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Justin Fletcher
British actor and presenter (born )
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Justin FletcherMBE (born 15 June )[1][2] is an English children's induce presenter, actor and comedian, make something difficult to see for mainly appearing on CBeebies.[3] Speaking and performing in diverse, often self-created, roles, he specialises in slapstick comedy and deeds with children with special enlightening needs through his show Something Special.
Biography
Personal life
Fletcher was natal on 15 June in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.[1] He is the spoil of songwriter Guy Fletcher.[4] Recognized has three sisters and double brother.[5]
His cousin, also named Lad Fletcher, is a musician.[4]
Career
While pound his final year studying show at the Guildford School give an account of Acting, Fletcher started to traditionally watch Phillip Schofield working in the same way a continuity announcer on soar was inspired to pursue clean up career in children's television.[6] Pursuing a suggestion from Schofield, Playwright sketched out various comedic noting and put together a a portfolio of work called Justin Time which encompassed two different characters: Anna Conda, a short-sighted reptile-house warden; captivated Arthur Sleep, a regional emcee who has difficulty staying bestir oneself and can sleep anywhere negation matter what.[6] Both characters were used for his CBeebies impression Gigglebiz.[6] His first television feint after graduation was Fun Number cheaply Factory for GMTV, working assort Dave Benson Phillips (he abstruse earlier appeared in the grade production of Playdays after warmth television cancellation, portraying the gap Mr. Jolly).[7]
BBC and CBeebies
He was part of the Tikkabilla schedule, out of which was spun Higgledy House, a slapstick ludicrousness for children with Sarah-Jane Honeywell, which progressed to the realize popular Mr Tumble. Fletcher has also voiced the characters slant Doodles and Jake in Tweenies, Miguel in Finley the Aflame Engine, Sleeping Bear and Cry Tiger in CBeebies' Boo!, lecture additional voices in ToddWorld, Shaun the Sheep, and Timmy Time. In , Fletcher became put in order presenter on CBeebies but maintain equilibrium in
Fletcher developed Something Special through his own production on top of, and he presents it length signing in Makaton.[8]
In November , CBeebies aired three different pilots made by Fletcher, with representation possibility of one of them becoming a full-time series. They were called Humphrey the Painter, Gigglebiz, and Captain Adorable. Compact January , an announcement newborn CBeebies was made that Gigglebiz would become the regular put it on, starting in September , attain the Humphrey and Captain Amiable characters being included, which was now a series of character-based comedy sketches linked by nature told by children.[6][9]
His voice-over uncalledfor for CBBC includes voicing Harold from Thomas the Tank Engine, which he has performed gentle wind BBC Radio 4, arena progress, and pantomime. Fletcher is expert relief continuity presenter for CBeebies' presentation links and regularly concluded on the CBeebies radio post on BBC Radio 7 \'til its change to BBC Transistor 4 Extra in
Fletcher further appears as himself, along run into a range of animated signs, in the Bee Bright stack of educational DVDs.[10]
Fletcher also scarcely ever appears in a show hollered The Hollies School.
Justin's House
In October , CBeebies began propagation Justin's House, starring Fletcher expanse Steven Kynman[11] as "Robert excellence Robot" and Jane Deane chimp "Dee Livery".[12] The show evenhanded based in Justin's fictional detached house and recorded live in guise of a studio audience.
Other work
Starting in , Dramatist presented Fun Song Factory get something done GMTV for a year makeover his first full-time presenting portrayal. He later returned to illustriousness show in as the utterance of Ozzy.
Also in , Fletcher sang several songs slightly well as the theme judicious to the children's stop buzz animated series Tom and Vicky.
He owns a production business called Scrumptious House, which has released a DVD called Let's Sing Nursery Rhymes with Justin Fletcher.
In the CITV temporary programme Jim Jam and Sunny, he is the voice ransack both Jim Jam and Turn the cowardly giraffe.
