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black wrote:Once while i was walking along platform in Underground, suddenly i saw something big with inscription TENNANT moving to me, being very tired and sleepy at first i thought it was the result of overlistening to PSB:) but then understood that it was a big washing machine. They use Tennants to wash floor in Moscow underground

Poor Neil. He has so much work to do.

rabagast wrote:Here's a guy who's named himself after our very own Neil Tennant:
http://news.independent.co.uk/people/pr ... 331665.ece

Saw him in Harry Potter. A good actor, actually. He played in Bright Young Things, btw.But where've you read he's named himself after Neil? All I see is:

David Tennant: His days of blissful anonymity are numbered
Sarah Shannon meets up with the award-winning actor before he turns into Doctor Who
Published: 07 December 2005
It's good to be David Tennant. Maybe he's not the most handsome actor on the block - tall and skinny, with an angular face and auburn hair. And maybe the general public still have only a passing familiarity with him.

Nevertheless, this 34-year-old actor can lay claim to a dazzling roster of work in the past year, and his good fortune is about to multiply, with enough juicy roles to leave fellow-thespians drooling. There's been an award-winning theatrical performance (as Jimmy Porter in John Osborne's Look Back in Anger), a show-stealing part as Sarah Parish's detective lover in the BBC's drama series Blackpool, and the title role in its Casanova. Next, he turns villain for an ITV thriller Secret Smile, based on a Nicci French novel. He's also snaffled a part as Voldemort's henchman in the latest Harry Potter film. And then comes the role that will surely see him tip the balance from esteemed actor to household name - the new Doctor Who.

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Vicki wrote:

rabagast wrote:Here's a guy who's named himself after our very own Neil Tennant:
http://news.independent.co.uk/people/pr ... 331665.ece

Saw him in Harry Potter. A good actor, actually. He played in Bright Young Things, btw.But where've you read he's named himself after Neil?

It would appear that the article has been archived now and you have to pay to see the rest of it. It did indeed originally say that David Tennant had named himself after Neil though.

In Britain there is an actors' union called Equity and no two members can have the same name. Lots of aspiring actors and performers therefore have to change their names to join Equity. David Tennant's original surname was MacDonald but there was already an Equity member called David MacDonald so he decided to take the name Tennant instead.

In other examples, David Walliams changed his name from Williams and Victoria Beckham had to change her maiden name from Adams to Aadams. It's all a bit odd, isn't it? I think it is so people don't get each others cheques.

psb-freak wrote:I have a work experience in a hotel and I was cleaning the rooms today and the label of the hotel´s vacuum cleaner is Tennant so I call it Neil all the time. It was so funny. Gotta go to clean the rooms tomorrow too with Neil.

You need to get out more
I know a council Tenant...does the count, maybe he's a distant cousin or something.
Oh! and remember Arthur Lowe from Dad's Army..Chris's Grandad's Uncle's Brother

Markpro wrote:

psb-freak wrote:I have a work experience in a hotel and I was cleaning the rooms today and the label of the hotel´s vacuum cleaner is Tennant so I call it Neil all the time. It was so funny. Gotta go to clean the rooms tomorrow too with Neil.

You need to get out more
I know a council Tenant...does the count, maybe he's a distant cousin or something.
Oh! and remember Arthur Lowe from Dad's Army..Chris's Grandad's Uncle's Brother

I work in reception right now so I haven´t got any meetings with Tennant now.

I work with someone called Chris - does that count?

gareth wrote:I work with someone called Chris - does that count?

If it´s a machine then it counts.
I have a camera case called Lowepro. It was funny when I noticed that.

gareth wrote:I work with someone called Chris - does that count?

yes!! your'e the man.....

psb-freak wrote:

gareth wrote:I work with someone called Chris - does that count?

If it´s a machine then it counts.
I have a camera case called Lowepro. It was funny when I noticed that.

In all honesty I'm pretty sure he's a real living breathing human being

gareth wrote:

psb-freak wrote:

gareth wrote:I work with someone called Chris - does that count?

If it´s a machine then it counts.
I have a camera case called Lowepro. It was funny when I noticed that.

In all honesty I'm pretty sure he's a real living breathing human being

Completely sure ?

Dipso wrote: It would appear that the article has been archived now and you have to pay to see the rest of it. It did indeed originally say that David Tennant had named himself after Neil though.

In Britain there is an actors' union called Equity and no two members can have the same name. Lots of aspiring actors and performers therefore have to change their names to join Equity. David Tennant's original surname was MacDonald but there was already an Equity member called David MacDonald so he decided to take the name Tennant instead.

In other examples, David Walliams changed his name from Williams and Victoria Beckham had to change her maiden name from Adams to Aadams. It's all a bit odd, isn't it? I think it is so people don't get each others cheques.

My God! Really what a stupid rule (or is it even a law?)