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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
As a child Eccleston's ambition was to play football for his beloved Manchester United, but he found himself to be a much better actor than he was a footballer, and inspired by television dramas such as ''Boys from the Blackstuff'', he took to acting as his profession. | As a child Eccleston's ambition was to play football for his beloved Manchester United, but he found himself to be a much better actor than he was a footballer, and inspired by television dramas such as ''Boys from the Blackstuff'', he took to acting as his profession. | ||
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==Doctor Who== | ==Doctor Who== | ||
:''"I think it's more important to be your own man than be successful, so I left. But the most important thing is that I did it, not that I left. I really feel that, because it kind of broke the mould and it helped to reinvent it."'' - Eccleston speaking about ''Doctor Who'' <ref>[http://uk.tv.yahoo.com/news-extra/article/14123/eccleston-reveals-why-he-quit-doctor-who.html Yahoo! TV UK - Eccleston reveals why he quit 'Doctor Who'] <small>accessed 16th June 2010</small></ref> | |||
It was announced that Eccleston was to play the [[Ninth Doctor|ninth incarnation]] of [[the Doctor]] in the revival of the legendary BBC science fiction television series, which started airing in [[March]] [[2005]]. The series [[executive producer]] and [[writer]] [[Russell T Davies]] has said that Eccleston was always the first choice for the part. Despite this, the tabloid press ran reports that Bill Nighy had been offered the role first, but declined (and in the [[2005]] documentary series ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'', Davies said that he "wouldn't have thought Chris [Eccleston] would be interested"). | It was announced that Eccleston was to play the [[Ninth Doctor|ninth incarnation]] of [[the Doctor]] in the revival of the legendary BBC science fiction television series, which started airing in [[March]] [[2005]]. The series [[executive producer]] and [[writer]] [[Russell T Davies]] has said that Eccleston was always the first choice for the part. Despite this, the tabloid press ran reports that Bill Nighy had been offered the role first, but declined (and in the [[2005]] documentary series ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'', Davies said that he "wouldn't have thought Chris [Eccleston] would be interested"). | ||
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*[http://www.christophereccleston.net/ ChristopherEccleston.net (fansite)] | *[http://www.christophereccleston.net/ ChristopherEccleston.net (fansite)] | ||
*'''[http://www.bad-wolf.info/ Virginia's Christopher Eccleston Website.]''' | *'''[http://www.bad-wolf.info/ Virginia's Christopher Eccleston Website.]''' | ||
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{{Wikipedia|Christopher_Eccleston}} | {{Wikipedia|Christopher_Eccleston}} | ||
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