Mike's
life makes sense again. The Territorial Army have forgiven
him for the whole 'tank thing' and welcomed him back with
open arms. Once again, he is safe and warm amid the guns and
bombs of his beloved Reserve Forces. This renewed acceptance
has bolstered his confidence in other areas too. Mike has
finally moved out from his mum's house. An invigorated sense
of self has given him the strength to slash those apron strings
and break out into the world at large; that and an incident
with the cat and an air gun. He's staying with Tim until he
finds his feet.
Club
Name: Mike Le Watt
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These descriptions are taken from the Spaced Series 2 press
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and I don't claim any ownership or copyright of them, and acknowledge
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Nick,
originally from Essex, is Simon Pegg's real life best friend.
A newcomer to the world of acting, Nick created the persona
of roly-poly gun-mad Mike Watt to amuse Simon, who loved the
character. Frustrated to see Nick's obvious acting talents
going to waste, Simon incorporated the character of Mike into
the world of Spaced, as Tim's ever-faithful childhood friend.
He then threatened Nick with a carving knife and said, "If
you don't appear in our show, I'll cut your nuts up."
How could Nick refuse?
As
well as Spaced, Nick appeared briefly in Big Train as a builder,
and alongside Matt Lucas, David Walliams and Reece Sheersmith
in Crazy Johnathans. Since completing the first series of
Spaced, Nick has appeared in Black Books with Dylan Moran
and Bill Bailey, a television/internet collaboration called
Free London and appeared in a commercial for Pizza Hut, directed
by Spaced's Edgar Wright.
Nick
hosted Channel 5 show Danger!
50,000 Volts! where he regularly found himself in
dangerous situations, suffering for his art, in 2002, and
since then he's hosted a variety of TV programme's, including
Channel 5's "Movie Mistakes Uncovered".
A new series of Danger! 50,000 Volts! (this time Danger!
Incoming Attack!) is currently showing on channel
5.
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See
Also:
imdb.com |