John Eccleston

Historia

John Eccleston is an English puppeteer, writer and presenter known for his work as lead puppeteer of Rygel on Farscape,[1] Groove on The Hoobs and his many roles on British children's television alongside Don Austen. He was also behind the character Gilbert the Alien (voiced by Phil Cornwell) on Get Fresh. He also performed Worth the Dog in the Woolworths adverts (again opposite Don Austen as Wooly The Sheep), Mervin J Minky on MTV's Fur TV and Rattus Rattus on the CBBC Horrible Histories series. His "in vision" television career started as one of the original presenters of the UK version of the Mickey Mouse Club, Disney Club, the success of which led to his presenting Run the Risk, The Big Dish, the children's magazine show Brill and Get The Picture, for Nickelodeon. It took seven years for him to realise he did not like being pointed at in the street and he has remained off screen ever since. Eccleston, who hails from Cumbria, worked alongside Don Austen on the Saturday morning children's show What's Up Doc?, operating and providing the voices for the puppet wolves Bro and Bro. Their writing skill on this show garnered a spin-off ITV show called Wolf It!. Eccleston was approached to provide new characters for the BBC series Live & Kicking, once again teaming up with Don Austen and Darryl Worbey to create two puppet leprechauns, Mr Sage and Mr Onion. The characters appeared from 1995 to 2001, outliving three sets of presenters.[4] Eccleston, Austen and Worbey teamed up again to create the hyenas Scratch and Sniff (with Eccleston playing Sniff) on The Ministry of Mayhem, later renamed Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown. The characters recorded fifteen episodes of the game show Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom for Granada Kids. Eccleston also appeared in the award-winning short film The Box, directed by Michael J. Bassett, and also starring Paul Hendy, Richard Orford and Laurence Akers. Between 1996–1997, he participated on the second and third series of Jim Henson's Animal Show, manipulating the puppet Yves St. La Roache, among others.

Películas

Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans
Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans
Rattus Rattus (voice)
El joven romano Atti se ve obligado a unirse a la armada romana y es enviado a la triste, fría y húmeda Bretaña, donde los nativos se están revelando. Las cosas se torcerán cuando Atti sea secuestrado por Orla, una enérgica joven celta desesperada por probarse a sí misma como una guerrera. Versión cinematográfica de "Horrible Histories".
Los teleñecos en la Isla del Tesoro
Los teleñecos en la Isla del Tesoro
Additional Muppet Performer
Cuando el joven Jim Hawkins recibe el mapa de un tesoro, se lanza a una divertida aventura junto a sus amigos Gonzo, Rizzo y el pirata patapalo Long John Silver (Tim Curry). Jim, junto al Capitán Smollet (la rana Gustavo) y su tripulación de Teleñecos, navegará hacia una remota isla. Allí Silver y sus secuaces capturan al joven Jim y le quitan el mapa del tesoro, lo que obliga a Smollet y sus amigos a preparar un plan de rescate con la ayuda de la Reina de los Jabalíes, Peggy.
Los Teleñecos en Cuentos de Navidad
Los Teleñecos en Cuentos de Navidad
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
El clásico 'Cuento de Navidad' de Charles Dickens brilla con humor y fantasía en las manos de los siempre divertidos Teleñecos. Michael Caine da vida al avaro Mr. Scrooge, en una excelente interpretación que sin embargo no se caracteriza por su buen humor. La noche de navidad los fantasmas visitan a Scrooge y lo transportan a su pasado, presente y futuro, ofreciéndole un panorama muy poco alentador...