Steve Barlow was born in Britain (in Crewe, in the county of Cheshire). He went to Brierley Street School, then to Crewe County Grammar School for Boys. He went on to study at Warwick University and Nottingham University, and worked at various times as a teacher, actor, stage manager and puppeteer. Steve Barlow lives in Somerset with his wife Cathy. He likes walking, sailing, reading, listening to music and shouting at politicians on the telly. http://www.the2steves.net/biography.aspx