- Ian La Frenais was born on January 7, 1937 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for The Commitments (1991), Flushed Away (2006) and The Bank Job (2008). He has been married to Doris Vartan since 1984.
- SpouseDoris Vartan(1984 - present)
- Stepfather of actor Michael Vartan.
- He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2007 Queen Elizabeth II Birthday Honors List for his services to screen writing.
- In 1975, set up independent production company WitzEnd with long-term writing partner Dick Clement and producer Allan McKeown. In 1988, it transmuted into SelecTV, which in 1996 became part of Thames Television.
- He did national service in the army on discharge worked as a salesman for a tobacco company.
- He composed songs for a weekly satirical programme on Tyne Tees Television then moved to London where he worked for a market research company.
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