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Simon Shelton, Teletubbies' Tinky Winky, Has Passed Away at Age 52

posted by Fnord666 on Thursday January 25 2018, @03:12PM   Printer-friendly
from the RIP dept.

Tributes have been paid to actor Simon Shelton, best known for playing purple Teletubby Tinky Winky, following his death at the age of 52.

[...] The original Teletubbies ran on the BBC from 1997 to 2001 and spawned a number one single, called Teletubbies say 'Eh-oh!', in December 1997.

Speaking in 2008, Shelton said he had little inkling Teletubbies would be the success it was when he was cast as Tinky Winky.

"I didn't know it would be as big as it was, but I did know as soon as I started working on it that it had something special," he said.

The original Teletubbies series was watched by around one billion children in more than 120 countries in 45 languages.

Shelton, a father of three, lived in Ampthill in Bedfordshire.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42788001

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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 25 2018, @03:23PM (5 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 25 2018, @03:23PM (#627705)

    Cloned monkeys, botoxed camels, Grumpy Cat, and Teletubby stories all on the same day. Teletubbies are cool though, it's like watching Sesame Street on LSD.

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday January 25 2018, @03:25PM

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Thursday January 25 2018, @03:25PM (#627707) Journal

    And as you're coming down you can check out the Star Wars holograms.

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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 25 2018, @03:43PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 25 2018, @03:43PM (#627714)

    He wasn't the gay one with the purse, was he? Falwell warned me about him.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 25 2018, @04:11PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 25 2018, @04:11PM (#627731)

      He was.

      • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 25 2018, @10:51PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 25 2018, @10:51PM (#627915)

        So, it has come to this.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 25 2018, @08:18PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 25 2018, @08:18PM (#627834)

    Teletubbies is nothing like Sesame Street on LSD... Teletubbies are much more mellow.