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Deep Roy

1949 - Today

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Gurdeep "Deep" Roy (born Mohinder Purba; 1 December 1957) is a Kenyan-British actor, puppeteer and stuntman. At 132 centimetres (4 ft 4 in) tall, he has often been cast as diminutive characters, such as Teeny Weeny in The NeverEnding Story, all the Oompa-Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Keenser in Star Trek and its sequels, and in television series such as The X-Files, Doctor Who, and Eastbound & Down. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Deep Roy is the 3,160th most popular actor (down from 1,651st in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 9th in 2019) and the most popular Kenyan Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Deep Roy ranks 3,160 out of 13,578. Before him are John Shrapnel, Ada Rogovtseva, Pascale Petit, Richard Sammel, Ethel Merman, and Broderick Crawford. After him are Barbara Harris, Lainie Kazan, Mark Addy, Asia Argento, Pierfrancesco Favino, and Sally Kirkland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Deep Roy ranks 320. Before him are Andrew Latimer, Jim Varney, Manolo el del bombo, Rakesh Sharma, Noli de Castro, and Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara. After him are Janet Ågren, Philippe de Villiers, Zoran Slavnić, Marilyn Burns, Ivan Buljan, and César Aira.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Deep Roy ranks 13 out of 150. Before him are Daniel arap Moi (1924), Roger Whittaker (1936), Mwai Kibaki (1931), Richard Leakey (1944), John Njue (1944), and Kipchoge Keino (1940). After him are Uhuru Kenyatta (1961), Eliud Kipchoge (1984), Naftali Temu (1945), Amos Biwott (1947), William Ruto (1966), and Edi Gathegi (1979).

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Among ACTORS In Kenya

Among actors born in Kenya, Deep Roy ranks 1. After him are Edi Gathegi (1979), and Zena Marshall (1926).

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