Forsyth to receive Bafta honour
Bruce Forsyth will be honoured with an Academy Fellowship at the TV Baftas, it has been announced.
The prestigious award will be presented to the entertainer by comedian Paul Merton.
Previous recipients of the prize include director Ken Loach, screenwriter and director Richard Curtis, film editor Anne Coates and Sir Anthony Hopkins.
Bafta TV Committee Chair John Willis said: "Bruce Forsyth has been keeping viewers of all ages entertained for decades. He is the ultimate all round entertainer.
"Just after his 80th birthday is the perfect time for Bafta to recognise his huge contribution to popular television by awarding Bruce a very well deserved Fellowship."
Forsyth was made an OBE in 1998 and a CBE in 2005, while a Bafta tribute was broadcast in 2005.
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