Omid Djalili: Which living person do you most admire, and why?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Omid Djalili said elsewhere, not written here

The character of Frasier Crane – he's given me hours of laughter and an appreciation of the finer things in life.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2010 source ↗

Others on this question

Tess Daly English television presenter

Bruce Forsyth, because not only is he the most talented showman, he is the most generous individual.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 December 2016 source ↗

Andy Roddick American tennis player

I look up to people such as Andre Agassi who use their fame as a pedestal for causes. He was great to me early on in my career.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 June 2015 source ↗

Alison Goldfrapp English musician and record producer

Anyone who is a carer.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 May 2010 source ↗

Rory Kinnear English actor

My mother. Any child of a single parent, if they are in a relationship when they become a parent, thinks, “How the hell did you do it alone?”

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 August 2017 source ↗