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TheEighties also saw the beginning of his acting career, with an early role in ''Series/DoctorWho'' coming in 1982. Following this came small roles in ''Series/TheComicStripPresents'', ''Series/TheYoungOnes'', three separate series of ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'', and ''Series/FilthyRichAndCatflap''.
In 1987, he auditioned for the role of Rimmer in ''Series/RedDwarf'', but lost out to Creator/ChrisBarrie. Cornes [[CastTheRunnerUp was later cast as Paranoia]] in the 1988 episode "[[Recap/RedDwarfSeasonIConfidenceAndParanoia Confidence and Paranoia]]". A year later, he was providing voices for ''WesternAnimation/{{Tugs}}'', most notably the voice of Grampus, a Navy submarine.
In 1987, he auditioned for the role of Rimmer in ''Series/RedDwarf'', but lost out to Creator/ChrisBarrie. Cornes [[CastTheRunnerUp was later cast as Paranoia]] in the 1988 episode "[[Recap/RedDwarfSeasonIConfidenceAndParanoia Confidence and Paranoia]]". A year later, he was providing voices for ''WesternAnimation/{{Tugs}}'', most notably the voice of Grampus, a Navy submarine.
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->''"I did [[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E3Kinda a laughable part]] in a ''Series/DoctorWho'' years ago, and I still get people who've taken shots of the screen, 'Please sign this', because they've got to collect all the characters' autographs. [[CostumeBacklash I just looked like a twat in a grass skirt and green body paint!]]"''
Lee Cornes is a British stand-up comedian and actor.
He began stand-up comedy in 1980, often as the compere at the Comedy Store in London. In 1987, he won Best Stand-Up Comedian at the Charrington London Fringe Awards.
TheEighties also saw the beginning of his acting career, with an early role in ''Series/DoctorWho'' coming in 1982. Following this came small roles in ''Series/TheComicStripPresents'', ''Series/TheYoungOnes'', three separate series of ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'', and ''Series/FilthyRichAndCatflap''.
In 1987, he auditioned for the role of Rimmer in ''Series/RedDwarf'', but lost out to Creator/ChrisBarrie. Cornes [[CastTheRunnerUp was later cast as Paranoia]] in the 1988 episode "[[Recap/RedDwarfSeasonIConfidenceAndParanoia Confidence and Paranoia]]". A year later, he was providing voices for ''WesternAnimation/{{Tugs}}'', most notably the voice of Grampus, a Navy submarine.
In 1990, he joined ''Series/GrangeHill'' as Mr. Hankin, a science teacher, and didn't leave the series until 2002. Following this, he made guest roles in ''Series/FifteenStoreysHigh'', ''Series/{{Hustle}}'', ''Series/BearBehavingBadly'', ''Series/MyFamily'', ''Series/PhoneShop'', and ''Series/ToastOfLondon''.
Cornes has also made a career of script writing, most notably for ''WesternAnimation/MrBeanTheAnimatedSeries''.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/DoctorWho'', 2 episodes of 4-episode story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E3Kinda Kinda]]" (1982) -- Trickster
* ''Series/TheComicStripPresents'', episode ''Slags'' (1984) -- Arch Crippledick
* ''Series/TheYoungOnes'', 2 episodes:
** "Cash" (1984) -- MC
** "Time" (1984) -- Spasspecker
* ''Series/BlackadderII'', episode "[[Recap/BlackadderS2E6Chains Chains]]" (1986) -- Guard
* ''Series/FilthyRichAndCatflap'', episode "Dead Milkmen" (1986) -- Dustman
* ''Series/BlackadderTheThird'', episode "[[Recap/BlackadderS3E2InkAndIncapability Ink and Incapability]]" (1987) -- Shelley
* ''Series/RedDwarf'', episode "[[Recap/RedDwarfSeasonIConfidenceAndParanoia Confidence and Paranoia]]" (1988) -- Paranoia
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Tugs}}'', 13 episodes:
** 6 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Pirate", "Regatta", "Munitions", "Warrior", "Quarantine", "Ghosts"[[/labelnote]] (1989) -- Grampus
** 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Trapped", "Up River"[[/labelnote]] (1989) -- Billy Shoepack
** 3 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Warrior", "Quarantine", "High Winds"[[/labelnote]] (1989) -- Coast Guard
** "Jinxed" (1989) -- Boomer
** "Bigg Freeze" (1989) -- Fuel Depot Manager
* ''Series/BlackadderGoesForth'', episode "[[Recap/BlackadderS4E2CorporalPunishment Corporal Punishment]]" (1989) -- Private Fraser
* ''Series/GrangeHill'', 153 episodes (1990-2002) -- Mr. Jeff Hankin
* ''Series/RabCNesbitt'', 3 episodes:
** 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Work", "Right"[[/labelnote]] (1990-93) -- D.S.S. Clerk
** "Country" (1992) -- Barman
* ''Series/ScreenOne'', episode "Filipina Dreamgirls" (1991) -- Preston Scott
* ''Series/{{Bottom}}'', 3 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"[[Recap/BottomSmells Smells]]", "[[Recap/BottomParade Parade]]", "[[Recap/BottomDough Dough]]"[[/labelnote]] (1991-95) -- Dick Head
* ''Series/FrenchAndSaunders'', episode "In Bed with French & Saunders" (1993) -- Dickie Valentino
* ''WesternAnimation/SpotTheDog'', episode "Spot's Magical Christmas" (1995) -- Deer
* ''Series/TheDetectives'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Back to Class", "The Beast of Hackney Marshes"[[/labelnote]] (1996-97) -- Dr. Pete
* ''Series/FifteenStoreysHigh'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Pool Kids", "Errol's Women"[[/labelnote]] (2002-04) -- Man
* ''Series/{{Hustle}}'', episode "The Lesson" (2005) -- Ray Bond
* ''Series/BearBehavingBadly'', episode "Bird Brain" (2009) -- Todd
* ''Series/MyFamily'', episode "Wheelie Ben" (2010) -- Council Official
* ''Series/PhoneShop'', episode "Soldier, Swinger, Shelley, Shelley" (2010) -- Dave
* ''Series/ToastOfLondon'', episode "The Unspeakable Play" (2012) -- Flasher
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->''"I did [[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E3Kinda a laughable part]] in a ''Series/DoctorWho'' years ago, and I still get people who've taken shots of the screen, 'Please sign this', because they've got to collect all the characters' autographs. [[CostumeBacklash I just looked like a twat in a grass skirt and green body paint!]]"''
