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 Often considered one of Scotland's greatest actors, David Tennant was born David John McDonald in West Lothian, Scotland, to Essdale Helen (McLeod) and Sandy McDonald, who was a Presbyterian minister. He is of Scottish and Ulster-Scots descent. When he was about 3 or 4 years old, he decided to become an actor, inspired by his love of Doctor Who (1963).He was brought up in Bathgate, West Lothian and Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland and was a huge fan of the band The Proclaimers. He attended Paisley Grammar school and while there he wrote about how he wanted to become a professional actor and play the role of the Doctor in Doctor Who (1963).He made his first television appearance (which was also his first professional acting job) when he was 16, after his father sent some photos of him to a casting director at Scottish television. He also attended a youth theatre group at weekends run by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now renamed the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland). When he was 16 he auditioned for and won a place at the academy; the youngest student to ever do so, and started as a full time drama student when he was 17.He worked regularly in theatre and TV after leaving drama school, and his first big break came in 1994 when he was cast in a lead role in the Scottish drama Takin' Over the Asylum (1994). He then moved to London where his career thrived. Amongst other things, he spent several years as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and became famous from his lead roles in TV dramas Blackpool (2004) and Casanova (2005).In 2005, his childhood wish came true. David was cast to play the role of the Doctor in Doctor Who (2005) alongside Billie Piper, after Christopher Eccleston decided to leave. Playing the Doctor made him a household name and a sex symbol, being voted "Sexiest Man in the Universe" by readers of The Pink Paper and 16th Sexiest Man in the World by a Cosmopolitan survey. Since leaving the series in 2010 his career has continued to rise, with lead roles in films, TV series and theatre.
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Often considered one of Scotland's greatest actors, David Tennant was born David John McDonald in West Lothian, Scotland, to Essdale Helen (McLeod) and Sandy McDonald, who was a Presbyterian minister. He is of Scottish and Ulster-Scots descent. When he was about 3 or 4 years old, he decided to become an actor, inspired by his love of Doctor Who (1963).He was brought up in Bathgate, West Lothian and Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland and was a huge fan of the band The Proclaimers. He attended Paisley Grammar school and while there he wrote about how he wanted to become a professional actor and play the role of the Doctor in Doctor Who (1963).He made his first television appearance (which was also his first professional acting job) when he was 16, after his father sent some photos of him to a casting director at Scottish television. He also attended a youth theatre group at weekends run by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now renamed the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland). When he was 16 he auditioned for and won a place at the academy; the youngest student to ever do so, and started as a full time drama student when he was 17.He worked regularly in theatre and TV after leaving drama school, and his first big break came in 1994 when he was cast in a lead role in the Scottish drama Takin' Over the Asylum (1994). He then moved to London where his career thrived. Amongst other things, he spent several years as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and became famous from his lead roles in TV dramas Blackpool (2004) and Casanova (2005).In 2005, his childhood wish came true. David was cast to play the role of the Doctor in Doctor Who (2005) alongside Billie Piper, after Christopher Eccleston decided to leave. Playing the Doctor made him a household name and a sex symbol, being voted "Sexiest Man in the Universe" by readers of The Pink Paper and 16th Sexiest Man in the World by a Cosmopolitan survey. Since leaving the series in 2010 his career has continued to rise, with lead roles in films, TV series and theatre.
