Les Bubb is a British mime artist.
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Les Bubb - Mimo
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Career
Les Bubb who was born in Sticklepath, Barnstaple (March 16, 1961) He started his miming career in 1982, performing in pubs and cabaret clubs.
In 1988, he appeared on Jim Davidson Introduces: New Entertainers, Friday Night Live twice, and on the BBC kids' shows Going Live! and “What's All This Then” in 1987. Les also appeared on The Famous Compere's Police Ball in 1990.
In 1996, Les was approached by the BBC to write a format for a children's television show, which later became Hububb. Les starred alongside Elaine C Smith, Miltos Yerolemou, Ben Keaton and Nicola Park, with fellow mime artist Emil Wolk.[1]
Les then appeared in the films Invincible, Yam and three Harry Potter films as a voice artist and actor trainer.
He also appeared at Glastonbury 2000, Jim Davidson Presents, I'd Do Anything, Max Headroom, Paramount City, Talking Telephone Numbers, The Slammer and most recently Andy's Adventures. Les still performs on stage.
Les performed with pop band Take That in the role of a professor in the Take That Progress tour of 2011. Les is performed with Take That for most of summer 2011.
Les has a son called Ben Bubb.
In 2021 with Camilla Halford, Les Bubb started teaching mime online through the Les Bubb School of Mime[2] to develop the next generation of mime artists around the world.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | The Max Headroom Show | Mime Artist | 2 shows |
| 1987 | Eat The Rich | Waiter | |
| 1987 | Danny Bakers Londoners | Performer | One show, episode: Performers |
| 1988 | Going Live! | Guest | 1 show |
| 1988 | Friday Night Live | Guest | 2 shows |
| 1988 | Jim Davidson Introduces: New Entertainers | Mime Artist | |
| 1988 | After Ten With Tarbuck | Mime Artist | |
| 1990 | Paramount City | Guest | |
| 1990 | The Famous Compere's Police Dog | Mime Artist | |
| 1995 | Paul Daniels' Secrets | Mime Artist | |
| 1995 | Talking Telephone Numbers | Performer | |
| 1997 | Hububb | Les/Captain Katang[1] | |
| 1999 | The Mummy | Extra | |
| 2000 | Glastonbury | Mime Artist | |
| 2001 | Jim Davidson Presents | Mime Artist | |
| 2001 | Invincible | Mime Artist | |
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Voice Artist | |
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Reader | |
| 2003 | I'd Do Anything | Mime Artist | |
| 2003 | Raymann is laat | Himself | |
| 2003 | Levanta-te E Ri | Himself | |
| 2004 | Yam | Wildlife Presenter | |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Voice Artist | |
| 2006 | The Slammer | Performer | |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Reader | |
| 2014 | Room 101 | Himself | |
| 2015 | Get Your Act Together | Mentor | |
| 2016 | Andy's Prehistoric Adventures | Cleaner | |
| 2019 | Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Mime Artist |
References
- ^ a b "BBC - Comedy Guide - Hububb". 1 January 2005. Archived from the original on 2005-01-01.
- ^ "Home". schoolofmime.co.uk.
External links
- TV.com : Biography of Les Bubb
- The British Council : Les Bubb in Ankara, Turkey
- Les Bubb at IMDb
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This page was last edited on 1 October 2023, at 22:17