Johnny Vegas

Driving past Sherdley Park , St Helens tonight when I noticed a set of statutes I hadn't seen before. As there was a nice sky behind them I took my pictures at a low angle.
This individual is local comedian Johnny Vegas.
Johnny Vegas was born in St Helens and attended West Park School. He went on to study art and ceramics at Middlesex University and then returned to St Helens to work as a barman.
In the mid 90s, Johnny spent time living in Glasgow and London. His career truly began when in 1997 he won the Festival Critics’ Award at the Edinburgh Festival and was the first newcomer to be nominated for the Perrier Award. His early TV shows included ‘The Johnny Vegas Gameshow’ and were a platform for future roles.
Johnny became a talented comedy actor and perfomed in famous TV shows such as ‘Happiness’, ‘Shooting Stars’ and ‘Benidorm’.
Johnny keeps close to his roots by supporting St Helens Rugby League Club.

Portrait Bench is a new and unique national collection of local portraits. The figures are inspired and chosen for their individual contribution to the life of the community.
Creating portraits is an old custom - honouring individuals for their philanthropy, political prowess or acts of heroism, and most commonly for the love of family members. All major public spaces are graced by statues or portraits of eminent individuals and family photos are treasured across the world.
Each Portrait Bench is a collection of three distinctive, life-size local figures cut from sheet steel and installed by a simple bench, inviting you to sit or step up into the space and become a part of the portrait group.
The features of each character have been simplified while retaining their essential characteristics. The characters reflect those things that are important to the community; each is inspired by the local heritage, culture and aspirations of the area; some we’ll know and some we won’t...together they will represent around 230 characters chosen by thousands of people from across the UK.