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Used to get in trouble at school because all of the essays he wrote were about Doctor Who (1963) in some way.From his first appearance in the role of the Doctor in June 2005 to when he gave the role up in January 2010, he became the second longest actor to play the title role continuously on television (Tom Baker is the longest, who was on screen from 1974 until 1981) and the third longest overall (Sylvester McCoy first appeared in September 1987 and exited in Doctor Who: The Movie (1996) but the series was not broadcast between 1990 and 1995).He started acting with the hope that he would one day get to play the title role on "Doctor Who".His most treasured childhood possession was a scarf that an aunt had knitted him which was modeled on the iconic, multi-colored one worn by Tom Baker on Doctor Who (1963) in the 1970s.Is a big fan of the TV series, Firefly (2002).Auditioned for the lead role in the American NBC TV series Hannibal. Tennant was unsuccessful, but show-runner Bryan Fuller said in a magazine interview that Tennant's audition was so impressive, he wanted to write him a guest spot as a deranged serial killer.Chose his acting surname from Neil Tennant, singer with Pet Shop Boys. This came after reading an interview with Tennant in "Smash Hits" shortly after learning that he would have to change his professional name in order to join the actors' union, Equity, as there was already a registered member with his real name, David McDonald.Legally changed his name to David Tennant, due to rules of the Screen Actors' Guild of America (one's stage name must be the same as one's legal name).His acting heroes are comedy star John Cleese and Shakespearean performer Derek Jacobi.He adopted his wife's son, Tyler, in 2011.He is the son-in-law of actors Peter Davison and Sandra Dickinson. Davison had also been his favorite Doctor from the original Doctor Who (1963) television series. Tennant was chosen to present Come in Number Five (2011), a documentary which covered the production of Davison's era as the Fifth Doctor, which appeared as an extra on the Special Edition DVD release of Resurrection of the Daleks: Part One (1984).So many people wanted to see him in the 2009 RSC Production of Hamlet; the London run at the Novello Theatre sold out in three hours.Favorite actress is Audrey Hepburn.Is a big fan of film director Alfred Hitchcock.Married to Georgia Tennant (formerly Georgia Moffett, the daughter of former Doctor Who (1963) star Peter Davison (birth name Peter Moffett), who played the Fifth Doctor) since 30th December 2011. They met on the set of Doctor Who (2005) in November 2007 while filming the episode The Doctor's Daughter (2008), but did not become a couple until some time later. In January 2011, UK tabloids reported that they had moved in together and become engaged. Georgia gave birth to the couple's first child two months later, and they married nine months after that.He is the second of three non-English actors to portray the "Doctor Who" character. Along with Sylvester McCoy, and Peter Capaldi, all three are Scottish.He is the second of three Scottish actors to portray the character of the Doctor, following Sylvester McCoy and followed by Peter Capaldi. He got a chance to use his actual accent, once, when the Doctor poses as a Scottish physician in episode Tooth and Claw (2006)).His wife, actress Georgia Tennant, gave birth to his first child, a daughter named Olive, on 29 March 2011.Announced he is leaving Doctor Who (2005) after he films four "Bank Holiday" specials and a Christmas special for 2009. Has already finished work on the 2008 Doctor Who (2005) Christmas special. (October 2008)Favorite book is "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger.His all-time favourite Doctor Who character is the Zygons, who first appeared in Terror of the Zygons: Part One (1975), a Fourth Doctor adventure.His father is Sandy McDonald, a retired minister; mother Helen died of cancer in July 2007.While attending Paisley Grammar School, he wrote an essay on how his greatest desire was to play the Doctor in Doctor Who (1963) as he was an avid fan of the series, especially during the Tom Baker and Peter Davison eras. His dream came true when he was cast as the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who (2005) by Russell T. Davies.As of April 16, 2005, officially announced as the tenth actor to play the classic television character "Doctor Who," taking over from Christopher Eccleston for the second series of the BBC's Sci-Fi show revival. (April 2005)David Tennant is a respected classical actor who has performed numerous starring roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company, including Touchstone in "As You Like It," Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet," Antipholus of Syracuse in "The Comedy of Errors," and Captain Jack Absolute in "The Rivals.".Best friends with Louise Delamere (No Angels (2004)). They went to Glasgow's Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama