Wall of fame honour for Lenny Henry

Friday 11th March 2011, 11:30AM GMT.

Dudley-born comedy legend Lenny Henry has chalked up another honour after being inducted into Wolverhampton Civic Hall’s wall of fame.

The star’s name now hangs behind the venue’s stage alongside other Black Country big names including former Led Zeppelin drummer Jon Bonham, Slade frontman Noddy Holder and ex-Deep Purple bassist and vocalist Glenn Hughes.

The father-of-one received a giant plaque reading Lenny Henry CBE from Wolverhampton’s mayor Councillor Malcolm Gwinnett during his induction yesterday afternoon, just hours before he performed in front of a 1,000-strong audience at the same venue. Lenny, aged 52, said: “It’s an honour.

I used to come to Wolverhampton to go to discos so to be honoured with this, it’s something that as a 16 year old I couldn’t have dreamed of.”

Civic Hall spokesman Jonn Penney said: “He has put the Black Country on the world map, and even the Queen has recognised his services to comedy so he was an ideal choice.”

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