- Enn Reitel
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name = Enn Reitel
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birthdate = birth date and age|1950|6|21
location = flagicon|ScotlandForfar ,Angus ,Scotland
notable role =Enn Reitel (born
21 June 1950 ), is a Scottishactor andimpressionist who specialises in voice work.Early life
Reitel's family arrived in Scotland as refugees from occupied
Estonia . He trained as an actor at theCentral School of Speech and Drama .Acting career
In 1982, Reitel starred in the "
Further Adventures Of Lucky Jim ", a BBC2 sitcom written byDick Clement andIan La Frenais . Reitel played Jim Dixon, based on the character created byKingsley Amis .He appeared on stage in "
Me And My Girl " at theAdelphi Theatre in 1986. On television he worked as animpressionist on thesatirical puppet show "Spitting Image " and starred in theITV sitcom "Mog" as a burglar who spent his days in apsychiatric hospital , pretending to be insane.He played the lead role in the UK TV comedy series "
The Optimist " which ran from 1983 for two series. The programme was almost entirely silent. In each episode 'The Optimist' wandered through life doing his best to look on the bright side. He was usually thwarted in his endeavours by the people he encountered.He also appeared in a short film called "Coconuts" with
Michael Palin , in which the two of them did a demonstration on how coconuts can be used in place of horses. This film can be seen on the second disk of the collector's edition of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail ".He played the lead role in the 2006 film Trust Me, a comedy about a pair of con men.
Voice overs
Reitel does voice overs for "The X Factor." He played the Town Crier and The Maggot in
Tim Burton 's "Corpse Bride " and played "Auric Goldfinger " in the 2004 videogame '. His voice is also heard onLemon Jelly 's single "Nice Weather For Ducks". Recently, he narrated the in-game promo spot for the Praying Mantis PMC in '.Other information
*He appeared in the first series of UK hit comedy
Whose Line Is It Anyway .*He now works mainly in the United States.
*He was writer
John Sullivan 's first choice for the role of Derek Trotter in the popular UK sitcom "Only Fools & Horses ".*He is the reader for the 6th book in the Artemis Fowl series, .
*He is famous racehorse owner and renowned as a big hitting punter.
External links
*imdb name|id=0718572|name=Enn Reitel
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