| Paul Putner | |
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Paul Putner in 2007 |
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| Born | March 1966 |
| Nationality | English |
Paul Putner (born March 1966) is an English comedian and actor. Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works
He was born in East Grinstead. East Grinstead (archaically spelt Grimstead) is a town and Civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England He studied at LAMDA where he won, amongst other prizes, the Kenneth More prize for comedy acting. The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art ( LAMDA) founded 1861, is a leading British Drama school in west London. Kenneth Gilbert More CBE ( 20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was an English Actor.
His first significant TV role saw Putner as numerous characters in The Glam Metal Detectives shown on BBC2. The Glam Metal Detectives was a comedy show combining both sketch and Sitcom elements produced by the BBC in 1995 His real break in comedy came after he set up the club The Regency Rooms with fellow performers Steve Furst and Oliver Darly. Steven Larry Furst (born 1967 is a Comedian, actor and writer The club developed a cult following and was attended by many comics. Richard Herring saw Paul performing there and cast him in his play Punk's Not Dead at the Edinburgh Fringe. Richard Keith Herring (born July 12, 1967) is a British Comedian and writer The Edinburgh Fringe (officially the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, commonly just The Fringe) is the world’s largest Arts festival. This role lead to many others including TV roles in Lee and Herring's shows
He has appeared in numerous British TV and radio shows, including This Morning With Richard Not Judy (1998) (perhaps most notably as the Curious Orange, who appeared in every episode, but also in several other recurring roles), Sir Bernard's Stately Homes (1999), Spaced (1999), Rock Profile (2000), The Day the Music Died (2004 - present), Look Around You (2004) and Little Britain (2003-2005). Lee and Herring were a British standup Comedy Double act consisting of the Comedians This Morning With Richard Not Judy or TMWRNJ was a British Comedy television programme written by and starring Lee and Sir Bernard's Stately Homes was a series of British TV comedy series first shown in 1998 on BBC Two, it was later re-run on Play UK Spaced is a British Television Situation comedy written by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, and Rock Profile was a British television comedy show written by and starring comedy partnership Matt Lucas and David Walliams (both now The Day the Music Died refers to a plane crash occurring just after 100 a Look Around You is a BBC television Comedy series devised and written by Robert Popper and Peter Serafinowicz, and in the first series Little Britain is a character-based comedy Sketch show first appearing on BBC radio and then television He appeared in a minor role as a zombie in the comedy movie Shaun of the Dead in 2005, and could also be heard on the zombies' 'commentary' track on the DVD release. Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 British Zombie -themed Comedy (or " rom zom com " as it dubs itself film More recently he has appeared in the BBC Radio 4 sci-fi comedy Nebulous (2005), Peacefully in their Sleeps on Radio 4 in 2007 and The Peter Serafinowicz Show in (2007)
He has also contributed material to programmes including The Impressionable Jon Culshaw, Little Britain, The Peter Serafinowicz Show and is a co-creator of the website "TV Dregs". Nebulous is a Post apocalyptic science fiction comedy radio show written by Graham Duff and produced by Ted Dowd from Baby Cow Peacefully in Their Sleeps is a BBC Radio 4 comedy series written by Chris Chantler and Howard Read. The Peter Serafinowicz Show is a BBC Two comedy Sketch show written by and starring Peter Serafinowicz. Jonathan Peter Culshaw (born 2 June 1968 in Ormskirk, Lancashire) is a British impressionist and Comedian Little Britain is a character-based comedy Sketch show first appearing on BBC radio and then television The Peter Serafinowicz Show is a BBC Two comedy Sketch show written by and starring Peter Serafinowicz.
In 2005, Putner took the starring role (as a mime) in the 7th district section of the film Paris, je t'aime written and directed by Sylvain Chomet. Paris je t'aime ( French for "Paris I love you" is a 2006 film starring an ensemble cast of actors of various nationalities Sylvain Chomet (born 1963 is a French Animator and Film director. The film opened the "Un Certain Regard" section of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Un Certain Regard (lit A Certain Glance fig A certain outlook is a section of the Cannes Film Festival 's Official Selection The 2006 Cannes Film Festival ran from May 17, 2006 to May 28, 2006. From late 2005 until early 2007 Paul toured in the Little Britain Live show, performing many character parts to over a million people on two continents. Little Britain Live is a stage show based on the TV sketch series Little Britain, performed by its stars Matt Lucas