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Neg Dupree Born London, 
United KingdomYears active 2004 - present Neg Dupree (pronounced /ˈnɛdʒ/ nej, born 1 September 1979, London, England)[1] is a British comedian, writer and actor, best known for his act "Neg's Urban Sports" on the British television show Balls of Steel.[2] Neg's acting versatility has earned him many various television appearances including on Footballers' Wives, EastEnders, and The Bill and also cameo appearances in blockbuster movie 28 Weeks Later.[3]
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Neg's Urban Sports
Neg's Urban Sports are widely regarded as the most controversial and most popular act in Balls of Steel. Neg's antics have earned a cult worldwide following.[4][5] The entrance music for Neg is Sound of da Police by KRS-One. Whilst performing the "Urban Sports", he often shouts "Whoop! Whoop!". People have mistaken this as coming from the same song. However, it is Neg's own "catchphrase" from many years back, and in some episodes, Neg entered to the song I Predict a Riot by Kaiser Chiefs. At the beginning of each clip, "A Fistful Of Dollars" by Ennio Morricone is played.
Balls of Steel
- Urban Sprinting: Neg triggers security alarms in shops and provokes the security guards to chase him as he would try to run from the shop to the nearest burger bar as quickly as possible. He also screams his familiar battle-cry "whoop whoop whoop whoop" while avoiding capture by the security guards. On the second attempt at this, Neg was taken down on an escalator by the head of security who had retired two weeks before.
- Big Stranger Rodeo: Neg jumps on a stranger's back and rides them like a rodeo. The object is to stay off the ground for as long as possible without falling off.
- Big Euro Stranger Rodeo: The same as "Big Stranger Rodeo", played on victims of various European nationalities.
- Make Them Move: Neg stands or sits near locals and acts extremely strangely and madly; the shorter the time taken to make the people move, the better the score.
- Neg's Burger Bowl Off: Neg buys several items from fast food restaurants and throws them at unsuspecting people from the roof of a car while being driven around. The more the food cost, the more points obtained for a hit. This was the one Urban Sport where Neg took the Balls of Steel trophy. There was controversy as to whether his actions could be considered as assault, London Metro newspapers said that "Neg's Burger Bowl Off" was a real blow to get the "Balls Of Steel" Trophy for him and the gang on National Television.[6]
- Neg's Urban Skittles: Neg walks into a local building and screams at everyone to hit the floor whilst mimicking a gun/any other weapon under his shirt. For every person that hits the floor, a point is scored.
- Knock and Don't Run: Neg knocks on a stranger's door and tries to keep them standing there for as long as possible. If the person closes the door, Neg knocks again and the timer continues if they re-open it.[7]
- Neg's Keep 'Em Out: Similar to Make 'Em Move, the object is to deny someone access to an area entered via sliding doors, by acting "mental". The more quickly he gets them to leave the area, the better. On Balls of Steel, Neg tells host Mark Dolan that the movie "Sliding Doors" inspired this Urban Sport.
- Neg's My Ball: Neg finds some people playing a ball sport, be it rugby, football or basketball. He then takes the ball, and the longer he has the ball, the better the score. If Neg gets "clattered", he fails and the score is void.[8]
- Neg's Red Carpet Run: Neg 'crashes' a red carpet event and tries to evade security for as long as possible. Neg was actually arrested during this shoot when he crashed Will Smith's "I Am Legend" movie premier at Leicester Square.
- Urban Stag Hunt: Similar to "Neg's Burger Bowl Off", Neg would instead of throwing burgers at one person throw them at a group of men on a stag night.
- Neg's Speed Smoking: Neg aims to take as many drags from a cigarette as possible in public places, where smoking is now illegal, before he is kicked out. Inspired by the changes to UK laws.
- Neg's Swear Bingo: Neg knocks on people's doors and tries to make them say swear words that are written on a 2×3 "swear bingo" card. When the person leaves, points are scored if a horizontal line of three swear words or a bingo if all six swear words have been scored.
Balls of Steel Australia
- Neg's Seagulling: Neg buys lots of chips, and goes to a place with lots of seagulls. He then throws chips at people and points are scored for each seagull that rushes at the person.
- Neg's Shark Attack: Neg goes to a beach and warns swimmers and surfers of an incoming shark, points are earned for each person who swims back to shore.
- Neg's BBQ Bowl Off: Similar to Neg's Burger Bowl Off, Neg searches for people having barbecues and throws raw meat at his victims from the roof of his car, the more the meat weighs the higher the score.
- Neg's Urban Bouncing:[9] Neg stops people from getting to their destination. The longer he stops them for, the more points are scored!
As of October 2008, Neg has received 30 million YouTube views. Support is growing for his own TV show via Neg's websites and online petitions (through Neg Dupree's Official website and Fansites).
Television
Year Show 2004 Experimental (Radar TV) 2005 Mike Bassett: Manager 2005 Bleak House (2005 TV serial) 2005 Footballers' Wives 2005 The Greatest TV Wind-Up Moments 2005 Balls of Steel (Series 1) 2005–2006 EastEnders 2005–2006 The Bill 2006 Totally Frank 2006 Footballers' Wives: Extra Time 2006 Snuff Box 2006 Hotel Babylon 2007 Balls of Steel (Series 2) 2007 Roman's Empire 2007 Holby Blue 2007 Queen 2008 Love Soup 2008 Balls of Steel (Series 3) 2008 Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel 2008 My Zinc Bed 2008 Queeen[10] 2008 The Wall 2009 20 to 1 Pranks and Pranksters (Aus) (Urban Sports featured) 2011 Balls of Steel (Australia) 2011 The Pranker 2012 Neg Dupree's Fast Food Game See also
References
- ^ "Neg Dupree" tv.com Link accessed 28 April 2008
- ^ "Goodness Gracious, Great Balls of Steel!" channel4.com Link accessed 28 April 2008
- ^ "Neg Dupree" movietome.com Link accessed 28 April 2008
- ^ "Fans Neg Dupree" facebook.com Link accessed 30 April 2008
- ^ "Neg's Fan Site" myspace.com Link accessed 30 April 2008
- ^ "Neg's Burger Bowl Off " e4.com Link accessed 28 April 2008
- ^ "The Doorman "e4.com Link accessed 28 April 2008
- ^ "Neg Plays Rugger"e4.com Link accessed 28 April 2008
- ^ http://www.channel4.com/programmes/balls-of-steel-australia/episode-guide/series-1/episode-6
- ^ "Neg Dupree in Queeen" Link accessed 20 May 2008
- ^ "Neg Dupree" imdb.com Link accessed 28 April 2008
- ^ "Dupree" vivienneclore.com Link accessed 30 April 2008
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Categories:- Living people
- Old Bancroftians
- British actors
- British comedians
- 1979 births
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