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Grant is also known for his long-time relationship with actress {{w|Elizabeth Hurley}} and for a 1995 sex scandal that led to Grant making what would become a widely remembered appearance on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno''. His ''mea culpa'' on that show resulted in Leno's show regaining late-night dominance after a shaky start following the [[retirement]] of Johnny Carson. It also helped restore Grant's career. His ''Doctor Who'' appearance occurred four years later. |
Grant is also known for his long-time relationship with actress {{w|Elizabeth Hurley}} and for a 1995 sex scandal that led to Grant making what would become a widely remembered appearance on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno''. His ''mea culpa'' on that show resulted in Leno's show regaining late-night dominance after a shaky start following the [[retirement]] of Johnny Carson. It also helped restore Grant's career. His ''Doctor Who'' appearance occurred four years later. |
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| − | [[Russell T Davies]] approached Grant to play the [[Ninth Doctor]] but he turned down the role, thinking the show would not take off. He expressed deep regret in 2007 after seeing how successful the show had become.<ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/news/grant-dismissed-doctor-who-as-tv-flop_1022674 ContactMusic.com]</ref> He had also been one of many names put forward for the |
+ | [[Russell T Davies]] approached Grant to play the [[Ninth Doctor]] but he turned down the role, thinking the show would not take off. He expressed deep regret in 2007 after seeing how successful the show had become.<ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/news/grant-dismissed-doctor-who-as-tv-flop_1022674 ContactMusic.com]</ref> He had also been one of many names put forward for the parts of the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Borusa]] in the 1996 TV Movie.<ref>http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/tvm.html</ref> |
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Hugh Grant (born 9 September 1960[1][2]) played a non-DWU version of the Twelfth Doctor in The Curse of Fatal Death.
An internationally popular light comic actor, Grant's films have included the Richard Curtis-written Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, and Bridget Jones' Diary, along with The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain and Sense and Sensibility.
Grant is also known for his long-time relationship with actress Elizabeth Hurley and for a 1995 sex scandal that led to Grant making what would become a widely remembered appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. His mea culpa on that show resulted in Leno's show regaining late-night dominance after a shaky start following the retirement of Johnny Carson. It also helped restore Grant's career. His Doctor Who appearance occurred four years later.
Russell T Davies approached Grant to play the Ninth Doctor but he turned down the role, thinking the show would not take off. He expressed deep regret in 2007 after seeing how successful the show had become.[3] He had also been one of many names put forward for the parts of the Eighth Doctor and Borusa in the 1996 TV Movie.[4]
In the DWU
Hugh Grant is mentioned in passing in the novel Psi-ence Fiction.
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Hugh Grant. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved on 10 September 2019.
- ↑ Lindsay, Jessica (15 March 2019). Hugh Grant age, career, net worth, and relationship history. Metro News. Retrieved on 10 September 2019.
- ↑ ContactMusic.com
- ↑ http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/tvm.html
