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Garey Bridges (born 11 August 1969 in
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,
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) is a British
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, best known for playing the role of
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in the
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''.


Career

He originally trained to be a
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and performed with
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in ''The Hot Show Shoe''. However, he was told at fourteen that he was too short and this prompted him to change his profession to acting. His first notable role came in 1988, when he appeared in an episode of
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'' entitled ''Bogeymen''. The following year he appeared in the BBC medical television series,
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(1989) and the children's drama ''
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'' (1989), playing Terry. In 1990 Bridges secured the role of
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in the popular soap opera ''EastEnders''. The introduction of the Tavernier family heralded the first time that an entire family had joined the programme all at once. Their introduction was also a well-intentioned attempt to portray a wider range of
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characters than had previously been achieved on the show. Even though he was 21 at the time, Bridges played a 15-year-old school boy, who was also the
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's character,
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. Bridges wayward character suffered with
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, and storylines focused on the problems and restrictions this affliction can have for a young person. His character, along with several other members of the Tavernier family, were written out of the soap in 1992. Bridges went on to appear in the
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productions ''O Mary This London'' and ''Funky Black Shorts: Home and Away'' in 1994, and he later played the part of Billy Price in the 1996 film ''Respect'', a drama about champion boxer Bobby Carr (played by
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) who is forced to retire with permanent damage to his eye. The film was directed by
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and was based on a screenplay by Richard La Plante.BRIDGES, Garey
, ''BFI''. URL last accessed on 2007-10-04.


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* Living people English male soap opera actors 1969 births {{UK-tv-actor-1960s-stub