Marc Wootton

Marc Wootton
Born	Marc James Wootton 1975[1] Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Other names	Shirley Ghostman
Occupation	comedian, actor, writer
Website
http://www.foolingnobody.com/

Marc Wootton (born 1975) is an English character comedian. He is perhaps best known for his role as the fake medium and psychic, Shirley Ghostman, on the BBC Three series, High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman and he also appeared in Nativity!

Career

Wootton previously starred in the Channel 4 comedy show The Eleven O'Clock Show, BBC Three show Cyderdelic the Channel 4 comedy gameshow My New Best Friend, in which contestants had to convince their closest friends and relatives that the most awful of people (played by Wootton) were their new best friends for a prize of £10,000, E4 comedy The Pilot Show and the BBC Two Sitcom Thin Ice. He also wrote and starred in the BBC Three sketch show, Marc Wootton Exposed, the first series of which started on 13 January and finished on 25 February 2008.^[2]

Wootton played the role of a softly spoken dating agent, Gary Furze (Lasso The Moon agency)in the first series of Julia Davis' Nighty Night, in the second series he played Dennis, Linda's aggressive husband.

He also played a small role in the 2006 Debbie Isitt wedding film Confetti as a best man, Snoopy, and has completed filming Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel, a science fiction comedy film with Chris O'Dowd, Dean Lennox Kelly and Anna Faris, which was released in UK cinemas on 24 April 2009. The DVD was released in the UK on 7 September 2009.

In Autumn 2008 he completed filming Nativity in the role of Mister Poppy. Nativity was released on 27 November 2009, and was directed by Debbie Isitt.

Wootton made a cameo appearance as Duncan in series 2 episode 4 of Gavin and Stacey on BBC Three broadcast on 30 March 2008 and starred alongside Tom Basden in the BBC Three comedy Brave Young Men broadcast 22 March 2009.

His new 6 part show La La Land premiered on the Showtime USA network on 25 January 2010 and premiered on BBC Three on 27 April 2010.

Filmography

Film

• Confetti (2005) - Snoopy
• Nativity! (2009) - Mr. Poppy
• Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009) - Toby

Television

• Neighbors from Hell - Fox (2009)
• Life and Times of Tim - HBO (2009)
• La La Land - Showtime/Fooling Nobody Productions (2009)
• Brave Young Men - BBC Three (2008)
• Marc Wootton Exposed - BBC Three (2008)
• Gavin & Stacey (Series 2) - BBC Three (2007)
• Thin Ice - BBC Two (2006)
• Nighty Night (Series 2) - BBC Two (2005)
• High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman - BBC Three (2005)
• BSTV Performer - VH1 US (2005)
• French & Saunders - BBC (2004)
• Cyderdelic - BBC Three (2004)
• Nighty Night (Series 1) - BBC Two (2004)
• The Pilot Show - E4/Channel 4 (2003)
• My New Best Friend - Channel 4 (2003)
• Cyderdelic The Revolution Will Be Televised - BBC Two (2002)
• Edinburgh or Bust - Channel 4 (2002)
• The 11 O'Clock Show - Channel 4 (2002)

Theatre

• Season's Greetings as Eddie - National Theatre (2010–2011)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream as Nick Bottom - Royal Shakespeare Theatre - Royal Shakespeare Company (2011)

Radio

• And The Winner Is hosted by Matt Lucas Panelist BBC Radio 2 (2011)

Awards

• Rose D'or Golden Rose Award Best Gameshow, 2004 My New Best Friend (2004)
• British Comedy Award Best New TV Comedy My New Best Friend (2003)
• BBC Two Greenlight Award Cyderdelic (2003)

References

1. ^ Births England and Wales 1837-2006, Findmypast.co.uk.
2. ^ "Programme Information: Network TV Week 3" (Press release). BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/wk3/sun.shtml#sun_mwootton. Retrieved 2007-12-26. 

External links

• Marc Wootton official site titled "Fooling Nobody"
• Marc Wootton at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Wootton, Marc
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Date of birth	1975
Place of birth	Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
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