Tavaré was born in Essex, England in 1963. He is a cousin of former international cricketer Chris Tavaré. When he was 7, he and his family moved to Cheshire, where he eventually attended art school in Northwich. After finishing his art studies, he moved to London, where he worked with Corin Redgrave. As a result, he successfully auditioned for and attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.[1] Tavaré's first film appearance was as a student in Another Country (1984) with Rupert Everett and Colin Firth. Although uncredited, he was a featured extra appearing in numerous scenes throughout the film. Tavaré was Colin Firth's stand-in for the duration of the film. Charles Spencer, Diana, Princess of Wales's brother, was also an uncredited extra. Tavaré eventually branched out into stand-up comedy with a unique act which featured his double bass, an instrument he had learned to play during his childhood.
In 1995, Tavaré wrote and starred in a series of short silent films for BBC2, titled Jim Tavaré Pictures Presents.[2] On Channel Five, he had a skit series of his own that he co-wrote with Ricky Gervais, called The Jim Tavaré Show. He appeared three times in the Royal Variety Performance and subsequently worked for Prince Charles at several private engagements, including at a private Christmas party and at a gala held at Highgrove in front of Queen Elizabeth II and 13 other crowned heads of state. He became renowned in the UK as Prince Charles's favourite comedian. Following an appearance at the Montreal Just For Laughs festival, CBS commissioned a special episode of the American series Wings based on and written entirely around his comedy act. Tavaré starred in this episode, which was called "Take My Life Please".
Tavaré co-wrote and appeared in the BAFTA-winning ITV series The Sketch Show,[3] alongside Lee Mack, Tim Vine, Ronni Ancona, Karen Taylor, and Kitty Flanagan. In 2004, Tavaré appeared in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as Tom the Innkeeper. In 2008, he finished in fourth place on the American show Last Comic Standing 6, having been the only overseas act ever to have reached the final show. He performed a 63-date national tour with the other four Last Comic Standing finalists throughout the US. He appeared in the fifth series of the David Duchovny comedy-drama Californication as an English butler to a hip-hop mogul played by Wu-Tang Clan frontman RZA. He made a guest-star appearance in season 5 of the comedy and spy drama Chuck, the TV show Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and on Comedy Central's Tosh.0. In September 2013, he began filming the role of The Dog Catcher in Syco Entertainment's feature film Pudsey: The Movie alongside David Walliams, Jessica Hynes, and John Sessions. In 2017, Tavaré was in an intensive care unit after being injured in a collision with a car.[4] After suffering catastrophic injuries (over 30 broken bones, including 14 broken ribs, collapsed lungs, multiple fractures, broken neck and a hand that detached from the wrist) Tavare returned to the stage with a new show about his experiences entitled "From deadpan to bedpan".[5]
References
^"An exclusive interview with – Jim Tavaré by Pete Austin". 18 November 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
^Dutton, Julian (23 July 2015). Keeping Quiet: Visual Comedy in the Age of Sound. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN9781909183834.
^"Harry Potter actor Jim Tavare is back home after breaking his neck in a car crash – BBC Newsbeat". BBC Newsbeat. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
^"Harry Potter actor Jim Tavare in intensive care with broken neck and punctured lung". BBC News. 9 March 2017.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Jim Tavare news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Jim Tavare born 1963 is a British stand up comedian actor and musician He is best known for his work on The Sketch Show on ITV which won a BAFTA award He played the role of Tom the owner of the Leaky Cauldron in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and has appeared in several music videos including Roots Manuva s Too Cold McFly s It s All About You for BBC Comic Relief Phoenix Foundation s Thames Soup and Letlive s Banshee Jim TavareJim TavareBornEssex EnglandMediumStand up televisionYears active1984 presentWebsitejimtavare wbr orgLife and career EditTavare was born in Essex England in 1963 He is a cousin of former international cricketer Chris Tavare When he was 7 he and his family moved to Cheshire where he eventually attended art school in Northwich After finishing his art studies he moved to London where he worked with Corin Redgrave As a result he successfully auditioned for and attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art 1 Tavare s first film appearance was as a student in Another Country 1984 with Rupert Everett and Colin Firth Although uncredited he was a featured extra appearing in numerous scenes throughout the film Tavare was Colin Firth s stand in for the duration of the film Charles Spencer Diana Princess of Wales s brother was also an uncredited extra Tavare eventually branched out into stand up comedy with a unique act which featured his double bass an instrument he had learned to play during his childhood In 1995 Tavare wrote and starred in a series of short silent films for BBC2 titled Jim Tavare Pictures Presents 2 On Channel Five he had a skit series of his own that he co wrote with Ricky Gervais called The Jim Tavare Show He appeared three times in the Royal Variety Performance and subsequently worked for Prince Charles at several private engagements including at a private Christmas party and at a gala held at Highgrove in front of Queen Elizabeth II and 13 other crowned heads of state He became renowned in the UK as Prince Charles s favourite comedian Following an appearance at the Montreal Just For Laughs festival CBS commissioned a special episode of the American series Wings based on and written entirely around his comedy act Tavare starred in this episode which was called Take My Life Please Tavare co wrote and appeared in the BAFTA winning ITV series The Sketch Show 3 alongside Lee Mack Tim Vine Ronni Ancona Karen Taylor and Kitty Flanagan In 2004 Tavare appeared in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as Tom the Innkeeper In 2008 he finished in fourth place on the American show Last Comic Standing 6 having been the only overseas act ever to have reached the final show He performed a 63 date national tour with the other four Last Comic Standing finalists throughout the US He appeared in the fifth series of the David Duchovny comedy drama Californication as an English butler to a hip hop mogul played by Wu Tang Clan frontman RZA He made a guest star appearance in season 5 of the comedy and spy drama Chuck the TV show Jimmy Kimmel Live and on Comedy Central s Tosh 0 In September 2013 he began filming the role of The Dog Catcher in Syco Entertainment s feature film Pudsey The Movie alongside David Walliams Jessica Hynes and John Sessions In 2017 Tavare was in an intensive care unit after being injured in a collision with a car 4 After suffering catastrophic injuries over 30 broken bones including 14 broken ribs collapsed lungs multiple fractures broken neck and a hand that detached from the wrist Tavare returned to the stage with a new show about his experiences entitled From deadpan to bedpan 5 References Edit An exclusive interview with Jim Tavare by Pete Austin 18 November 2015 Retrieved 11 August 2017 Dutton Julian 23 July 2015 Keeping Quiet Visual Comedy in the Age of Sound Andrews UK Limited ISBN 9781909183834 Harry Potter actor Jim Tavare is back home after breaking his neck in a car crash BBC Newsbeat BBC Newsbeat 4 May 2017 Retrieved 11 August 2017 Harry Potter actor Jim Tavare in intensive care with broken neck and punctured lung BBC News 9 March 2017 Home jimtavare org Sources EditSit Down Comedy contributor to anthology ed Malcolm Hardee amp John Fleming Ebury Press Random House 2003 ISBN 0 09 188924 3 ISBN 978 0 09 188924 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Tavare amp oldid 1140481149, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
