David Sant (born 1968) is a Spanish

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, acrobat,

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, stuntman, director, actor and writer.

Early life and career

Sant was born in Spain in 1968. He discovered the theatre at the age of seventeen thanks to his literature teacher. He moved to the UK in the early nineties where he began performing as a mime artist, acrobat, puppeteer, stuntman and directed for many physical theatre companies winning several awards at different international festivals. In 2006, he was approached by the

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to bring his comedy skills to television and has been directing sitcoms and comedy dramas ever since. Sant is best known for the role of Cartoon Head from series two of the British television show ''

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