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Mackenzie Taylor

Andrew Iain Mackenzie Taylor was a British comic, writer and director.

Early life
Born in Crewe, Cheshire, his family moved to Camberley, in Surrey, when he was still a baby. Taylor attended Royal Grammar School in Guildford and was a member of the Surrey Youth Theatre. Taylor was diagnosed with bipolar schizoaffective disorder at the age of 15. He worked as an accounts assistant for a firm of quantity surveyors in Chobham, Surrey. == Career ==
Career
He started his comedy career in the sketch and improvisational group Wayward Council. Performers included Nicholas Parsons, Les Dennis and Maureen Lipman; proceeds from Phone Box Live! were donated to the mental health charity Mind. Taylor participated in "Warning: May Contain Nuts", a project launched by John Hegley to use comedy to increase awareness of mental illness. He performed an abridged version of No Straightjacket Required, which The Independent described as "his remarkable true story about struggling with mental illness and his suicide attempt manages to be both unflinchingly candid yet consistently entertaining." == Death ==
Death
Taylor died on 18 November 2010 at the age of 32 after taking an overdose of drugs. ==References==
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