Phil Gallagher

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Phil Gallagher is a British children's television presenter who is best known for playing the title character in the CBeebies children's television show Mister Maker.

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Early life

Gallagher attended Rainham Mark Grammar School in Rainham, Kent, and Canterbury Christ Church University.

Career

Gallagher started his career as presenter and sports reporter on BBC Radio Kent. [1] He was a performer and puppeteer on Playhouse Disney [1] and also provided characters and voices for Studio Disney. [1]

From 2003 until 2005, Gallagher presented Diggin' It on GMTV. [1] During 2006, he was a regular character on Mighty Truck of Stuff as 'Pablo', [2] and was also the voice-over for Channel 4's Unanimous . [2]

Gallagher has appeared as the title character in Mister Maker since 2007. He also appeared in 2 episodes of Bear Behaving Badly as the Robot Rat Catcher and the Mummy. [3] Since 2009, he has also played the role of 'Mr Liker Biker' in Grandpa in My Pocket .

Gallagher often performs in pantomimes. In 2006, he appeared as Wishee Washee in Aladdin [4] [5] at the Theatre Royal in Winchester. In 2007, he appeared as Silly Billy (Jack's brother) in Jack and the Beanstalk , again at the Theatre Royal in Winchester. [6] [7] In 2008, he appeared as Buttons in Cinderella at the Opera House, Buxton, Derbyshire. [8] In 2009 he played alongside George Takei in the title role of Aladdin at the Central Theatre in Chatham, Kent, and in 2011 as Muddles in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in St Albans with Toyah Willcox who played the Evil Queen. In 2013, he returned to Jack and the Beanstalk , playing Billy Trot in a production at the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury alongside Samantha Womack.[ citation needed ]

In 2009, Gallagher was nominated for the BAFTA Children's Awards as Best Presenter for his role in Mister Maker. [9]

In 2021, a rumour arose on TikTok indicating that 'Mister Maker' (the character he played in the children's television show of the same name) had died. The initial confusion came from fans mixing up Phil Gallagher with another presenter called Mark Speight who hosted SMart. [10] Gallagher has a Tiktok account named "mistermakerofficial". [11]

Filmography

YearsProgrammeRole
2007–2009 Mister Maker Mister Maker
2007, 2010 Bear Behaving Badly Robot Rat Catcher, Mummy
2008 Hotel Trubble Dr Windy Banana Bones
2009–2011 Grandpa in My Pocket Mr Liker Biker
2009CBeebies Jack & JillMister Maker
2010CBeebies AladdinWishy Washy
2010–2011 Mister Maker Comes to Town Mister Maker
2010JollywobblesRegular
2011CBeebies - Stricly CinderellaMakerina
2012CBeebies - Jack And The BeanstalkMister Maker
2013–2014Mister Maker Around the WorldMister Maker
2015–2016Mister Maker's Arty PartyMister Maker
2016Snow White and the Seven DwarfsMuddles
2018CBeebies - ThumbelinaBarney Toad
2019CBeebies - Hansel and GretelDaddy Crimble
2020–2021Mister Maker at HomeMister Maker

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Profile: Phil Gallagher (1)". Second Skin Agency. Archived from the original on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Phil Gallagher's CV". Second Skin Agency. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  4. ↑ Hannam, John (14 December 2006). "Aladdin". The Stage . The Stage Newspaper Limited. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  5. ↑ "Jack and the Beanstalk – A sky high adventure". Easier Network. 22 November 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2010. Children will recognise actor and presenter Phil Gallagher, the star of CBeebies Mister Maker, who returns to play Jack's brother Silly Billy
  6. ↑ "Winchester pantomime launched". News Extra Winchester. Newsquest. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  7. ↑ Hannam, John (10 December 2007). "Jack and the Beanstalk". The Stage . The Stage Newspaper Limited. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  8. ↑ Licence, Paul (27 December 2008). "Magic in the air at Buxton Opera House". Sheffield Star . Johnston Press . Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  9. ↑ "Past Winners and Nominees - Children's - Awards - 2009". BAFTA . Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  10. ↑ "Explained: Mister Maker isn't actually dead and he's just been wrapped up in a death hoax". The Tab. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Explained: Mister Maker isn't actually dead and he's just been wrapped up in a death hoax". The Tab. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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