Rufus Hound (born Robert James Blair Simpson 6 March 1979) is an English actor, comedian and presenter.

Early life

Hound was born on 6 March 1979 in

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and moved to

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at the age of 7. He was educated at Hoe Bridge School Woking, Frensham Heights and Godalming College, where he was elected as a Student Representative and built the college radio station. After leaving school he began working for a PR agency but started performing comedy in the evenings. In 2000, he left his job as an account executive for Claire's Accessories to begin working full-time as a stand-up comedian. While working at the

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he adopted the stage name 'Rufus Hound' for the first time.

Television and radio

Hound hosted ''Destination Three'', the coverage of the

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and ''

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'' in 2005 and 2006 alongside Fearne Cotton. He presented the idiosyncratic reality show ''Grime Scene Investigation'' on

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with staff and students from

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, and narrated

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's broadcasts of ''

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''. He has also appeared in many comedy shows and quizzes such as ''Street Cred Sudoku'' and '' Nevermind the Buzzcocks'', as well as '' Celebrity Juice'' where he was a regular panellist. He narrated the 2009 series '' Rocket Science'' and has appeared on '' The Apprentice: You're Fired!'' and '' Richard & Judy''. He also presented '' Outtake TV'' on BBC1, replacing

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. In early 2008, Hound appeared twice on ITV's '' Thank God You're Here'' in the UK, after initially working as the warm-up act. In late summer 2008, Hound joined the panel show '' Argumental'' as the Blue Team Captain. Hound was the narrator for the gaming series '' Playr'' and presents ''What Do Kids Know?'' on

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-owned channel

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. Hound took part in '' Let's Dance for Sport Relief'', dancing to

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's " Fight for This Love" and won the final of the series on 13 March 2010. Partnered with Flavia Cacace, Hound won the 2013 ''

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'' Christmas special. Hound hosted the year 2000 edition of '' My Funniest Year'', a look at a past year of British television, which was broadcast on Channel 4 in September 2010. He has been a regular panelist on '' Celebrity Juice'', hosted by

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, and has appeared at Bright Club a number of times. In January 2011, Hound participated in the former Channel 4 reality series '' Famous and Fearless''. He came third for the boys' team, and was referred to as "The Ruthless Hound". In 2012, Hound was a team captain for '' Mad Mad World''. Since 2012, he has presented a programme on

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called ''My Teenage Diary'', in which celebrities talk about the

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that they kept in their teenage years. On 22 February 2016, Hound made his debut as a panellist on

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's ''

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'' alongside regular Paul Merton and semi-regulars Pam Ayres and

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. Hound plays a fictionalised version of himself in the CBBC television series '' Hounded'' as the protagonist, a normal television presenter who must constantly foil the plans of Dr Muhahaha, who plans on taking over the world. In 2015, Hound played Sam Swift in an episode of the ninth series of ''

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'', titled " The Woman Who Lived", and appeared in the

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drama series ''

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's Talkradio show, named ''The Late Night Alternative'' as

joined the cast of the 2017 series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. Since 2018 he has provided the voice of Waffle on the CBeebies show '' Waffle the Wonder Dog''. In 2021, Hound participated in the thirteenth series of ''

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'' opposite professional partner Robin Johnstone. They were forced to withdraw from the competition in week 4 after Hound tested positive for

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. From October to November 2021, Hound appeared in four episodes of the BBC soap opera ''

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'' as Keith "Starbuck" Dursley.

Film

Hound made his acting debut in the Direct-to-DVD film '' Big Fat Gypsy Gangster'' which was directed by

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. He also stars in the 2012 film '' The Wedding Video''.

Theatre

From October 2012 through February 2013, Hound played the lead role of Francis Henshall in the National Theatre production of '' One Man, Two Guvnors'' on a UK tour. Following the end of the tour, he took over the role in the West End production at the

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from 4 February 2013. In summer 2013 he played Roy in

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's revival of ''Neville's Island'' by Tim Firth at the Theatre in the Park (a temporary theatre, while the Festival theatre was being refurbished). In 2014, Hound played the role of Freddie in the West End production of ''Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'' at the

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after out-of-town tryouts in

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and

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. In early 2016 he played the role of

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in the

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's production of ''

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'', adapted by

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. The production transferred to the

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in London's West End for a limited season from October 2018 to February 2019. On 23 April 2016, Hound appeared in ''Shakespeare Live! From The RSC'' at the

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(which was also broadcast live on

) celebrating the birthday and 400 years since the death of

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. He appeared as the Second Gangster opposite Henry Goodman performing 'Brush Up Your Shakespeare' from the musical ''

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''. In late 2016, he played

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in the world premiere of the new musical, ''

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'' in

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and

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. In June 2017 he reprised the role for a West End transfer at the

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, after playing Dr Prentice in a revival of '' What The Butler Saw'' by

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at the Curve Theatre, Leicester and

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in March 2017. In April 2018, he returned to

to play Garry Essendine in a revival of '' Present Laughter'' by

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. From June 2018 he played Vic Billings / Ray in '' Dusty - The Dusty Springfield Musical'' on a UK tour. He has played the role of Constant in the

's production of '' The Provoked Wife'' by

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and returned to the RSC for winter 2019 to play Dennis's Dad in the new musical ''The Boy in the Dress'', based on the book by

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. In March 2020, he was due to play the role of Hugo/Loco Chanelle in the West End production of '' Everybody's Talking About Jamie'', prior to the suspension of performances due to

. During November and December 2020 he portrayed Buttons in the adult pantomime ''Cinderella: A Socially Distanced Ball'' at the Turbine Theatre (at the

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), written by Jodie Prenger and Neil Hurst. In 2021, he played Tom Good in the UK tour of ''The Good Life'' based on the BBC sitcom. He appeared as Abanazar in ''Aladdin'' at the New Theatre Peterborough during Christmas of 2021. In late 2023, Hound played Pseudolus in

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's ''

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'' at Billetterie Lido 2 in

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. In late 2024, Hound played

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' adaptation of '' A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story'' by

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at the

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Politics

Hound campaigned for the Liberal Democrats at the 2010 general election. He has subsequently declared his support for the Labour Party. In an episode of '' The Jonathan Ross Show'', which aired on 25 January 2014, Hound announced plans to run as a Member of the European Parliament for the party in the London constituency in the

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. Hound was the fifth candidate on the

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list, which came ninth, receiving 23,253 votes (1.06 per cent of the vote). Hound has made critical statements against Conservative Party figures

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and

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. In August 2015, Hound endorsed

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's campaign in the Labour Party leadership election. He tweeted: "Understand your thinking, but Corbyn=alternative. The others =Tory policies inflicted with mea culpa eyes". In July 2016, he also supported Corbyn after mass resignations from his cabinet and a leadership challenge. He performed stand-up at "Keep Corbyn event" in Kentish Town

Manchester Arena bombing conspiracy theory

In May 2017, Hound wrote a series of tweets concerning the

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, in which he implied the attack was a

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operation designed to help the Conservative Party in the upcoming general election, likening it to the German

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of 1933. The comments were widely condemned: he was compared to 9/11 truther conspiracy theorists and accused of insensitivity to the victims of the attack; he later issued an apology via social media.

Personal life

Hound lives in

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. In April 2007, Hound was married at the Little White Wedding Chapel in

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, to Beth Johnson, whom he had met at the

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the year before. They have two children together Alby & Hilda. They separated as of April 2020. Rufus has since been linked romantically with actor Sally Hodgkiss.

Stand-up DVDs

* ''Being Rude!'' (7 November 2011)

References

External links

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