SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH
For a man who spent his childhood collecting stones, fossils and natural treasures, he has become a treasure of our own. He went on to become the controller of BBC2 and shaped it into the diverse channel we see today. Everyone knows him, everyone loves him. He is extremely kind and brilliant in any field. He is the kind of person I imagine remaining infinite - in the way that he was around long before I was born, I can picture him being around long after I am gone; I only wish that were possible.
DAVID DEVANT
A humourous and witty magician who was instantly engaging with his audiences. He was also an inventor and pioneer of early cinema, purchasing one of the first film projectors ever made. What I particularly like about him is that he focused more on his ability to perform a few tricks well, as opposed to knowing as many as he could. When asked, he also often said that his magic was done "all by kindness." |
DAVID NIVEN
A very English gentleman actor. He is both Phileas Fogg and Sir Charles Lytton (or "The Phantom", as he is known - an international jewel thief after "The Pink Panther" jewel.) And of course, many more characters.
"Well, old bean," he replied when asked why he seemed so cheerful all the time, "life is really so bloody awful that I feel it's my absolute duty to be chirpy and try and make everybody else happy too."
He is described as, "the meteor who lit up every room he entered," and his dinner party conversations were said to be spectacular. He certainly sounds so pleasingly cheerful and kind.
"It really is amazing," he said. "Can you imagine being wonderfully overpaid for dressing up and playing games? It's like being Peter Pan."
"Well, old bean," he replied when asked why he seemed so cheerful all the time, "life is really so bloody awful that I feel it's my absolute duty to be chirpy and try and make everybody else happy too."
He is described as, "the meteor who lit up every room he entered," and his dinner party conversations were said to be spectacular. He certainly sounds so pleasingly cheerful and kind.
"It really is amazing," he said. "Can you imagine being wonderfully overpaid for dressing up and playing games? It's like being Peter Pan."
DAVID KYSON
There's a kind of unwritten rule at school (primary school at least) that if someone has the same name as you, you are instantly friends without having to say anything. I have therefore known David for a very long time, and I was so pleased, all those years ago, to be sitting glumly in the first lesson of A-Level English, not knowing anyone, and in he walks - and spots me immediately too. We really had such fun in those classed with Ron (me in 30 years time) and Andy. We sat through Othello and found our favourite line in Shakespeare, "No," says Othello, "your napkin is too little!" We have had many, many laughs together - and he a few tellings off - and on the days when he wasn't in, every lesson was suddenly as glum and as colourless as it had been before he first spotted me.
DAVID TENNANT
David Tennant is a self-professed geek, and decided he wanted to be an actor following his love of popular TV show Doctor Who. Well, that certainly worked out well. Seems like he acts in everything - TV, Radio, Stage, Film. He was also the first person to use André Tchaikowsky's skull (which was donated to the Royal Shakespeare Company by Tchaikowsky) because apparently no actor had previously felt comfortable using a real skull. David Tennant always seems fun and excited by all his roles - he's always positive on set and stage, and seems to have inspired quite a few in the same way he was originally inspired by Doctor Who.
DAVID MITCHELL
David Mitchell tends to have many funny observations, but he always works best when stuck behind a desk on a BBC panel show. He was for a time President of the Cambridge Footlights, which has had many reputable others such as Douglas Adams, John Cleese, Stephen Fry, Sue Perkins and Peter Cook, to name but a few. Apparently, when I'm also saying something humorously observational, people say I sound like him, because he does like to get a little carried away.
DAVID TUBB
Now, I think David Tubb is a really nice person. He's had a lot of trouble recently with being very unwell, and I know that's been rather upsetting. Still, if he manages to get a blog entry done, then that means he's better!
He is, I like to think, as brilliant as David Attenborough, and as kind as David Devant, and as cheerful as David Niven, and as funny as David Kyson, and as loveable as David Tennant, and as witty as David Mitchell. He often goes out of his way to help other people, and always works hard on the projects he enjoys to produce something enjoyable for others too. Well, I can't help but think he is an admirable person, can I? It's good to be so proud of myself.
He is, I like to think, as brilliant as David Attenborough, and as kind as David Devant, and as cheerful as David Niven, and as funny as David Kyson, and as loveable as David Tennant, and as witty as David Mitchell. He often goes out of his way to help other people, and always works hard on the projects he enjoys to produce something enjoyable for others too. Well, I can't help but think he is an admirable person, can I? It's good to be so proud of myself.
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