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A mime artist, or simply mime (from Greek μῖμος, mimos, "imitator, actor"), [1] is a person who uses mime (also called pantomime outside of Britain), the acting out of a story through body motions without the use of speech, as a theatrical medium or as a performance art.
Marcel Marceau (French pronunciation: [maʁsɛl maʁso]; born Marcel Mangel; 22 March 1923 – 22 September 2007) was a French mime artist and actor most famous for his stage persona, "Bip the Clown". He referred to mime as the "art of silence", performing professionally worldwide for more than 60 years.
Their dance and mime performances were featured in 1977 and 1978 on their own CBS television comedy-variety program, The Shields and Yarnell Show. [5] They appeared on 400 national television shows in the United States, including The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, The Red Skelton Show, The Muppet Show (1979), and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
Lindsay Keith Kemp (3 May 1938 [1] – 24 August 2018) [2] [3] [4] was a British dancer, actor, teacher, mime artist, and choreographer. [5]He was probably best known for his 1974 flagship production of Flowers, a mime and music show based on Jean Genet's novel Our Lady of the Flowers, in which he played the lead role of 'Divine'.
Pinto Colvig - American clown who later became famous as the voice of Goofy. Daniel Rice (1823–1901) – American clown of the 19th century and principal inspiration for Uncle Sam. David Shiner – Tony Award-winning American born mime and circus clown who has appeared on Broadway and with several European circuses
In December 2016, Brzozowski was awarded the “Special WMO Award for the outstanding contribution to the art of mime” [2] by the World Mime Organisation (WMO). In the decision by the WMO it was written: "In his youth professor Brosowski worked with famous Henryk Tomaszewski in Wroclaw Mime Theatre in Poland, where he was a soloist and he has ...
Image credits: Chesnot #7 Pablo Picasso (October 25, 1881 — April 8, 1973) Pablo Picasso was a Spanish artist known as one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.
Thomas McGinty (1 April 1952 – 20 February 1995), known as The Diceman, was a Scottish-Irish actor, model, and street artist specialising in mime.Born in Scotland of Irish parentage, McGinty spent much of his life and career in Ireland, where he became a landmark living statue and one of the country's most popular street performers.