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| + | '''Dave Chapman''' is a British actor and puppeteer who was an additional performer on ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]'', ''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]'' and ''[[101 Dalmatians]]''. In 2011, he was an assistant puppeteer for [[Animal]] during an appearance on ''[[The X Factor]]''. |
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| + | More recently, Chapman played Dougie Colon, Eddie Watts, and others in [[The Jim Henson Company|the Jim Henson Company]] and [[BBC]] co-production ''[[That Puppet Game Show]]''. Chapman joined [[Brian Henson]] on stage for Brian Henson's "Evolution of Puppetry" lectures at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival and has guested in the [[Henson Alternative]] improv show "[[Puppet Up!]]" |
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| + | Chapman graduated from The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in 1992 and was trained at the Jim Henson Company's [[Muppeteer Workshop|puppeteering workshop]] in 1994. His tutors were [[Kevin Clash]], [[Nigel Plaskitt]], and [[Rob Tygner]]. Afterwards, Chapman performed various puppet characters for British TV; such as BBC presenters Otis the Aardvark and Vinnie the Ferret. He has also performed Tiny of ''Tiny and Mr Duk'', Scratch on ''Nuzzle and Scratch'', Windy on ''Space Pirates'' and as double for [[Victor Yerrid]] on Jim Henson Company's "[[Pajanimals]]". Chapman also worked with [[Brian Herring]] as the on-set puppeteers for the droid BB-8 in 2015's ''[[Star Wars|Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]''. |
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| − | [[Dave Chapman]] is a British Puppeteer who graduated [[The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]] (LAMDA) in 1992 and trained at The Jim Henson Company puppeteering workshop in 1994. |
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| − | He was assistant puppeteer on Animal for [[The X Factor]] : The Muppets with [[Olly Murs]]. He also puppeteered on [[Muppet Treasure Island]] and [[101 Dalmatians]] |
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| + | Chapman's acting credits includes the [[BAFTA Awards|BAFTA Award]] winning shows ''The Slammer'' and ''Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow'' (in the latter, he played over 200 characters). He also provided Dalek voices in the 1999 special ''[[Doctor Who|Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death]]''. |
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| − | Chapman first found success on live daily British TV as [[Otis the Aardvark]] for BBC 1 from 1994-99. He performs [[Matt Lucas]]' singing potatoes on '[[Shooting Stars]]' and David Dimbledonkey on Armando Iannucci's [[Time Trumpet]]. Other puppet characters performed by Dave include Vinnie the ferret for CBBC, Tiny in [[Tiny and Mr Duk]] for BBC1, and for CBeebies he is Scratch in [[Nuzzle and Scratch]], Windy in [[Space Pirates]] , and Riff the dog in [[Carrie and David's Popshop]]'. He provided Dalek voices alongside [[Roy Skelton]] for [[Dr Who The Curse of Fatal Death]] |
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| − | Chapman plays Peter Nokio in BAFTA Winning CBBC show [[The Slammer]], Plays over 200 characters in BAFTA Winning BBC 1 show [[Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow]], |
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| − | Alan Draylon in CBBC's [[Harry Batt]],and the villain - 'The Beastmaster' in BAFTA nominated seasons 2 and 3 of [[The Legend of Dick and Dom]]. Chapman hosted Undercover Dads which was BAFTA nominated in 2010. |
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| + | *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2237150/ IMDb] |
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Revision as of 17:05, 8 March 2016
Dave Chapman is a British actor and puppeteer who was an additional performer on Muppet Treasure Island, Muppets Most Wanted and 101 Dalmatians. In 2011, he was an assistant puppeteer for Animal during an appearance on The X Factor.
More recently, Chapman played Dougie Colon, Eddie Watts, and others in the Jim Henson Company and BBC co-production That Puppet Game Show. Chapman joined Brian Henson on stage for Brian Henson's "Evolution of Puppetry" lectures at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival and has guested in the Henson Alternative improv show "Puppet Up!"
Chapman graduated from The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in 1992 and was trained at the Jim Henson Company's puppeteering workshop in 1994. His tutors were Kevin Clash, Nigel Plaskitt, and Rob Tygner. Afterwards, Chapman performed various puppet characters for British TV; such as BBC presenters Otis the Aardvark and Vinnie the Ferret. He has also performed Tiny of Tiny and Mr Duk, Scratch on Nuzzle and Scratch, Windy on Space Pirates and as double for Victor Yerrid on Jim Henson Company's "Pajanimals". Chapman also worked with Brian Herring as the on-set puppeteers for the droid BB-8 in 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Chapman's acting credits includes the BAFTA Award winning shows The Slammer and Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow (in the latter, he played over 200 characters). He also provided Dalek voices in the 1999 special Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death.