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Career

Les Bubb who was born in Sticklepath, Barnstaple (March 16, 1961) He started his miming career in 1982, performing in pubs and cabaret clubs. In 1988, he appeared on ''Jim Davidson Introduces: New Entertainers'', ''

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'' twice, and on the BBC kids' shows ''

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'' and “What's All This Then” in 1987. Les also appeared on '' The Famous Compere's Police Ball'' in 1990. In 1996, Les was approached by the

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to write a format for a children's television show, which later became ''

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''. Les starred alongside

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and Nicola Park, with fellow mime artist

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. Les then appeared in the films ''

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'', '' Yam'' and three ''Harry Potter'' films as a voice artist and actor trainer. He also appeared at

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, ''Jim Davidson Presents'', ''I'd Do Anything'', ''

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'' and most recently '' Andy's Adventures''. Les still performs on stage. Les performed with pop band Take That in the role of a professor in the Take That Progress tour of 2011. Les is performed with Take That for most of summer 2011. Les has a son called Ben Bubb. In 2021 with Camilla Halford, Les Bubb started teaching mime online through the Les Bubb School of Mime to develop the next generation of mime artists around the world.

Filmography

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