Ex-EastEnders star’s firm being shut down owing taxman £82k

A FIRM run by ­former EastEnders actor Cliff Parisi is being shut down owing the taxman £82,764.

who played Minty Peterson in for eight years, put Pleasant Productions into liquidation owing a total of £119,552 to creditors.

A firm run by ­former EastEnders actor Cliff Parisi is being shut down owing the taxman thousands

That includes £35,787 to and £1,000 to an accountancy firm.

Liquidators investigating his firm found it had assets of just £7,200 — and have taken professional fees of £6,000.

With just £1,200 left for the taxman, bankers and accountants, the company is looking into whether it can recover more cash but said that is uncertain.

The report said: ‘It is dependent on the recoveries that we are able to make in respect of claims resulting from our investigation.”;

Parisi, 65, a regular in , also faced tax issues in 2019 — going on to help pay £31,000 owed.

Asked why he was taking part, he said: “The taxman.

“Yeah, I’ve got a bill I need to pay.”;

He played Minty in the soap for eight years and has been a regular in Call the Midwife since 2012.

Cliffwas born into parents George and Irene on May 24, 1960.

He began his career in entertainment in 1982, touring the UK as a stand-up comedian.

Cliff then became interested in becoming an actor, and after a series of bit-part roles he landed his first major character called Lunchbox in the TV series Chancer.

The much-loved TV star is married toBBCproducerand and has five children – two with Tara and three from previous relationships.