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'''Bruce Forsyth''' was an accomplished [[British]] actor and [[television]] presenter during the [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century|21st centuries]].
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'''Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson CBE''' was a British entertainer and presenter whose career spanned more than 70 years.


In [[1968]], the [[Palace Theatre]] had an act by [[Eric and Ernie]] in which Forsyth was impersonated. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Final Act (audio story)|The Final Act]]'')
He played [[Bruce Forsyth (in-universe)|himself]] in the [[National Television Awards]] sketch, ''[[Dermot and the Doctor (TV story)|Dermot and the Doctor]]'', and in the [[BBC One]] [[Christmas ident]], ''[[Consider Yourself One Of Us... (2011 BBC Christmas ident)|Consider Yourself One Of Us]]''.


Fragmentary historical records of the year [[4000]] erroneously stated that Forsyth was the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] in [[1977]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Foe from the Future (audio story)|The Foe from the Future]]'')
Forsyth was even famous in [[Alternate universe|alternate]] and fictional [[universe]]s; [[Professor X]], fully aware of his status as a fictional character, said that he felt like he was "caught between [[Basil Brush]] and Bruce Forsyth." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future]]'')
== Behind the scenes ==
=== National Television Awards ===
Bruce Forsyth appeared as himself in the ''[[National Television Awards Sketch 2011]]''. While the [[Eleventh Doctor]] was trying to drop off [[Dermot O'Leary]] at the 2011 [[National Television Awards]], Dermot stepped out of [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] into the [[BBC Television Centre]] [[22nd century|one hundred years into the future]] where he saw Bruce Forsyth, who showed no signs of ageing since 2011. Forsyth confirmed to a surprised O'Leary that he was still doing TV before the latter soon departed. Bruce's unchanged appearance while doing TV in 2111 is a reference to his already long television, film and stage career, spanning around seventy years.
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Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson CBE was a British entertainer and presenter whose career spanned more than 70 years.

He played himself in the National Television Awards sketch, Dermot and the Doctor, and in the BBC One Christmas ident, Consider Yourself One Of Us.

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