Darien Angadi
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Darien Angadi was an English
actor
.
Darien was born in Stoke Newington
, and attended Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School
where he was a prolific performer in school plays. In 1965 whilst at the school, he was a member of the school team for BBC Television
's Television Top of the Form. He achieved some fame as a boy soprano, recording Benjamin Britten
's Noye's Fludde
with the Wandsworth School Boys' Choir. After his voice broke he turned to acting, achieving success on the stage and in television drama productions, including I, Claudius
and Blake's 7
.
Offers of acting work eventually dried up, leading to depression which ended in suicide
at the age of 34. His story was told during a BBC Four
documentary on the schools' quiz programme Television Top of the Form on 17 April 2006.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
Darien was born in Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington is a district in the London Borough of Hackney. It is north-east of Charing Cross.-Boundaries:In modern terms, Stoke Newington can be roughly defined by the N16 postcode area . Its southern boundary with Dalston is quite ill-defined too...
, and attended Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School
Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School
The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School is a British independent school for boys aged 4–19. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and of the Haileybury Group....
where he was a prolific performer in school plays. In 1965 whilst at the school, he was a member of the school team for BBC Television
BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...
's Television Top of the Form. He achieved some fame as a boy soprano, recording Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, OM CH was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He showed talent from an early age, and first came to public attention with the a cappella choral work A Boy Was Born in 1934. With the premiere of his opera Peter Grimes in 1945, he leapt to...
's Noye's Fludde
Noye's Fludde
Noye's Fludde is an early 15th century mystery play from the Chester Mystery Cycle. It was set to music by Benjamin Britten in 1957 based on an edition by Alfred W. Pollard...
with the Wandsworth School Boys' Choir. After his voice broke he turned to acting, achieving success on the stage and in television drama productions, including I, Claudius
I, Claudius (TV series)
I, Claudius is a 1976 BBC Television adaptation of Robert Graves' I, Claudius and Claudius the God. Written by Jack Pulman, it proved one of the corporation's most successful drama serials of all time...
and Blake's 7
Blake's 7
Blake's 7 is a British science fiction television series produced by the BBC for its BBC1 channel. The series was created by Terry Nation, a prolific television writer and creator of the Daleks for the television series Doctor Who. Four series of Blake's 7 were produced and broadcast between 1978...
.
Offers of acting work eventually dried up, leading to depression which ended in suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
at the age of 34. His story was told during a BBC Four
BBC Four
BBC Four is a British television network operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation and available to digital television viewers on Freeview, IPTV, satellite and cable....
documentary on the schools' quiz programme Television Top of the Form on 17 April 2006.