Neg Dupree
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Neg Dupree is a British comedian
, writer and actor, best known for his act "Neg's Urban Sports" on the British television show Balls of Steel
. Neg's acting versatility has earned him many various television appearances including on Footballers' Wives
, EastEnders
, and The Bill
and also cameo appearances in blockbuster movie 28 Weeks Later
.
by KRS-One
. Whilst performing the "Urban Sports", he often shouts "Whoop! Whoop!". People have mistaken this as coming from the same song. However, it is Neg's own "catchphrase" from many years back, and in some episodes, Neg entered to the song I Predict a Riot
by Kaiser Chiefs
. At the beginning of each clip, "A Fistful Of Dollars" by Ennio Morricone
is played.
As of October 2008, Neg has received 30 million YouTube views. Support is growing for his own TV show via Neg's websites and online petitions (through Neg Dupree's Official website and Fansites).
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, writer and actor, best known for his act "Neg's Urban Sports" on the British television show Balls of Steel
Balls of Steel (TV series)
Balls of Steel is a Channel 4 comedy series developed by Objective Productions and hosted by Mark Dolan, his special guests would perform stunts and hold their nerve during hidden camera set-ups in the presence of celebrities or the British public....
. Neg's acting versatility has earned him many various television appearances including on Footballers' Wives
Footballers' Wives
Footballers' Wives is a British television drama surrounding the fictional Premier League Association football club Earls Park F.C., its players, and their wives. It was broadcast on the ITV network from 8 January 2002 to 14 April 2006...
, EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
, and The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
and also cameo appearances in blockbuster movie 28 Weeks Later
28 Weeks Later
28 Weeks Later is a 2007 British/Spanish film sequel to the 2002 post-apocalyptic horror film 28 Days Later. 28 Weeks Later was directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo and released in the United Kingdom and United States on 11 May 2007...
.
Neg's Urban Sports
Neg's Urban Sports are widely regarded as the most controversial and most popular act in Balls of Steel. Neg's antics have earned a cult worldwide following. The entrance music for Neg is Sound of da PoliceSound of da Police
"Sound of da Police" is the second and final single from rapper KRS-One's first solo album, Return of the Boom Bap. The song begins with KRS-One whooping twice to evoke a police siren ; this recurs several times throughout the song. This song was used in the trailer for Cop Out...
by KRS-One
KRS-One
Lawrence Krisna Parker , better known by his stage names KRS-One , and Teacha, is an American rapper...
. Whilst performing the "Urban Sports", he often shouts "Whoop! Whoop!". People have mistaken this as coming from the same song. However, it is Neg's own "catchphrase" from many years back, and in some episodes, Neg entered to the song I Predict a Riot
I Predict a Riot
"I Predict a Riot" is a song by Kaiser Chiefs, appearing on their debut album Employment. It was originally released as their second single on 1 November 2004, and was the band's first release on the B-Unique label. It entered at #22 on the UK Singles Chart, a move which started the band's rise to...
by Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 1996. They were named after the South African football club Kaizer Chiefs....
. At the beginning of each clip, "A Fistful Of Dollars" by Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...
is played.
Balls of Steel
- Urban Sprinting: Neg triggers security alarms in shops and provokes the security guards to chase him as he would try to run from the shop to the nearest burger bar as quickly as possible. He also screams his familiar battle-cry "whoop whoop whoop whoop" while avoiding capture by the security guards. On the second attempt at this, Neg was taken down on an escalator by the head of security who had retired two weeks before.
- Big Stranger Rodeo: Neg jumps on a stranger's back and rides them like a rodeo. The object is to stay off the ground for as long as possible without falling off.
- Big Euro Stranger Rodeo: The same as "Big Stranger Rodeo", played on victims of various European nationalities.
- Make Them Move: Neg stands or sits near locals and acts extremely strangely and madly; the shorter the time taken to make the people move, the better the score.
- Neg's Burger Bowl Off: Neg buys several items from fast food restaurants and throws them at unsuspecting people from the roof of a car while being driven around. The more the food cost, the more points obtained for a hit. This was the one Urban Sport where Neg took the Balls of Steel trophy. There was controversy as to whether his actions could be considered as assaultCommon assaultCommon assault was an offence under the common law of England, and has been held now to be a statutory offence in England and Wales. It is committed by a person who causes another person to apprehend the immediate use of unlawful violence by the defendant. It was thought to include battery...
, London Metro newspapers said that "Neg's Burger Bowl Off" was a real blow to get the "Balls Of SteelBalls of SteelBalls of Steel may refer to:* Balls of Steel , a pinball video game* Balls of Steel , a British comedy show hosted by Mark Dolan* Balls of Steel , Australian TV series based on the British show...
" Trophy for him and the gang on National Television. - Neg's Urban Skittles: Neg walks into a local building and screams at everyone to hit the floor whilst mimicking a gun/any other weapon under his shirt. For every person that hits the floor, a point is scored.
- Knock and Don't Run: Neg knocks on a stranger's door and tries to keep them standing there for as long as possible. If the person closes the door, Neg knocks again and the timer continues if they re-open it.
- Neg's Keep 'Em Out: Similar to Make 'Em Move, the object is to deny someone access to an area entered via sliding doors, by acting "mental". The more quickly he gets them to leave the area, the better. On Balls of Steel, Neg tells host Mark Dolan that the movie "Sliding DoorsSliding DoorsSliding Doors is a 1998 British-American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Howitt and starring Gwyneth Paltrow and John Hannah, and featured John Lynch, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Virginia McKenna. The music was composed by David Hirschfelder...
