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Phillip (Bob The Builder)
This is a list of Character animation, animated characters from the ''Bob the Builder'' television franchise. The main character, Bob the Builder (character), Bob the Builder, has a business associate named Wendy, as well as a team of Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic vehicles known as the Can-Do Crew. Humans Main * Bob the Builder (character), Bob (voiced by Neil Morrissey in the UK and by William Dufris in the original series, Greg Proops in series 10-14 in ''Project: Built It'' and by Marc Silk in series 15 and 16 in ''Project: Built It'' and ''Ready, Steady, Build!'' in the US and by Lee Ingleby in the UK and by Colin Murdock in the US in the reboot series) is a general contractor and head of his own Carriageway, roadway based in Bobsville and later in Sunflower Valley, and now Fixham Harbour and then Spring City. Bob is from a family of general contractors – his father Robert is also a general contractor, and so was his grandfather Billy. He is assisted by Wendy and a host ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Character Animation
Character animation is a specialized area of the animation process, which involves bringing animated s to life. The role of a character animator is analogous to that of a film or stage actor and character animators are often said to be "actors with a pencil" (or a mouse). Character animators breathe life in their characters, creating the illusion of thought, emotion and personality. Character animation is often distinguished from creature animation, which involves bringing photorealistic animals and creatures to life. Origins Winsor McCay's '' Gertie the Dinosaur'' (1914) is often considered the first example of true character animation. Later, Otto Messmer imbued Felix the Cat with an instantly recognizable personality during the 1920s. In the 1930s, Walt Disney made character animation a particular focus of his animation studio, best showcased in productions such as '' Three Little Pigs'' (1933), ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' (1937), ''Pinocchio'' (1940), and ''Dum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Harbour
Kate Harbour is an English voice actress who is best known for providing many voices for the television series ''Bob the Builder'', including Wendy, Dizzy, Mrs. Potts, Mrs. Broadbent, Mrs. Percival, and Pilchard. Biography She is the daughter of actor Michael N. Harbour, whose appearances included '' Heartbeat'', ''Casualty'', ''Doctors'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'' and ''Midsomer Murders''. Career She also provided the voice of Lyca in ''Lavender Castle'', as well as Anita Knight and Doctor Doctor in ''The Secret Show''. Her other roles include '' Oakie Doke'', ''Shaun the Sheep'', ''Fimbles'', '' Boo!'' (as Laughing Duck), ''PB Bear and Friends'', ''The Magic Key'', ''Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!'', ''Enid Blyton's Enchanted Lands'' (''The Magic of the Faraway Tree''), '' Nick & Perry'' and ''Brambly Hedge''. She also supplied voices for the popular CBeebies children's series ''Timmy Time''. She also voiced the third Enemy Keeper in the video game ''Dungeon Keeper 2 ''Dungeon K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Building Control Body
A building control body is an organisation authorised by the Building Act 1984 (as amended 1 October 2023 by the Building Safety Act 2022) to control building work that is subject to the Building Regulations in England and Wales (similar systems are provided in Northern Ireland, and in Scotland where the term 'building standards' is used. Such regulations or standards are also known as the building codes in other parts of the world. Overview Building control roles are exercised by public officers within local authorities and by private sector employees of Registered Building Control Approvers (RBCAs) which replaced the former "Approved Inspectors", once licensed by CICAIR Ltd, a body authorised by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government under the Building Act 1984 (as amended). In England and Wales, each local authority is the "Local Building Control Authority" (LBCA). The collective term "Local Authority Building Control" (LABC) refers to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian James Corlett
Ian James Corlett (born August 29, 1962) is a Canadian voice actor, animator, and author. He is the creator of the animated series '' Being Ian'' and '' Yvon of the Yukon'' with Studio B Productions, with notable voice roles including Mega Man in Ruby-Spears' '' Mega Man'' series, Cheetor in '' Beast Wars: Transformers'', and the first English voice of adult Goku in the Ocean dub of '' Dragon Ball Z'' from 1996 to 1997. Early life Corlett was born on August 29, 1962, in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. In 1980 during his final year at Burnaby South Secondary School, Corlett made a video about life at the school starring his friend Alan McConnell getting into all sorts of antics, which became available on his YouTube channel after sitting in an archive for 43 years. Career Corlett began his career in 1984. Before becoming a voice actor, he programmed drum tracks and helped with computer sequences on Queensrÿche's album '' Operation: Mindcrime'', also selling the band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Marriott (voice Actor)
Alan Marriott (born July 19, 1971) is a Canadian voice actor, voice teacher and dialect coach. Marriott moved to Vancouver, British Columbia to attend the Studio 58 acting school. He left Studio 58 to join the first season of Salmon Arm Summer Stock Youth Theatre (SASSY) and did two seasons with the company. Marriott spent four years working with the improvisational theatre group Vancouver Theatresports and also played the character of Aldous Bacon in VSL's original production of ''Suspect'' (an improvised murder mystery). Marriott moved to London, England to complete his formal acting training at The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Upon finishing LAMDA Marriott began working in improv once again, starting London Theatresports and creating and playing in numerous different improv formats including ''Hamlet Improvised'', ''Impro Lear'', ''Impro Lab'' (London's first 2-act improvised play), ''The Impro Musical'', ''Lust Boulavarde'' (an improvised soap opera), an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Rackstraw
