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Weirdest names of pepole working in TV

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Emmerdale,s executive producer is a guy by the name of Steve November

Weird surname or what
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    Brummie Girl Brummie Girl Posts: 22,693
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    Benedict Cumberbatch from Sherlock. I would call his name unusual rather than weird but I think his name is one of the greatest actors names ever :)
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    j4Rosej4Rose Posts: 5,482
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    Nina Nannar
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    woot_whoowoot_whoo Posts: 18,030
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    Fenella Fielding
    Romilly Weeks
    Nina Nannar
    Notty Hornblower
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    dondfan998dondfan998 Posts: 17,339
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    The co-producer on Family Guy - Cherry Chevapravatdumrong.

    And you think November's a weird surname? :D
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    mondeo123mondeo123 Posts: 172
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    on the opening credits of law and order svu there is someone called speed weed
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    grahamzxygrahamzxy Posts: 11,920
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    January Jones - us actress
    Jane March - uk actress
    April Matson - us actress
    Rita May - uk actress
    June Brown - uk actress
    Miranda July - us actress
    David August - us actor

    there are 100s of unusual names in tv.
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    AdamDowdsAdamDowds Posts: 2,598
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    I've always thought Mykola Pawluk was a weird name, appears on most of the shows I watch past and present! But Nina Nannar is a brilliant name.
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    davidboddavidbod Posts: 451
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    The camera supervisor on Red Dwarf was called "Rocket".
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    Brummie Girl Brummie Girl Posts: 22,693
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    grahamzxy wrote: »
    January Jones - us actress
    Jane March - uk actress
    April Matson - us actress
    Rita May - uk actress
    June Brown - uk actress
    Miranda July - us actress
    David August - us actor

    there are 100s of unusual names in tv.

    I wouldn't say June Brown is an unusual name
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    woot_whoowoot_whoo Posts: 18,030
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    A few more Brits:

    Fenella Fudge (the 'other' Fenella)
    Gay Search
    Laverne Antrobus

    Although I think the Yanks have the monopoly on silly names:

    Gates McFadden
    Lark Voorhees
    Nana Visitor
    Black-Eyed Susan
    Omri Katz
    CCH Pounder
    Swoosie Kurtz
    Soleil Moon Frye
    Countess Vaughn
    Summer Glau
    Dack Rambo
    Rumer Willis
    Rip Torn
    Twink Caplan

    And some sports figures whose names have always made me smile:

    Nungnadda Wannasuk
    Waldo Ponce
    Mardy Fish
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,402
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    grahamzxy wrote: »
    January Jones - us actress
    Jane March - uk actress
    April Matson - us actress
    Rita May - uk actress
    June Brown - uk actress
    Miranda July - us actress
    David August - us actor

    there are 100s of unusual names in tv.

    If Dudley Moore's first wife, Tuesday Weld, had married the grandson of Frederic March, would she have been.........

    Tuesday March the Third?

    I'll get my coat....
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 4,430
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    There was a 'Thomas ******' used to appear on the 'Buffy' credits.

    I laughed every single time.

    Edit: grrrrrrr, DS censors.:mad:

    Try here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0911173/
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    woot_whoowoot_whoo Posts: 18,030
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    dancingbearbear wrote: »
    There was a 'Thomas ******' used to appear on the 'Buffy' credits.

    I laughed every single time.

    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0911173/

    :D:D:D:D Not knowing what to expect, I laughed out loud. I think you should take out the rhyming words and just let people click on the imdb link themselves - makes the experience much funnier. ;)

    Let me add to the list:

    Don Weiner
    Mitch Pileggi (pronounced 'Pih-ledge-ey')
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 4,430
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    woot_whoo wrote: »
    :D:D:D:D Not knowing what to expect, I laughed out loud. I think you should take out the rhyming words and just let people click on the imdb link themselves - makes the experience much funnier. ;)

    Let me add to the list:

    Don Weiner
    Mitch Pileggi (pronounced 'Pih-ledge-ey')


    Good point, I've done that now :D

    Can I add TV producer 'Lawrence Bender' to the list?
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    GulftasticGulftastic Posts: 127,424
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    Christopher Lillicrap, children's TV presenter of the 80's.
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    woot_whoowoot_whoo Posts: 18,030
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    dancingbearbear wrote: »
    Good point, I've done that now :D

    Can I add TV producer 'Lawrence Bender' to the list?

    I wonder if Lawrence Bender and Gay Search would make a good couple? Her name would become Gay Bender :eek:
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    Virgil TracyVirgil Tracy Posts: 26,806
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    Rip Torn , I've always wondered if that's his real name .
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    woot_whoowoot_whoo Posts: 18,030
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    Virgil Tracy wrote: »
    Rip Torn , I've always wondered if that's his real name .

    Apparently his real name is Elmore Rual Torn.

    There's a singer called Jizzy Pearl.

    Imdb throws up Tit Hung Wong and Jerk Langer.
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    Hound of LoveHound of Love Posts: 80,118
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    j4Rose wrote: »
    Nina Nannar

    Wonder if her gran is called Mrs NooNoo..Nina might call her Nana NooNoo


    ITV London news has a (rather nice looking) male reporter called Rags Martel
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    derek500derek500 Posts: 24,892
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    Brummy Girl wrote: »
    Benedict Cumberbatch from Sherlock. I would call his name unusual rather than weird but I think his name is one of the greatest actors names ever :)

    His father is the actor Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (who dropped the Cumberbatch from his stage name.
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    woot_whoowoot_whoo Posts: 18,030
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    Cheese Hasselburger
    Cris Crap
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    Virgil TracyVirgil Tracy Posts: 26,806
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    woot_whoo wrote: »
    Apparently his real name is Elmore Rual Torn.

    There's a singer called Jizzy Pearl.

    Imdb throws up Tit Hung Wong and Jerk Langer.


    :D
    are you kidding ?
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    woot_whoowoot_whoo Posts: 18,030
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    Virgil Tracy wrote: »
    :D
    are you kidding ?

    Not at all :p

    http://www.jizzypearl.com/

    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3803117/

    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1863040/

    :D
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    treefr0gtreefr0g Posts: 23,655
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    Chiwetel Ejiofor

    I admire him for not changing it and it certainly hadn't done his career any harm but I'll never be able to remember this name.
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    RadiomaniacRadiomaniac Posts: 43,510
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    The name of the old actor, Red Buttons, used to make me laugh, not sure if it was a nickname or what though.
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