fan of Crystal Palace Football Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.holmesdale.net/page.php?id=82&story=4154&p=3|title=Celebrity Palace fans|work=Holmesdale Online|accessdate=26 December 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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Category:1944 births
Category:Living people
Category:Freemasons of the United Grand Lodge of England
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:British male comedians
Category:Comedians from London
Category:Ventriloquists

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Category:English Freemasons

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