David Bower (born 1969) is a Welsh
actor
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, best known for his role as David in the hit
romantic comedy
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''
Four Weddings and a Funeral
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''. Born in
Wrexham
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,
North Wales
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, he is deaf and a
BSL user and took his degree in the British Theatre of the Deaf (established by
Pat Keysell).
After university he joined what became the ''Signdance Collective'' working as sign
dancer and
choreographer.
The collective was re-established in 2001 with Bower as artistic director and Isolte Avila as Dance Director. In 2012 the collective is devising a new production "Desire", featuring the songs of the band Dead Days Beyond Help, which will premier at the
Warehouse Theatre
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,
Croydon
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from 13 to 19 April 2012.
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In addition to film and television, Bower has also performed in ]radio play
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s for the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
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Bower's deafness started with complications at birth which could have been fatal, but was not diagnosed until he was five years old. From that age he wore
, bulky transistor radio-style devices. He later attended the
. Although supported by a very caring family, Bower found himself bullied by both hearing children and other deaf children. In 1986, after attending a loud
which affected the nature of his residual hearing. His deafness progressed and years later he became
.