Kenny Senior is a fictional character from the Channel 4 sitcom Phoenix Nights, portrayed by Archie Kelly.

Kenny Senior is portrayed as a habitual liar, something of a Walter Mitty

Walter Mitty

Walter Mitty is a fictional character in James Thurber's short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", first published in the New Yorker on March 18, 1939, and in book form in My World and Welcome to It in 1942...

, whose statements are either complete lies or vast exaggerations. Amongst other things he has played swingball in Pwllheli

Pwllheli

Pwllheli is a community and the main market town of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, north-western Wales. It has a population of 3,861, of which a large proportion, 81 per cent, are Welsh speaking. Pwllheli is the place where Plaid Cymru was founded. It is the birthplace of Albert Evans-Jones -...

 with Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro, Jr. is an American actor, director and producer. His first major film roles were in Bang the Drum Slowly and Mean Streets, both in 1973...

, got some paint for Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts...

 and claims he is very friendly with the SAS.

Kenny Senior got his name because there is a member of staff of the same name (Young Kenny

Young Kenny

Young Kenny is one of many characters from the comic world of Peter Kay.Young Kenny is a quiet member of The Phoenix Club played by Justin Moorhouse. He Appeared in Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights and briefly appearing "butt naked" in Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere.Young Kenny is the uncredited member...

). Kenny Senior being the older Kenny earned him his name Kenny Senior. In the first episode of the second series it is revealed his middle name is Dalglish, after Kenny Dalglish

Kenny Dalglish

Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish MBE is a Scottish former footballer and the current manager of Liverpool F.C.. In a 22-year playing career, he played for two club teams, Celtic and Liverpool, winning numerous honours with both. He is the most capped Scottish player, with 102 appearances, and...

Kenny Senior has not only baffled his fellow members of The Phoenix Club

The Phoenix Club

The Phoenix Club is a fictional working men's club in Farnworth near Bolton, and is the centerpiece of the acclaimed UK sitcom Phoenix Nights....

 with his lies, but also with a strange schoolgirl outfit he wore whilst performing as Britney Spears

Britney Spears

Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...

 in an episode where club workers performed as famous stars in a 'Stars in Their Eyes

Stars In Their Eyes

Stars in Their Eyes is a British television talent show that ran on Saturdays nights from 21 July 1990 until 23 December 2006 in which contestants impersonate showbiz stars...

' style show.

Kenny Senior also played a cameo role in the spinoff series from Phoenix Nights, Max and Paddy's Road To Nowhere

Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere

Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere was an award-winning British comedy television show on Channel 4 starring and written by Peter Kay and Patrick McGuinness. All the episodes were also directed by Kay. It began on 12 November 2004 and ran for six 30 minute episodes up until 17 December 2004, with each...

, when interviewed by a TV news reporter, he is shown as being a rabbi

Rabbi

In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...

.