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Aisteoir Sasanach ab ea '''Simon Shelton''' (13 Eanáir 1966 – 17 Eanáir 2018)
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'''Simon Shelton''' (13 January 1966 – 17 January 2018), also known as '''Simon Barnes''', was an English actor best known for playing Dark Knight in the ''[[Incredible Games]]'', and Tinky Winky in the BBC children's show ''[[Teletubbies]]'' (replacing [[Dave Thompson (comedian)|Dave Thompson]]) from 1997 to 2001.
== EarlyFéach lifefreisin ==
Shelton was born on 13 January 1966 in [[Bethnal Green]], [[London]].
* [[Teletubbies]]
== Career ==
Shelton played Dark Knight in ''[[Incredible Games]]'' from 1994 to 1995. Simon played Tinky Winky in the BBC children's show ''[[Teletubbies]]''.<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42788001 |title=Teletubbies' Tinky Winky actor Simon Shelton dies aged 52 |date=23 January 2018 |access-date=23 January 2018 |publisher=[[www.bbc.co.uk]] |work=[[BBC News Online]] |agency=[[BBC]]}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
Shelton had three children, and lived in [[Ampthill]], Bedfordshire.<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/> He was the uncle of ''[[The Inbetweeners]]'' actress [[Emily Atack]].<ref name="bbc.co.uk" />
== DeathTagairtí ==
On 17 January 2018, four days after his 52nd birthday, at 7:30 A.M. Simon was found frozen to death at the Port of Liverpool Waterfront Building in a well between the building and street.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/04/06/teletubbies-tinky-winky-actor-simon-shelton-barnes-died-alcohol-hypothermia-7446059/ |title=Teletubbies’ Tinky Winky actor Simon Shelton Barnes died from ‘alcohol and hypothermia’ |first=Tobi |last=Akingbade |date=6 April 2018 |access-date=1 July 2019 |newspaper=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]}}</ref> He had a high concentration of alcohol in his system.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/942487/Simon-Shelton-Barnes-cause-of-death-Teletubbies-Tinky-Winky-died |title=Simon Shelton Barnes death: What did Teletubbies Tinky Winky actor die from? |first=Amani |last=Hughes |date=6 April 2018 |access-date=1 July 2019 |newspaper=[[Daily Express]] |publisher=[[Express Newspapers]]}}</ref> Shelton had a history of alcohol dependency.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/teletubbies-tinky-winky-actor-simon-12313586 |title=Teletubbies' Tinky Winky actor Simon Shelton killed by 'high concentration of alcohol' and hypothermia, inquest rules |last=Gibb |first=Jessica |date=6 April 2018 |newspaper=[[Daily Mirror]] |access-date=12 November 2018 |publisher=MGN Limited}}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=0791394|name=Simon Shelton}}
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