Deep Roy
Gurdeep Roy (born Mohinder Purba; 26 January 1949), known professionally as Deep Roy, is a Kenyan-British actor, puppeteer and stuntman. At 132 centimetres (4 ft 4 in) tall, he has often been cast as diminutive characters, such as Teeny Weeny in The NeverEnding Story and the Oompa-Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Keenser in Star Trek and subsequent films ("Kelvin Timeline"), and in television series such as The X-Files, Doctor Who and Eastbound & Down.
| Full name at birth | Mohinder Purba
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| Claim to fame | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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| Date of birth | 1 December 1957
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| Place of birth | Nairobi, Kenya
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| Age | 65
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| Height | 4' 4" (132 cm)
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| Net worth | $500,000 USD
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- A true 'Blue Blooded' descendant of India's Maharajah Vinepal, 26 generations removed.
- There are 165 Oompa-Loompas in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and he plays every one of them. For this role, he had to take Pilates and dance lessons in preparations for the four musical numbers.
- Often collaborates with Tim Burton.
- Parents are Indian.
- His given name, Gordeep, means 'God's Light.'
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