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Dave Thompson (born 30 June 1959) is an English actor, stand-up comedian and writer, who made headlines in July 1997 after being removed from the role of Tinky Winky in the children's television series, Teletubbies after 70 episodes. The BBC said in a letter to Thompson that his "interpretation of the role was not acceptable". [1] [2]
Afterwards, the other Teletubbies discover their favourite things are missing. Tinky Winky takes them out again and the other Teletubbies get their favourite things back but suddenly, there is a strange noise from Tinky Winky's bag. Tinky Winky opens the bag to find the rest of his Tubby Toast, then he puts it back in his bag to save it for later.
A group of people in Tinky Winky costumes at Mardi Gras, 1999. Controversy arose in 1999 concerning Tinky Winky and him carrying a bag that looks much like a woman's handbag (although he was first "outed" by the academic and cultural critic Andy Medhurst in a letter from July 1997 to The Face). [82]
It's a sad day in children's television: Simon Shelton Barnes, the actor who brought to life Tinky Winky in "Teletubbies," passed away, it was revealed Tuesday. He died on January 17.
In 2025, the works unbound from copyright cap off the 1920s with literature, characters and more from 1929 entering the public domain.
Today's NYT Connections puzzle for Saturday, December 14, 2024The New York Times
Among his many credits he appeared in the eighth series Doctor Who as a Cyberman, portrayed Zak in ZingZillas, and in 2015, Krage was chosen to portray Tinky Winky the purple Teletubby in the new series of Teletubbies. He is the third actor, after Dave Thompson and Simon Shelton, to play the character. He reprised the role as Tinky Winky in the ...
In an interview with Good Housekeeping, 'Yellowstone' actress Kelly Reilly reflected on her time portraying Beth Dutton on the Paramount Network drama series.