Tim Rose: Difference between revisions

He was also an uncredited [[animatronics operator]] for the [[Cybermat]]s in ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]''<ref name="Closing Time">[[DOC]]: ''[[Monster File - The Cybermats]]''</ref><ref name="Coldrick">{{cite web|url=http://briancoldrick.blogspot.com/2011/09/its-mat.html|title={{uc:It's a mat!}}|author=[[Brian Coldrick|Coldrick, Brian]]|date of source=25 September 2011|website name=Brian Coldrick Ilustration|accessdate=6 November 2018}}</ref>, and appeared on [[Monster File - The Cybermats|a DVD extra]] discussing his work with the Cybermats in that episode.<ref name="Closing Time" />

Outside of the [[DWU]], Rose is best known as the actor and [[Puppeteer (crew)|puppeteer]] who played the role of {{iw|starwars|Ackbar|Admiral Ackbar}} in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' film series, originally in ''{{iw|starwars|Return of the Jedi}}'', and then again in ''{{iw|starwars|The Force Awakens}}'' and ''{{iw|starwars|The Last Jedi}}''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chichester.co.uk/news/star-wars-actor-to-open-selsey-men-in-sheds-1-8600631|title=Star wars actor to open Selsey 'Men in Sheds'|author=Morton, Sam|date of source=14 August 2018|website name=Chichester Observer|accessdate=6 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="Cineplex" /><ref name="con" /> Early in his career, Rose learned from ''[[The Muppet Show|Muppets]]'' creator {{w|Jim Henson}}<ref name="con" />, who "loaned" him to [[George Lucas]] to play Ackbar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.admiralackbar.co.uk/my-story/|title=My Story|author=Rose, Tim|website name=Admiral Ackbar|accessdate=6 November 2018}}</ref> He served as a [[Muppet]] designer and performer at the {{w|Jim Henson Company}}.<ref name="con" />