Les Bubb

Les Bubb is a British mime artist.

Career

Les Bubb who was born in Sticklepath, Barnstaple (March 16, 1961) He started his miming career in 1982, performing in pubs and cabaret clubs.

In 1988, he appeared on Jim Davidson Introduces: New Entertainers, Friday Night Live twice, and on the BBC kids' shows Going Live! and “What's All This Then” in 1987. Les also appeared on The Famous Compere's Police Ball in 1990.

In 1996, Les was approached by the BBC to write a format for a children's television show, which later became Hububb. Les starred alongside Elaine C Smith, Miltos Yerolemou, Ben Keaton and Nicola Park, with fellow mime artist Emil Wolk.[1]

Les then appeared in the films Invincible, Yam and three Harry Potter films as a voice artist and actor trainer.

He also appeared at Glastonbury 2000, Jim Davidson Presents, I'd Do Anything, Max Headroom, Paramount City, Talking Telephone Numbers, The Slammer and most recently Andy's Adventures. Les still performs on stage.

Les performed with pop band Take That in the role of a professor in the Take That Progress tour of 2011. Les is performed with Take That for most of summer 2011.

Les has a son called Ben Bubb.

In 2021 with Camilla Halford, Les Bubb started teaching mime online through the Les Bubb School of Mime[2] to develop the next generation of mime artists around the world.

Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
1986The Max Headroom ShowMime Artist2 shows
1987Eat The RichWaiter
1987Danny Bakers LondonersPerformerOne show, episode: Performers
1988Going Live!Guest1 show
1988Friday Night LiveGuest2 shows
1988Jim Davidson Introduces: New EntertainersMime Artist
1988After Ten With TarbuckMime Artist
1990Paramount CityGuest
1990The Famous Compere's Police DogMime Artist
1995Paul Daniels' SecretsMime Artist
1995Talking Telephone NumbersPerformer
1997HububbLes/Captain Katang[1]
1999The MummyExtra
2000GlastonburyMime Artist
2001Jim Davidson PresentsMime Artist
2001InvincibleMime Artist
2001Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneVoice Artist
2002Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsReader
2003I'd Do AnythingMime Artist
2003Raymann is laatHimself
2003Levanta-te E RiHimself
2004YamWildlife Presenter
2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanVoice Artist
2006The SlammerPerformer
2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceReader
2014Room 101Himself
2015Get Your Act TogetherMentor
2016Andy's Prehistoric AdventuresCleaner
2019Pokémon Detective PikachuMime Artist

References
  1. "BBC - Comedy Guide - Hububb". 1 January 2005. Archived from the original on 2005-01-01.
  2. "Home". schoolofmime.co.uk.
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