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David Tennant
As some of you may or may not know I’ve gotten hooked on Doctor Who thanks to 11Alive Web Guru Michael King. I think it is a fascinating show and still have one season to go in the current series, then I will go back to the original series and try to watch those. I must admit even though I liked Christopher Eccleston (Gone in 60 Seconds, Heroes) as the Doctor, David Tennant has grown on me.
Tennant was born David John McDonald inWest Lothian, Scotland. His father was a Presbyterian minister. Ironically enough, when he was 4 he decided to act because of Doctor Who (1963).
He has starred in TV and Film in such items as Blackpool, Casanova, Doctor Who, and even starred as Barty Crouch, Jr. in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire!
This is an interview that the BBC News did on his final year as the Doctor!
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From The Daily P.O.P.: (EDITED)
In any case, with a new producer coming on board, Tennant may finally be on his way out. Production trouble and scandal kept each Doctor before him from breaking the 4 year mark and it looks like 2011 may be Tennant’s last season to make peace with his magic wand before handing it off to a new guy. According to Richard Johnston, that new guy is Paterson Joseph.
An actor raised on the stage yet equally capable of delivering a quality performance on the CRT (HD), Joseph carries with him the kind of character and other-worldly austerity that make him an ideal choice to bring Doctor Who back to its roots. Rich Johnson said that Joseph had a kind of ‘Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee)’ thing going on and that is certainly true if you squint a bit. A showman and entertainer, Joseph is also an actor with authority which the character so desperately needs… and he has a voice that purrrss… doesn’t he?
Oh yeah, and he is black too.
The idea of casting an actor of color has riled fans in the past but I think that it may finally be time to let that demon go and accept the fact that such a thing can and should happen. Eccleston’s street-cred Doctor appealed to a group of viewers never before catered to by Doctor Who (and consequently made the show ‘cool’ for the first time in roughly 30 years). The casting of Paterson Joseph could likewise attract an audience that never saw themselves in the shoes of this Timelord… and that cannot be a bad thing.
That’s right, I’m talking about bald guys.
Another interesting rumor floating around is that from TrekWeb. Yes, Patrick Stewart may guest star in Doctor Who next year, possibly as the Meddling Monk. A character not seen since the 1960s.
According to the site, an insider close to the Star Trek team said yesterday: “Patrick has been formally approached to star in Doctor Who and is very keen to do it.”
