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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.
Ben Turpin (September 19, 1869 – July 1, 1940) – cross-eyed comedian, best remembered for his work in silent films; Buster Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) – "The Great Stoneface" Charlie Chaplin (April 16, 1889 – December 25, 1977) – British born comedian. His principal character was "The Little Tramp"
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'.
Les then appeared in the films Invincible, Yam and three Harry Potter films as a voice artist and actor trainer. He also appeared at Glastonbury 2000 , Jim Davidson Presents , I'd Do Anything , Max Headroom , Paramount City , Talking Telephone Numbers , The Slammer and most recently Andy's Adventures .
In 1974, she founded the London Mime Theatre with Matthew Ridout, with whom she has worked ever since. Nola and Joseph Seelig were the original instigators of the London International Mime Festival, which is held in January each year, and has been running since 1977. Rae premiered her first solo show at Le Festival du Monde in Nancy in 1975.
Montanaro had a long career of well-received performances in Europe and the United States. In 1962, he starred Off-Broadway in a one-man show called A Mime's Eye View at the Gramercy Arts Theatre. [1] [2] [3] He designed and hosted the award-winning CBS-TV children's show Pretendo.