John Simmit

British stand-up comedian

PersonAge 63humanQ20684252

Also known as Jonathan Simmit

Born: July 20, 1963
Birthplace: Birmingham
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Occupation: stand-up comedian
, actor
, voice actor
+4 more
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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John Simmit is a British actor and stand-up comedian. He played the character Dipsy in BBC TV's children's television show Teletubbies from 1997 to 2001.

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Teletubbies1997 · British children's classic television series (1997–2001) and one loop reboot series (2015-2022)

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Dipsyfictional character from the children's television series Teletubbies

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Given name: Jonathan
John
Sex or gender: male
Name in native language: Jonathan Simmit
Native language: English
Part of: Teletubbies

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