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Actor Brian Blessed and his amazing voice
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I have just been listening to the actor Brian Blessed whose acting and especially his voice has made him famous. I can imagine his booming voice at a party with everyone crowded around him as he reels off captivating stories and wondered has anyone met him and is his voice really like this in the real world or is this all put on as part of his persona?
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When I had my catering business I did the outside catering on a TV series called Boon, (which was set around Washwood Heath in Birmingham) with Michael Elphic and Neil Morrissey. Brian was in one episode, he has a big 'presence' - He does like to be the centre of attention, but he can talk quietly when he wants, but he's never happier with a drink in his hand, a crowd around him and he telling his stories! Oh, and he's an absolute gentleman, held dors open, stood up if a lady entered the room, thanked everybody after filming - he's a nice man! And to let you in on a secret, he used to love the 'breakfast' omelette baps i used to do, that was sausages, bacon, mushrooms and diced tomatoes in an omelette on a big soft bap.
send the baps around, Merica, we are all waiting!
Of a similar ilk and a real gentleman, Peter Ustinov. Met him at University when he was a guest of the Rector for a "travelling history of the theatre" evening. The Rector at that time Frank Muir, and I had been one of his proposing signatories. I then met him a second time on a Far East tour in Hong Kong. And it was he who commented, "Haven't we met before?"
Charming, a load of "presence" in a room, and no put on or airs and graces - and what a story teller. I suspect that BB can be like that, as described by Mercia, but I could imagine him also being a little overbearing if the booze takes over.
Of a similar ilk and a real gentleman, Peter Ustinov. Met him at University when he was a guest of the Rector for a "travelling history of the theatre" evening. The Rector at that time Frank Muir, and I had been one of his proposing signatories. I then met him a second time on a Far East tour in Hong Kong. And it was he who commented, "Haven't we met before?"
Charming, a load of "presence" in a room, and no put on or airs and graces - and what a story teller. I suspect that BB can be like that, as described by Mercia, but I could imagine him also being a little overbearing if the booze takes over.
Welcome! He had us in stitches regaling to us stories of when he was on I, Claudius, (AKA 1 clavdivs, if you look at the title sequence) on which he played 'Augustus' - 'props' found a table with a platter stuck to it, and this platter had a big hole in the centre of it, big enough for a man's head. So Brian got on his knees and they put this table over him and he put his head through and then they covered him in fruit. They dressed the table for a feast and called several people to do a scene. George Baker who played Tiberius had been tipped the wink, but poor old Sian Phillips who played Livia hadn't. Tiberius went to the table and poured wine, Livia had to go and take a grape and eat it, she went to reach for it and Brian shook his head so the fruit went flying and he shouted out 'hoooooooooaaaaaahhhhhhhrrrrrrrrrr' Poor old Sian nearly fainted!
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