News for
Peter Dennis More at IMDbPro »

2 articles from 2009

5 June 2009 3:37 AM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

The Jim Henson Company are producing a feature length version of Monster Safari. The original stop-motion short was made by Screen Novelties. Their showreel of "Puppet Cartoons" which includes not only few little bits of Monster Safari, but a rather nifty stop-motion Fred Flintstone, some Ice Cream horror and a strange little bear with a mouth full of jam (or maybe blood?) follows the break... ...as well as thirteen other stories that I simply didn't have the time to write up for the front page. The Hollywood Reporter tell us that the Monster Safari feature is being scripted by Homestar Runner's Craig Zobel and Matt Chapman. As a result, I'm expecting a They Might Be Giants song or three on the soundtrack. Unfortunately star of the Monster Safari short, Peter Dennis recently passed away, as reported on Screen Novelties own blog. [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/screennov.flv 500 374] Production weekly have tweeted that Jake Gyllenhall and Anne Hathaway »

- Brendon Connelly

1 May 2009 12:05 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

British actor Peter Dennis has lost his battle with cancer, aged 75.

The star died on 18 April in his Los Angeles home. No further details of his death have been released as WENN went to press.

Dennis toured Europe and the U.S. for decades with his one-man show Bother! The Brain of Pooh, a series of readings from children's storybook Winnie-the-Pooh and other classics by author A.A. Milne.

He made a move to Los Angeles in 1991 after turning to acting at the age of 30, and landed small roles in movies including animated film Shrek in 2001 and 2004 drama Sideways.

Dennis also made several appearances on the small screen, with roles in U.S. sitcom Seinfeld and TV drama Alias, starring Jennifer Garner. He was most recently seen in a guest role in the final episode of hospital drama ER, which aired in the U.S. on 2 April. »

Permalink | Report a problem

2 articles from 2009