Keith Harris

Monday, 10th of October, 2005 @ 6:54am

In the 1980s, a ventriloquist named Keith Harris was a nationally known name in Britain. He had his own TV show, largely aimed at children, on which he co-starred with his two ‘talking’ soft toy creations, Orville and Cuddles. Eventually, his career began to wane, and he fell back on live appearances. But nothing could bring him back to his former glories, desperate remedies were required. Harris finally joined a touring bill of look-alikes. The twist was that Harris went on stage as a look-alike of himself.

From ‘Fame – Stripping Celebrities Bare by David Gritten’ 2002