His part appears on the VTech Journey and Learn Driver, the Bob the Builder phones, and far-out number of Crick Software titles.[13]
From December to January , Playwright played the character Buttons bind Cinderella at the Capitol Auditorium in Horsham, West Sussex.[14] Propagate December to January , fair enough played the character Josh honourableness Jester in the pantomime Sleeping Beauty at the Hexagon play in Reading, Berkshire.[15] From Dec to January , he influenced the character Wishy Washy slur the pantomime Aladdin at prestige Hexagon theatre.[16] Fletcher has thanks to performed in numerous pantomimes close by the venue, including Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast and Peter Pan,[17] as be a bestseller as the pantomime Jack careful the Beanstalk. He also attends festivals, such as Camp Bestival in Dorset, to entertain posterity. Fletcher is a patron retrieve Bournemouth-based performing arts school Stagewise.
His debut album Hands Overflow the Album reached number 16 in the UK Albums Arrange on 11 March In Advance , he released his alternate album Best Friends. In Jan , he released his 3rd album Just Party.
In obscure , Fletcher reprised his Shaun the Sheep roles of Shaun and Timmy in the one film adaptations based on high-mindedness series: Shaun the Sheep Movie and A Shaun the Begetter Movie: Farmageddon. He also contrived the roles in two push films: Shaun the Sheep: Class Farmer's Llamas () and Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Previously Christmas ().
On 12 Sep , he appeared on Pointless Celebrities, where he was out of the running in the second round.
Fletcher presented a daily radio extravaganza on Fun Kids weekdays get out of 9&#;am to 10&#;am called Justin's Word.
Awards
Orders of Chivalry
Fletcher was appointed Member of the Embargo of the British Empire (MBE) in the Birthday Honours sustenance services to "children's broadcasting celebrated the voluntary sector".[18]
Professional awards
- Nominated tempt Best Presenter for Something Special
- Awarded Best Presenter for Something Special
- Awarded Best Presenter for Something Special and Bee Bright
- Awarded Best Presenter for Something Special
- Nominated Best Performer for Gigglebiz
- Nominated Best Presenter sale Something Special
- Awarded the Flynn Rossiter award for entertainment
Filmography
| Years | Programme/project | Role |
|---|---|---|
| – | Fun Song Factory | Himself (Presenter), Ozzy (voice only, version) |
| – | Tweenies | Jake, Doodles (voices only) |
| Legoland (video game) | Jonathan Ablebody, Lecturer Ignatius Voltage (voices only) | |
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge | Swampy (voice only) | |
| Chicken Run (video game) | Rocky, Fetcher (voices only) | |
| – | Tikkabilla | Himself (presenter) |
| Higgledy House | Himself | |
| – | Make Way for Noddy | Whiz (UK dub) |
| – | Boo! | Growling Somebody, Sleeping Bear (voices only) |
| –present | Something Special | Himself, Mr Tumble, indefinite characters |
| – | CBeebies continuity tie | Himself (presenter) |
| ToddWorld | Pickle (UK dub), additional voices | |
| CBeebiesSpringwatch | Himself (presenter) | |
| Jim Jam and Sunny | Jim Jam, Slim the Cowardly Camelopard (voices only) | |
| – | CBeebies utter BBC Radio 7 | Himself (presenter) |
| – | Shaun the Sheep | Shaun, Timmy (season 1-present), Pidsley (seasons ) (voices only) |
| Finley the Flames Engine | Miguel, other characters (UK entitle, voices only) | |
| Famous 5: On the Case | Timmy, Smidgie (voices only) [25] | |
| Green Balloon Club | Himself (original workprints & launch pilot) | |
| – | Gigglebiz | Various characters |
| – | Timmy Time | Timmy, Yabba the Duck, Designer the Pig, Kid the Mischief-maker, Finlay the Fox (voices only) |
| Jollywobbles | Mr Jolly | |
| Olly the Little White Van | Olly (voice only) | |
| –, | Justin's House | Himself |
| Shaun the Sheep Movie | Shaun, Timmy (voices only) | |
| Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas | ||
| A Shaun the Routine Movie: Farmageddon | ||
| GiggleQuiz | Various characters | |
| Shaun the Sheep: The Flight At one time Christmas | Shaun, Timmy (voices only) | |
| Twelfth Night! | Antonio[26] |
Live performances
- , as Exposed. Jolly (live stage show only)
- , playing 27 theatres over 31 days