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Gurdeep "Deep" Roy (born Mohinder Purba; 1 December 1957) is a Kenyan-British actor, puppeteer and stuntman.At 132 centimetres (4 ft 4 in) tall, [1] he has often been cast as diminutive characters, such as Teeny Weeny in The NeverEnding Story, all the Oompa-Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Keenser in Star Trek and its sequels, and in television series such as The X-Files, Doctor ...
In the 2023 film, the Oompa-Loompas are embodied by the solitary Lofty (portrayed by Hugh Grant) who seeks to hunt down Wonka to repay his debt of "precious cocoa beans" taken from his people as seen in a flashback when two Oompa-Loompa guards (portrayed by Ben Howard and Muzz Khan) caught Lofty sleeping on guard duty. When on a boat after ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 March 2025. There is 1 pending revision awaiting review. 1971 film by Mel Stuart For the book that this film is based on, see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. For the 2005 film adaptation, see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film). Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Theatrical release poster ...
Wonka writer/director Paul King has joked that he cast Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa as the actor is the "most sarcastic shit" he's ever met.
Paul King teases Hugh Grant's Oompa-Loompa. Grant, King says, has a "great deal of twinkle in his eye," which brings to mind the snarky humor of the Oompa-Loompas, and once he put the two together ...
The first trailer just dropped for "Wonka," a Willy Wonka origin story starring Timothee Chalamet as the chocolate maker and Hugh Grant as an Oompa-Loompa.
In addition to the Oompa-Loompa songs, Elfman created an entire underscore for the film being based around three primary themes: a gentle family theme for the Buckets, generally set in upper woodwinds; a mystical, string-driven waltz for Willy Wonka; and a hyper-upbeat factory theme for full orchestra, Elfman's homemade synthesizer samples and ...
At this point, Wonka reveals that the real prize is the factory itself, as he needs someone to take it over once he retires, and look after the Oompa-Loompas who work there. Wonka is introduced as a "little man" with a goatee, wearing a purple coat, green trousers and a top hat. He is high-spirited and moves quickly like a squirrel, though he ...