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David Jason, a legend of Only Fools and Horses, exposes a heartfelt gesture from the "nicest guy" in show industry and criticizes major Hollywood stars who are "extremely difficult and a pain."

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David Jason has called out Hollywood stars that are 'extremely difficult' to work with, as he revealed the touching gift he was given by his late friend Ronnie Barker.
The Only Fools and Horses star, 84, formed a strong bond with comedy legend Ronnie, who passed away in 2005 at the age of 76.
The pair first worked together in 1969, going on to both star in The Odd Job before their roles opposite each other in Porridge, Seven of One and most famously, Open All Hours.
David has said that he owes much of his success to Ronnie, who served as his mentor at the start of his career, with Ronnie later citing David as one of his best friends.
Appearing on The Chris Moyles Show on Wednesday morning, David gushed that Ronnie had been the 'nicest guy' and revealed that the late star had once given him a heartwarming gift when he retired.
He explained: 'Well, it’s a well-known fact that I used to call him The Governor. And he was.
What was really good about Ronnie Barker, and why he was so lovely – he and I became very good friends during Open All Hours – but the main reason why I liked him so much is that he had time for everybody.
'And he was the nicest guy that you could possibly meet, and he was at the top of his tree, for me, which is comedy acting, and I just got used to calling him The Governor.
'And so, because of that, later on when he retired, he wrote me a certificate, if you like, in wonderful old-fashioned writing. And it's all done, and it's about a foot wide by about two foot long.
And it was, "It's all done here, here by Sir Ronnie Barker, here with under following messages will give to his honourable friend, Sir David Jason, the title of The Governor I shall now relinquish".'
David then confessed that the touching presented is now proudly displayed in his downstairs toilet.
He then went on to praise Ronnie's generosity with everyone he worked with, before hitting out at celebrities who could be 'extremely difficult and a pain'.
He gushed: 'But the great thing about Ronnie B was, which I learned, which was so generous with the whole team.
'He knew that the only way you can get a successful show is to incorporate and encourage the team that you have. So, he had time for everybody, and he was generous of spirit and of time.

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