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Dave Thompson (born 30 June 1959) is an English actor, stand-up comedian and writer, who made headlines in July 1997 after being removed from the role of Tinky Winky in the
children's television series
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Teletubbies
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'' after 70 episodes. The
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said in a letter to Thompson that his "interpretation of the role was not acceptable".
Thompson recounted bursting into tears upon learning the news of his termination. In interviews, he supposed that the dubbing of his voice, unlike the other actors, was an indication of dissatisfaction over his performance.
Thompson later appeared in the 2000
Ben Elton
Benjamin Charles Elton (born 3 May 1959) is an English comedian, actor, author, playwright, lyricist and director. He was a part of London's alternative comedy movement of the 1980s and became a writer on the sitcoms '' The Young Ones'' and ''Bla ...
film ''
Maybe Baby
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Early life
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'' as Dave the Comedian/Mrs. Furblob. He also appeared in
Harry Hill
Matthew Keith Hall (born 1 October 1964), known professionally as Harry Hill, is an English comedian, presenter and writer. He pursued a career in stand-up following years working as a medical doctor, developing an off-beat, energetic performan ...
's live tour ''Hooves'' as the minor characters of the Horse, the ballboy and the Greek man who grabs Harry's neck. Thompson also made appearances in each night of Hill's ''Hooves'' tour.
Filmography
Film
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Hardcore
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Arts and media Film
* ''Hardcore'' (1977 film), a British comedy film
* ''Hardcore'' (1979 film), an American crime drama film starring George C Scott
* ''Hardcore'' (2001 film), a British documen ...
'' (1979) - Willem
*''Area'' (1989) - Doctor
*''Huge'' (2010) - Martin Luckhust
*''
The Harry Hill Movie
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'' (2013) - Brain Number Two
*''Down the Back of the Sofa'' (2017) - Himself/Host
Television
*''
Red Dwarf'' (1993) - Cowpoke
*''
Teletubbies
''Teletubbies'' is a British children's television series created by Anne Wood and Andrew Davenport for the BBC. The programme focuses on four differently coloured characters known as the Teletubbies, named after the television screens on t ...
'' (1997; Season 1, 70 episodes) - Tinky Winky
*''
Harry Hill
Matthew Keith Hall (born 1 October 1964), known professionally as Harry Hill, is an English comedian, presenter and writer. He pursued a career in stand-up following years working as a medical doctor, developing an off-beat, energetic performan ...
'' (1998) - Fake Alan
*''
Screech Owls'' (2002) - Himself
*''Time Gentleman Please'' (2000–2002) - Dave
*''
TV Burp
''Harry Hill's TV Burp'' (also known as just ''TV Burp'') is a British television comedy programme broadcast between 2001 and 2012 on ITV. The show was produced by Avalon Television and was written and hosted by comedian Harry Hill. Each ep ...
'' (2004–2012) - Various characters
*''
Blessed
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* The state of having received a blessing
* Blessed, a title assigned by the Roman Catholic Church to someone who has been beatified
Film and television
* ''Blessed'' (2004 film), a 2004 motion picture about a supernatural ...
'' (2005)
Production credits
Writer
*''
The Sketch Show
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'' (8 episodes)
*''
TV Burp
''Harry Hill's TV Burp'' (also known as just ''TV Burp'') is a British television comedy programme broadcast between 2001 and 2012 on ITV. The show was produced by Avalon Television and was written and hosted by comedian Harry Hill. Each ep ...
'' (2 episodes)
Books
*''Sit-Down Comedy'' (contributor to anthology, ed
Malcolm Hardee
Malcolm Hardee (5 January 1950 – 31 January 2005) was an English comedian and comedy club proprietor.
His high reputation among his peers rests on his outrageous publicity stunts and on the help and advice he gave to successful British Altern ...
& John Fleming) Ebury Press/Random House, 2003. ;
References
External links
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1959 births
Male actors from Bristol
Living people
British puppeteers
British stand-up comedians
British male television actors
British male film actors
British male comedians