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Post by timeywimeyding on Jun 15, 2009 21:36:27 GMT
Sorry if you already know this, but looking into Sylvester McCoy's bio, it turns out that Sylvester McCoy isn't the actor's real name, but a stage name he adopted for a panto skit: "He was born Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith in Dunoon, Scotland. In his youth, he trained for the priesthood, but gave this up and spent time working in the insurance industry. He worked in The Roundhouse box office for a time, where he was discovered by Ken Campbell.
He came to prominence as a member of the comedy act The Ken Campbell Roadshow. His best known act was as a stuntman character called "Sylveste McCoy", whose stunts included putting a fork and nails up his nose and stuffing ferrets down his trousers. As a joke, the programme notes listed Sylveste McCoy as played by "Sylvester McCoy", and after a reviewer missed the joke and assumed that Sylvester McCoy was a real person, Kent-Smith adopted this as his stage name." tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Sylvester_McCoyI propose we redo the caption under this sub-board title. Anyway, isn't sticking nails up the nose rather dangerous?
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