together and shared a flat.The appearance of Lex Luthor's assistant Spalding in Paul Cornell's run on ''Action Comics'' is based on him. Cornell has written many expanded universe stories featuring Tennant's Tenth Doctor.Playing "Hamlet" in RSC Stratford-upon-Avon, alongside Patrick Stewart. (August 2008)Considers Paisley as his hometown.Along with Matt Smith, Elisabeth Sladen, John Leeson, Tommy Knight, Alexander Armstrong, Lachele Carl, and Nicholas Courtney, he is one of only eight actors to play the same character in both Doctor Who (2005) and The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007).That his father-in-law, Peter Davison, is revered as the fifth Doctor has already been mentioned, but his mother-in-law, Sandra Dickenson is also honored in sci-fi as Trillian, Zaphod Beeblebrox's companion in the iconic TV series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.His wife became pregnant for the third time seven months after their wedding, and gave birth on 3rd May 2013.Missed out for a nomination for the 2009 Laurence Olivier Award for his "Hamlet" because he did not perform enough shows in London after the show transfered from Stratford-Upon-Avon, due to a back injury and surgery during the London run.Is a huge fan of The West Wing (1999).Graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.Amazed the audience at his first appearance on the BBC radio quiz show "Just a Minute" (25 Feb 2015) by speaking extemporaneously for a full minute on the topic "Exit, Pursued by a Bear.".Nominated for the 2009 Broadcasting Guild Awards-Best Actor for his portrayal of "Sir Arthur Eddington" in Einstein and Eddington (2008) and "The Doctor" in Doctor Who (2005).April - May 2013. Filming the The Day of the Doctor (2013) in Wales. His son was born the day after his final day on set. Tennant then took three weeks off, though he recorded several voice overs and TV commercials, and took a trip to Stratford-upon-Avon to have meetings for Richard II during this time.Winner 2009 Theatregoers' Choice Award Best Regional Production was RSC Production of Hamlet with David Tennant and 2009 Theatregoers' Choice Award for Theatre Event of the Year was David Tennant's return to the stage in the RSC Production of Hamlet.Did not enjoy doing the Additional Dialogue Recording (ADR) in post-production for Doctor Who (2005) episodes.Is the only actor to play two canonical incarnations of The Doctor.London: Recording the audiobook 'How to Steal a Dragon's Heart.' (January 2013)Tennant revealed on The Paul O'Grady Show (2004) that he had auditioned for the role of "the Blue Meanie" in the remake of Yellow Submarine (1968).Won Best Actor, Theatre Management Association, for his role in "The Glass Menagerie" as Tom.Won 2009 Critics Choice Award for Best Shakespearean Performance for his Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company.Guest starring in the comedy stage show 'Celebrity Autobiography' at the Leicester Square Theatre in London. Tennant made his first performance two days after he returned to England from New Mexico, where he'd been shooting the film Fright Night. (October 2010)He was nominated for a 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor of 2002 for his performance in "Lobby Hero" performed at the Donmar Warehouse and the New Ambassador's Theatres.Margate, Kent: filming True Love (2012). Tennant started work on "True Love" two days after his play, "Much Ado About Nothing", ended. (September 2011)Acted with the 7:84 Theatre Company, a genre-bending, ground-breaking, political Scottish Theatre Group.Early in his career David appeared with Felicity Jones and Benedict Cumberbatch in a BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park" (2003). |
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David Tennant |
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Actor,Producer,Director (IMDB) |
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Often considered one of Scotland\'s greatest actors, David Tennant was born David John McDonald in West Lothian, Scotland, to Essdale Helen (McLeod) and Sandy McDonald, who was a Presbyterian minister. He is of Scottish and Ulster-Scots descent. When |
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Used to get in trouble at school because all of the essays he wrote were about Doctor Who (1963) in some way.From his first appearance in the role of the Doctor in June 2005 to when he gave the role up in January 2010, he became the second longest actor to play the title role continuously on television (Tom Baker is the longest, who was on screen from 1974 until 1981) and the third longest overall (Sylvester McCoy first appeared in September 1987 and exited in Doctor Who: The Movie (1996) but the series was not broadcast between 1990 and 1995).He started acting with the hope that he would one day get to play the title role on "Doctor Who".His most treasured childhood possession was a scarf that an aunt had knitted him which was modeled on the iconic, multi-colored one worn by Tom Baker on Doctor Who (1963) in the 1970s.Is a big fan of the TV series, Firefly (2002).Auditioned for the lead role in the American NBC TV series Hannibal. Tennant was unsuccessful, but show-runner Bryan Fuller said in a magazine interview that Tennant's audition was so impressive, he wanted to write him a guest spot as a deranged serial killer.Chose his acting surname from Neil Tennant, singer with Pet Shop Boys. This came after reading an interview with Tennant in "Smash Hits" shortly after learning that he would have to change his professional name in order to join the actors' union, Equity, as there was already a registered member with his real name, David McDonald.Legally changed his name to David Tennant, due to rules of the Screen Actors' Guild of America (one's stage name must be the same as one's legal name).His acting heroes are comedy star John Cleese and Shakespearean performer Derek Jacobi.He adopted his wife's son, Tyler, in 2011.He is the son-in-law of actors Peter Davison and Sandra Dickinson. Davison had also been his favorite Doctor from the original Doctor Who (1963) television series. Tennant was chosen to present Come in Number Five (2011), a documentary which covered the production of Davison's era as the Fifth Doctor, which appeared as an extra on the Special Edition DVD release of Resurrection of the Daleks: Part One (1984).So many people wanted to see him in the 2009 RSC Production of Hamlet; the London run at the Novello Theatre sold out in three hours.Favorite actress is Audrey Hepburn.Is a big fan of film director Alfred Hitchcock.Married to Georgia Tennant (formerly Georgia Moffett, the daughter of former Doctor Who (1963) star Peter Davison (birth name Peter Moffett), who played the Fifth Doctor) since 30th December 2011. They met on the set of Doctor Who (2005) in November 2007 while filming the episode The Doctor's Daughter (2008), but did not become a couple until some time later. In January 2011, UK tabloids reported that they had moved in together and become engaged. Georgia gave birth to the couple's first child two months later, and they married nine months after that.He is the second of three non-English actors to portray the "Doctor Who" character. Along with Sylvester McCoy, and Peter Capaldi, all three are Scottish.He is the second of three Scottish actors to portray the character of the Doctor, following Sylvester McCoy and followed by Peter Capaldi. He got a chance to use his actual accent, once, when the Doctor poses as a Scottish physician in episode Tooth and Claw (2006)).His wife, actress Georgia Tennant, gave birth to his first child, a daughter named Olive, on 29 March 2011.Announced he is leaving Doctor Who (2005) after he films four "Bank Holiday" specials and a Christmas special for 2009. Has already finished work on the 2008 Doctor Who (2005) Christmas special. (October 2008)Favorite book is "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger.His all-time favourite Doctor Who character is the Zygons, who first appeared in Terror of the Zygons: Part One (1975), a Fourth Doctor adventure.His father is Sandy McDonald, a retired minister; mother Helen died of cancer in July 2007.While attending Paisley Grammar School, he wrote an essay on how his greatest desire was to play the Doctor in Doctor Who (1963) as he was an avid fan of the series, especially during the Tom Baker and Peter Davison eras. His dream came true when he was cast as the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who (2005) by Russell T. Davies.As of April 16, 2005, officially announced as the tenth actor to play the classic television character "Doctor Who," taking over from Christopher Eccleston for the second series of the BBC's Sci-Fi show revival. (April 2005)David Tennant is a respected classical actor who has performed numerous starring roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company, including Touchstone in "As You Like It," Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet," Antipholus of Syracuse in "The Comedy of Errors," and Captain Jack Absolute in "The Rivals.".Best friends with Louise Delamere (No Angels (2004)). They went to Glasgow's Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama together and shared a flat.The appearance of Lex Luthor's assistant Spalding in Paul Cornell's run on ''Action Comics'' is based on him. Cornell has written many expanded universe stories featuring Tennant's Tenth Doctor.Playing "Hamlet" in RSC Stratford-upon-Avon, alongside Patrick Stewart. (August 2008)Considers Paisley as his hometown.Along with Matt Smith, Elisabeth Sladen, John Leeson, Tommy Knight, Alexander Armstrong, Lachele Carl, and Nicholas Courtney, he is one of only eight actors to play the same character in both Doctor Who (2005) and The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007).That his father-in-law, Peter Davison, is revered as the fifth Doctor has already been mentioned, but his mother-in-law, Sandra Dickenson is also honored in sci-fi as Trillian, Zaphod Beeblebrox's companion in the iconic TV