Lee Cornes is a British stand-up comedian and actor.
He began stand-up comedy in 1980, often as the compere at the Comedy Store in London. In 1987, he won Best Stand-Up Comedian at the Charrington London Fringe Awards.
TheEighties also saw the beginning of his acting career, with an early role in ''Series/DoctorWho'' coming in 1982. Following this came small roles in ''Series/TheComicStripPresents'', ''Series/TheYoungOnes'', three separate series of ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'', and ''Series/FilthyRichAndCatflap''.
In 1987, he auditioned for the role of Rimmer in ''Series/RedDwarf'', but lost out to Creator/ChrisBarrie. Cornes [[CastTheRunnerUp was later cast as Paranoia]] in the 1988 episode "[[Recap/RedDwarfSeasonIConfidenceAndParanoia Confidence and Paranoia]]". A year later, he was providing voices for ''WesternAnimation/{{Tugs}}'', most notably the voice of Grampus, a Navy submarine.
In 1990, he joined ''Series/GrangeHill'' as Mr. Hankin, a science teacher, and didn't leave the series until 2002. Following this, he made guest roles in ''Series/FifteenStoreysHigh'', ''Series/{{Hustle}}'', ''Series/BearBehavingBadly'', ''Series/MyFamily'', ''Series/PhoneShop'', and ''Series/ToastOfLondon''.
Cornes has also made a career of script writing, most notably for ''WesternAnimation/MrBeanTheAnimatedSeries''.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/DoctorWho'', 2 episodes of 4-episode story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E3Kinda Kinda]]" (1982) -- Trickster
* ''Series/TheComicStripPresents'', episode ''Slags'' (1984) -- Arch Crippledick
* ''Series/TheYoungOnes'', 2 episodes:
** "Cash" (1984) -- MC
** "Time" (1984) -- Spasspecker
* ''Series/BlackadderII'', episode "[[Recap/BlackadderS2E6Chains Chains]]" (1986) -- Guard
* ''Series/FilthyRichAndCatflap'', episode "Dead Milkmen" (1986) -- Dustman
* ''Series/BlackadderTheThird'', episode "[[Recap/BlackadderS3E2InkAndIncapability Ink and Incapability]]" (1987) -- Shelley
* ''Series/RedDwarf'', episode "[[Recap/RedDwarfSeasonIConfidenceAndParanoia Confidence and Paranoia]]" (1988) -- Paranoia
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Tugs}}'', 13 episodes:
** 6 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Pirate", "Regatta", "Munitions", "Warrior", "Quarantine", "Ghosts"[[/labelnote]] (1989) -- Grampus
** 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Trapped", "Up River"[[/labelnote]] (1989) -- Billy Shoepack
** 3 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Warrior", "Quarantine", "High Winds"[[/labelnote]] (1989) -- Coast Guard
** "Jinxed" (1989) -- Boomer
** "Bigg Freeze" (1989) -- Fuel Depot Manager
* ''Series/BlackadderGoesForth'', episode "[[Recap/BlackadderS4E2CorporalPunishment Corporal Punishment]]" (1989) -- Private Fraser
* ''Series/GrangeHill'', 153 episodes (1990-2002) -- Mr. Jeff Hankin
* ''Series/RabCNesbitt'', 3 episodes:
** 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Work", "Right"[[/labelnote]] (1990-93) -- D.S.S. Clerk
** "Country" (1992) -- Barman
* ''Series/ScreenOne'', episode "Filipina Dreamgirls" (1991) -- Preston Scott
* ''Series/{{Bottom}}'', 3 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"[[Recap/BottomSmells Smells]]", "[[Recap/BottomParade Parade]]", "[[Recap/BottomDough Dough]]"[[/labelnote]] (1991-95) -- Dick Head
* ''Series/FrenchAndSaunders'', episode "In Bed with French & Saunders" (1993) -- Dickie Valentino
* ''WesternAnimation/SpotTheDog'', episode "Spot's Magical Christmas" (1995) -- Deer
* ''Series/TheDetectives'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Back to Class", "The Beast of Hackney Marshes"[[/labelnote]] (1996-97) -- Dr. Pete
* ''Series/FifteenStoreysHigh'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Pool Kids", "Errol's Women"[[/labelnote]] (2002-04) -- Man
* ''Series/{{Hustle}}'', episode "The Lesson" (2005) -- Ray Bond
* ''Series/BearBehavingBadly'', episode "Bird Brain" (2009) -- Todd
* ''Series/MyFamily'', episode "Wheelie Ben" (2010) -- Council Official
* ''Series/PhoneShop'', episode "Soldier, Swinger, Shelley, Shelley" (2010) -- Dave
* ''Series/ToastOfLondon'', episode "The Unspeakable Play" (2012) -- Flasher
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