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Jasper Carrott: Real Name, Wife, Daughter & 2026 Tour

If you grew up watching British television in the 1980s and 90s, the name Jasper Carrott probably lands with a smile: the bushy eyebrows, the rolling Birmingham delivery, the sense that a satirist is enjoying his own material. The man behind that smile is Robert Norman Davis, a comedian who turned 80 on 14 March 2025, according to BBC News.

Born: 14 March 1945 · Real name: Robert Norman Davis · Wife: Hazel Jackson · Daughter: Lucy Davis · Stage surname: Carrott, with two t’s

Those headline facts sit across Wikipedia, the publicly editable encyclopedia; BBC News, the UK broadcaster; and IMDb, the film-and-TV database.

Confirmed facts

1Birth name

2Wife
  • Hazel Jackson, journalist; married 1972.
  • Wikipedia profile

3Daughter
  • Lucy Davis is an actress and the daughter of Jasper Carrott.
  • Wikipedia profile

4Stage surname
  • Carrott, not “Carrot” — with two t’s.
  • BBC News report · Wikipedia profile

Why this matters: The stage name is the public handshake. The legal name is the biography. Both are needed if you want to understand the 2025 birthday headlines or the family facts below.

Jasper Carrott at a glance

The profile below is the one the sources agree on: one legal name, one stage name, a long marriage, and a family line that reaches into British screen comedy.

Detail Information Backed by
Birth name Robert Norman Davis Wikipedia profile
Born 14 March 1945 BBC News report
Stage name Jasper Carrott BBC News report
Wife Hazel Jackson, journalist Wikipedia profile
Married 1972 Wikipedia profile
Children Four, including actress Lucy Davis Wikipedia profile
Award BBC TV Personality of the Year Wikipedia profile
Why this matters: The name on the marquee and the name on the birth certificate are different, but they both lead to the same person. That distinction is the reason so many fan questions about Carrott start with “real name.”

Why is he called Jasper Carrott?

The stage name is not a rumour or a tabloid gloss; it is the central fact of his biography. Wikipedia gives his birth name as Robert Norman Davis, while BBC News notes he was born Robert Davis and uses Jasper Carrott as a stage name. The same BBC report links the surname to former ELO drummer Bev Bevan.

What the BBC’s birthday report cleared up

  • Birth name: Robert Davis, spelled out by BBC News.
  • Stage name: Jasper Carrott, confirmed by BBC News.
  • Name influence: former ELO drummer Bev Bevan, according to BBC News.
  • Surname spelling: Carrott with two t’s, as used in Wikipedia’s profile.
The upshot: The stage name is the public handshake. The legal name is the biography. Both are needed if you want to understand the 2025 birthday headlines or the family facts below.

What has happened to Jasper Carrott?

Jasper Carrott turned 80 on 14 March 2025, as reported by BBC News. As of the available coverage, no official 2026 tour dates have been announced, but the comedian continues to be a familiar name in British comedy.

Who is Jasper Carrott’s wife, Hazel Jackson?

Wikipedia, the publicly editable encyclopedia, identifies Hazel Jackson as a journalist and says the couple married in 1972. The same profile records four children, one of whom is actress Lucy Davis. This is not an area where the biographical record is fuzzy: the marriage is one of the settled facts of his career.

  • Married: Hazel Jackson, 1972 — Wikipedia profile
  • Children: four, including Lucy Davis — Wikipedia profile

What this means: In a world of tangled celebrity family trees, Carrott’s is straightforward — one wife, four children, and a daughter whose public career makes the connection easy to follow.

How rich is Jasper Carrott?

No official net worth figure is published in the available biographical profiles. Any estimate would be speculative, so the only honest answer is that Jasper Carrott’s exact wealth is not publicly confirmed.

Are Robert Powell and Jasper Carrott friends?

No official source confirms a close friendship between Jasper Carrott and actor Robert Powell. Search interest likely stems from their overlapping appearances in British television and comedy, but the biographical record does not document a personal relationship.

Daughter Lucy Davis: the acting link

Lucy Davis is the daughter most often mentioned in the same breath as her father. Wikipedia’s profile confirms that Lucy Davis is Jasper Carrott’s daughter and that she is an actress. That is not gossip; it is part of the family record.

Why it matters: The internet often asks whether “Lucy Davis” and “Jasper Carrott” are related. They are. The surname is the same because the family connection is real.

Confirmed and unconfirmed: sorting the 2026 questions

Search data doesn’t ask questions; it repeats them. The three most common internet questions around Carrott concern his real name, his wife and a 2026 tour. The first two have clean answers. Here is the clean cut:

  • Confirmed: Born Robert Norman Davis on 14 March 1945 (BBC News report; Wikipedia profile).
  • Confirmed: Married journalist Hazel Jackson in 1972; four children (Wikipedia profile).
  • Confirmed: Daughter is actress Lucy Davis (Wikipedia profile).
  • Confirmed: Stage surname is spelled Carrott, not Carrot (Wikipedia profile).
  • Not confirmed: Exact net worth — no official figure is published in the available profile.
  • Not confirmed: 2026 tour dates — no verified announcement appears in the available coverage.

The short version: The real name is Robert Davis. The wife is Hazel Jackson. The daughter is Lucy Davis. The 2026 tour remains an open question.

What the sources keep saying

Two details turn up again and again in the factual record:

“Known professionally as Jasper Carrott.”

— Wikipedia profile

“Born Robert Davis and uses Jasper Carrott as a stage name.”

— BBC News report

Notice the pattern: both sources lead with the legal name and then add the stage name. That is the clearest sign that “Jasper Carrott” is a stage identity, not a legal one.

Frequently asked questions

What is Jasper Carrott’s real name?

His legal name is Robert Norman Davis. He was born on 14 March 1945, and Jasper Carrott is his stage name (BBC News report; Wikipedia profile).

Who is Jasper Carrott’s wife?

He has been married to Hazel Jackson, a journalist, since 1972 (Wikipedia profile).

Is Lucy Davis Jasper Carrott’s daughter?

Yes. Lucy Davis is his daughter, and she is an actress (Wikipedia profile).

Is “Carrott” the correct spelling of the stage surname?

Yes. The stage surname is spelled with two t’s: Carrott. The vegetable is “carrot”; the performer is “Carrott” (Wikipedia profile; BBC News report).

Is Jasper Carrott touring in 2026?

No official 2026 tour dates have been announced in the available sources. Search queries ask about a possible run, but the confirmed record only shows that he turned 80 in March 2025 (BBC News report).

The short version: The answer to the real-name question is Robert Davis; the answer to the family question is Hazel Jackson and four children; the answer to the 2026 question is still “not confirmed.”

Bottom line

The stable facts have not changed: the man from the birth certificate is Robert Davis, born 14 March 1945; the performer is Jasper Carrott; his wife is Hazel Jackson; his daughter is Lucy Davis. The 2026 tour question remains open, so the sensible next step is to wait for an official announcement rather than trusting a single-page rumour. Until then, the two-t spelling is the one that leads to the right man.

For more on British comedy figures, read about Dermot Morgan: Sudden death, Father Ted, and comedy legacy and Caroline Aherne: Life, Illness, Death, and Estate.



Edward Davies Bennett
Edward Davies BennettStaff Writer

Edward Davies Bennett is Editor-in-Chief and Responsible Publisher at Insight Britain, overseeing editorial standards, publication decisions and the corrections process.