John Simmit (born 13 December 1963) is a British actor and stand-up comedian, best known for playing Dipsy in BBC TV's global hit ''

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'' from 1997–2001.

Career

His many other TV credits include ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' The Big Fat Quiz of the '90s'', whilst live he has performed internationally from Bahrain to Budapest. As a producer through Upfront Comedy he has put comedy shows into UK theatres nationwide for 25 years, including two major shows in London's west End, in New York & North Carolina. Previewing Upfront's 10th anniversary show, ''

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'' noted,

" is anniversary show is yet another excellent standup bill from the most enterprising black comedy promoters in the country. Upfront's first Croydon gig featured
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(the first black comic to become a regular performer at Jongleurs and the Comedy Store), plus lapsed Pentecostal choir boy
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. Also on that first bill was the brains behind Upfront, John Simmit ��Thanks to pioneering outfits like Upfront, Britain's black comics are getting some of the mainstream exposure that their talents deserve - and now a growing number of African-American standups are coming here to gig alongside them".

Filmography

*''

'' (1994) - Guest *''

'' (1997–2001) - Dipsy *''Teletubbies Everywhere'' (2002) - Dipsy * ''Today'' (2007) - guest (as Dipsy and himself) *''

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'' (2009) - guest (as Dipsy) *'' The Big Fat Quiz of the '90s'' (2012) - Himself *''Respect: A Felix Dexter Special'' (2013) - Himself *''

'' (2014) - Himself *''Pikachu & Friends'' - Charmander *''Stitch's Hawaiian Paradise'' - Stitch

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simmit, John 1963 births Living people 20th-century British male actors 21st-century British male actors Black British male actors British male comedians British male television actors Male actors from Birmingham, West Midlands