- Richard Coombs
Richard Coombs is a
puppeteer from England, who has worked extensively on many British television shows, feature films, commercials & music videos. In 1987 & 1988, he worked on theITV saturday morning children's show,Get Fresh , where he operated the puppet,Gilbert the Alien , alongside fellow puppeteerJohn Eccleston . Gilbert's voice was done by thecomedian ,Phil Cornwell . He was one of the 3 puppeteers (again alongside Eccleston & another puppeteer called,Michael J. Bassett ), who each alternately controlled & voiced the puppet character,Scally The Dog , who co-presentedChildren's ITV , from 1989 - 1991. In January 2003, he returned as Scally on the "CITV's 20th Birthday Bash" programme, alongside fellow presenter,Jeanne Downs . He is also aPunch and Judy performer & has worked on severalJim Henson muppet projects too. [ [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Richard_Coombs Richard Coombs - Muppet Wiki ] ]He was one of the puppeteers on the ITV satiricial show,
Spitting Image & also worked on the 2005 film version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy too.References
External links
* [http://www.richardcoombs.co.uk/ Offical site]
*imdb name|0177713|Richard Coombs
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