Image source, Sarah Dunn/BAFTA Sir Billy Connolly states he neverever sets out to win awards, however the Scottish funny legend is to be offered one of Britain’s mostsignificant homeentertainment honours. The 79-year-old will get this year’s Bafta Fellowship at the Virgin Media Bafta TV Awards on Sunday. He will be renowned for a profession spanning more than 5 years. Speaking of the honour, The Big Yin stated he did not let his Parkinson’s illness determine who he was. Sir Billy, who was knighted in 2017 for services to homeentertainment and charity, was detected with Parkinson’s in2013 He retired from live efficiencies 5 years lateron, however has continued to record programs and make TELEVISION looks. Speaking to Bafta.org about the fellowship, which is the greatest distinction offered to acknowledge “outstanding and extraordinary contribution” in movie, videogames or tv throughout a recipient’s profession, he stated: “I have a collection of glossy things that I’m extremely proud of. “But I neverever set out to get them or hunt them down. I wear’t think in intending at it since if you puton’t get it for whatever factor you’re all dissatisfied. “Just do what you do well and you’ll discover yourself a fellow priorto you understand it.” Image source, Robert Pereira Hind/BBC Scotland Image caption, Billy Connolly has continued to make TELEVISION programs regardlessof his Parkinson’s Sir Billy, who will turn 80 in November, signsupwith a prominent list of other receivers honoured for their work in the world of tv which consistsof Sir David Attenborough, Dame Julie Walters, Sir Trevor McDonald, Dame Joanna Lumley, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Jon Snow, Sir Bruce Forsyth, Dame Joan Bakewell and others. Born in Glasgow in 1942, Sir Billy started his working life as a welder in the Clyde shipyards priorto embarking on a profession as a folk vocalist and artist togetherwith Gerry Rafferty in The Humblebums priorto establishing the stand-up act t
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