series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.His wife became pregnant for the third time seven months after their wedding, and gave birth on 3rd May 2013.Missed out for a nomination for the 2009 Laurence Olivier Award for his "Hamlet" because he did not perform enough shows in London after the show transfered from Stratford-Upon-Avon, due to a back injury and surgery during the London run.Is a huge fan of The West Wing (1999).Graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.Amazed the audience at his first appearance on the BBC radio quiz show "Just a Minute" (25 Feb 2015) by speaking extemporaneously for a full minute on the topic "Exit, Pursued by a Bear.".Nominated for the 2009 Broadcasting Guild Awards-Best Actor for his portrayal of "Sir Arthur Eddington" in Einstein and Eddington (2008) and "The Doctor" in Doctor Who (2005).April - May 2013. Filming the The Day of the Doctor (2013) in Wales. His son was born the day after his final day on set. Tennant then took three weeks off, though he recorded several voice overs and TV commercials, and took a trip to Stratford-upon-Avon to have meetings for Richard II during this time.Winner 2009 Theatregoers' Choice Award Best Regional Production was RSC Production of Hamlet with David Tennant and 2009 Theatregoers' Choice Award for Theatre Event of the Year was David Tennant's return to the stage in the RSC Production of Hamlet.Did not enjoy doing the Additional Dialogue Recording (ADR) in post-production for Doctor Who (2005) episodes.Is the only actor to play two canonical incarnations of The Doctor.London: Recording the audiobook 'How to Steal a Dragon's Heart.' (January 2013)Tennant revealed on The Paul O'Grady Show (2004) that he had auditioned for the role of "the Blue Meanie" in the remake of Yellow Submarine (1968).Won Best Actor, Theatre Management Association, for his role in "The Glass Menagerie" as Tom.Won 2009 Critics Choice Award for Best Shakespearean Performance for his Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company.Guest starring in the comedy stage show 'Celebrity Autobiography' at the Leicester Square Theatre in London. Tennant made his first performance two days after he returned to England from New Mexico, where he'd been shooting the film Fright Night. (October 2010)He was nominated for a 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor of 2002 for his performance in "Lobby Hero" performed at the Donmar Warehouse and the New Ambassador's Theatres.Margate, Kent: filming True Love (2012). Tennant started work on "True Love" two days after his play, "Much Ado About Nothing", ended. (September 2011)Acted with the 7:84 Theatre Company, a genre-bending, ground-breaking, political Scottish Theatre Group.Early in his career David appeared with Felicity Jones and Benedict Cumberbatch in a BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park" (2003). |
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Sideburns
Very thin
Raising his eyebrows a lot
Cheeky smile |
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Drama school is a pretty intense experience and I think it changes who you are. I think I grew up at drama school (which was fairly useful personally as much as professionally) and I certainly got exposed to a huge range of ideas, techniques, and practices that I had no previous experience of. I wouldn't have known what I was doing as an actor if I hadn't gone.
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On his early decision to become an actor: "I was very small, about 3 or 4 I think, and just wanted to be the people on telly telling these wonderful stories. Obviously the idea grew and matured with me but I can't ever remember wanting to do anything else. I've just sort of taken it for granted all my life that that was what I would do."
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I do thrive on hard work.
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Unlike other enduring characters such as Sherlock Holmes or Tarzan, being the Doctor allows you a certain freedom that is both very demanding and very thrilling. It allows you to make the character using elements of yourself.
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I was sent good luck cards from Tom Baker and Peter Davison. They were the Doctors I grew up watching, while eating toast and drinking Tizer at home, so I was very honoured. |
| Salaries: |
Doctor Who (2006) - ��500,000 (2005) |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Director |
| Others works: |
(April 2002) Plays Jeff in the UK premiere of "Lobby Hero" by Kenneth Lonergan - Donmar Warehouse/ New Ambassador's Theatre, London, England, UK.
Does a lot of commercial voice-over work and can mimic many different accents.
His Royal Sha |
| Spouse: |
Georgia Tennant (December 30, 2011 - present) (5 children) |
| Children: |
Wilfred TennantDoris TennantTy TennantOlive TennantBirdie Tennant |
| Parents: |
Sandy McDonald
Essdale Helen (McLeod) |
| Relatives: |
Blair (Sibling)
Karen (Sibling) |
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