Robert Rackstraw (born 31 October 1965) is an English voice actor who has worked in various animated films, television shows and video games. Early life Rackstraw grew up in the Sunderland suburb of New Silksworth, and attended Southmoor Comprehensive. His voice acting career began with a chance meeting with a local radio presenter, when he began writing scripts for radio adverts, and later voicing them. He said in 2013: “I thought it was daft that these guys get paid a lot more FOR reading than I was FOR writing. So I started augmenting my income by writing ridiculous things and accents into my scripts that no one else could do but me. I eventually got a show reel together and I started sending it all over the country." Filmography Film Television Video games References External links * 1965 births Living people 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors English male television writers English male voice actors English televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headteacher
A headmaster/headmistress, head teacher, head, school administrator, principal or school director (sometimes another title is used) is the staff member of a school with the greatest responsibility for the management of the school. Role While some head teachers still do some teaching themselves, in most larger schools, most of their duties are managerial and pastoral. Their duties often include disciplining misbehaving students and helping to organize school-sponsored activities, and teachers report to them. In Australia, the head teacher is sometimes in charge of one (in the case of a major subject) or multiple (often in smaller schools) specific departments, such as English, history, maths, science, writing, technology, etc., but maintains full teaching duties and status. They are considered part of the school executive, and often a head teacher position is a stepping-stone into administration. Rapid demographic changes in the United States have resulted in an increasingly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farmer
A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, raising living organisms for food or raw materials. The term usually applies to people who do some combination of raising field crops, orchards, vineyards, poultry, or other livestock. A farmer might own the farmland or might work as a laborer on land owned by others. In most developed economies, a "farmer" is usually a farm owner ( landowner), while employees of the farm are known as '' farm workers'' (or farmhands). However, in other older definitions a farmer was a person who promotes or improves the growth of plants, land, or crops or raises animals (as livestock or fish) by labor and attention. Over half a billion farmers are smallholders, most of whom are in developing countries and who economically support almost two billion people. Globally, women constitute more than 40% of agricultural employees. History Farming dates back as far as the Neolithic, being one of the defining characteristics of that era. By the Bronze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Mercer
Nicholas Stanley Mercer (born 25 December 1949) is a British Anglican priest who was the Vicar general for the Diocese of London from 2007 to 2017; he was additionally Archdeacon of London from 2014 until 2016. Early life and education Mercer was born on Christmas Day 1949 and raised at Shoreham-by-Sea, one of seven children in a family living in a small three-bedroom home, and was a member of the town's local Baptist church. He was named Nicholas after Saint Nicholas of Myra, Santa Claus. He was educated at primary school in his home town, Worthing High School, West Sussex, Worthing High School, and Selwyn College, Cambridge, graduating Bachelor of Arts in 1972 (and Master of Arts in 1976). Remaining at Selwyn College, he studied for, and was awarded, the Postgraduate Certificate in Education as a qualified teacher in 1973. Early career Following a short spell of teaching at Lancing College, an independent boarding school located close to his family home, he enrolled at Spurgeon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Marzello
Vincent Marzello (July 4, 1951 – March 31, 2020) was an American actor. Early life Marzello was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 4, 1951. He trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Career Marzello was active on screen from 1976 in North America and Europe, his first role being in an episode of ''The Brothers (1972 TV series), The Brothers''. Thereafter he appeared in productions that included ''The Spy Who Loved Me (film), The Spy Who Loved Me'', ''Superman (1978 film), Superman'', ''Never Say Never Again'', ''The Witches (1990 film), The Witches'', ''Taggart (series), Taggart'', ''The House of Eliott'', ''The Fragile Heart'', ''Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series), Dalziel and Pascoe'', ''Little Britain (sketch show), Little Britain'', ''Nuclear Secrets'' and ''Mile High''. He lent his voice to the character of Fernando Ramirez in the ''UFO: Afterlight'' computer game and appeared in the U.K. in radio series Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel (1990 radio series) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Morrisey
Neil Anthony Morrissey (born 4 July 1962) is an English actor, businessman, narrator, and television presenter. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Rocky in '' Boon'', and Tony in ''Men Behaving Badly''. Other notable acting roles include Deputy Head Eddie Lawson in the BBC One school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road'', and Nigel Morton in ''Line of Duty''. Morrissey also provided the voice of the titular character, Lofty, Roley, and others in ''Bob the Builder''. Early life Morrissey was born in Stafford, Staffordshire on 4 July 1962, the third of four sons of Irish parents who were both psychiatric nurses. Neil, aged 10, and his brother Stephen, aged 12, stole sweets and stationery from a shop. In court, a magistrate issued a care order and the pair were sent to separate children's homes, Neil spending most of his time (six years) at Penkhull Children's Home, from 1974. under the care of Margaret Cartlidge. "we were slightly feral, left to our own devices, getting in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Scipio
Jacob Muntaz Scipio () is a British actor and writer. Scipio's acting career started in television with leading roles in '' Some Girls'' (BBC), ''As the Bell Rings'' (Disney) and ''White Teeth'' (Channel 4). In 2016, Scipio co-founded CPO Productions. In that time he has written and starred in ''Cowboys & Angels'' (2016) and ''The Writers Group'' (2018), short films that premiered at the Cannes Court Métrage and London screenings at the British Film Institute. In 2020, he played Armando Aretas in the action comedy ''Bad Boys for Life'' directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah and starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. He returned for the role in its sequel, the 2024 action comedy '' Bad Boys: Ride or Die'', also directed by Adil and Bilall. Education, early life and career Scipio was born in Islington, London, England, and has Indo-Guyanese ancestry. Scipio attended St. Michael's Church of England Primary School in Highgate, then continued his studies at Fortismere Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