" inspired this Urban Sport. - Neg's My Ball: Neg finds some people playing a ball sport, be it rugbyRugby footballRugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
, football or basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
. He then takes the ball, and the longer he has the ball, the better the score. If Neg gets "clattered", he fails and the score is void. - Neg's Red Carpet Run: Neg 'crashes' a red carpet event and tries to evade security for as long as possible. Neg was actually arrested during this shoot when he crashed Will Smith's "I Am Legend" movie premier at Leicester Square.
- Urban Stag Hunt: Similar to "Neg's Burger Bowl Off", Neg would instead of throwing burgers at one person throw them at a group of men on a stag night.
- Neg's Speed Smoking: Neg aims to take as many drags from a cigarette as possible in public places, where smoking is now illegal, before he is kicked out. Inspired by the changes to UK laws.
- Neg's Swear Bingo: Neg knocks on people's doors and tries to make them say swear words that are written on a 2×3 "swear bingo" card. When the person leaves, points are scored if a horizontal line of three swear words or a bingo if all six swear words have been scored.
Balls of Steel Australia
- Neg's Seagulling: Neg buys lots of chips, and goes to a place with lots of seagulls. He then throws chips at people and points are scored for each seagull that rushes at the person.
- Neg's Shark Attack: Neg goes to a beach and warns swimmers and surfers of an incoming shark, points are earned for each person who swims back to shore.
- Neg's BBQ Bowl Off: Similar to Neg's Burger Bowl Off, Neg searches for people having barbecueBarbecueBarbecue or barbeque , used chiefly in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia is a method and apparatus for cooking meat, poultry and occasionally fish with the heat and hot smoke of a fire, smoking wood, or hot coals of...
s and throws raw meat at his victims from the roof of his car, the more the meat weighs the higher the score.
- Neg's Urban Bouncing: Neg stops people from getting to their destination. The longer he stops them for, the more points are scored!
As of October 2008, Neg has received 30 million YouTube views. Support is growing for his own TV show via Neg's websites and online petitions (through Neg Dupree's Official website and Fansites).
Television
| Year | Show |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Experimental (Radar TV) |
| 2005 | Mike Bassett: Manager Mike Bassett: Manager Mike Bassett: Manager is a British TV comedy series, which began transmitting from 29 September 2005 on ITV. It is a follow-up to the film Mike Bassett: England Manager, and stars Ricky Tomlinson in the title role Steve Edge as his assistant, and Amanda Redman as his long-suffering wife, Karine... |
| 2005 | Bleak House (2005 TV serial) |
| 2005 | Footballers' Wives Footballers' Wives Footballers' Wives is a British television drama surrounding the fictional Premier League Association football club Earls Park F.C., its players, and their wives. It was broadcast on the ITV network from 8 January 2002 to 14 April 2006... |
| 2005 | The Greatest TV Wind-Up Moments |
| 2005 | Balls of Steel Balls of Steel (UK TV series) Balls of Steel is a Channel 4 comedy series developed by Objective Productions and hosted by Mark Dolan, his special guests would perform stunts and hold their nerve during hidden camera set-ups in the presence of celebrities or the British public.... (Series 1) |
| 2005–2006 | EastEnders EastEnders EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End... |
| 2005–2006 | The Bill The Bill The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work... |
| 2006 | Totally Frank Totally Frank Totally Frank was a comedy drama series with a real life band as its stars on Channel 4. It followed a band, Frank, who were struggling to make it in the music industry.-Frank:... |
| 2006 | Footballers' Wives: Extra Time Footballers' Wives: Extra Time Footballers' Wives: Extra Time is a British drama programme. A spin-off of Footballers' Wives, the programme aired on ITV2 for two series... |
| 2006 | Snuff Box Snuff Box Snuff Box is a BBC Three British dark comedy starring and written by Matt Berry and Rich Fulcher with additional material by Nick Gargano. It first aired on Monday 27 February 2006.... |
| 2006 | Hotel Babylon Hotel Babylon Hotel Babylon was a BBC television drama series based on the book of the same name by Imogen Edwards-Jones, that aired from 19 January 2006 to 14 August 2009, produced by independent production company Carnival Films for BBC One... |
| 2007 | Balls of Steel Balls of Steel (UK TV series) Balls of Steel is a Channel 4 comedy series developed by Objective Productions and hosted by Mark Dolan, his special guests would perform stunts and hold their nerve during hidden camera set-ups in the presence of celebrities or the British public.... (Series 2) |
| 2007 | Roman's Empire Roman's Empire Roman's Empire was a British television comedy show starring Mathew Horne, Neil Dudgeon, Chris O'Dowd, Montserrat Lombard and Sarah Solemani... |
| 2007 | Holby Blue |
| 2007 | Queen |
| 2008 | Love Soup Love Soup Love Soup is a British television comedy-drama produced by the BBC and first screened on BBC One in the autumn of 2005. It stars Tamsin Greig as Alice Chenery and Michael Landes as Gil Raymond . The series is written by David Renwick of One Foot in the Grave fame, and was produced by Verity Lambert... |
| 2008 | Balls of Steel Balls of Steel (UK TV series) Balls of Steel is a Channel 4 comedy series developed by Objective Productions and hosted by Mark Dolan, his special guests would perform stunts and hold their nerve during hidden camera set-ups in the presence of celebrities or the British public.... (Series 3) |
| 2008 | Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel is a 2009 science fiction comedy film directed by Gareth Carrivick from a script by Jamie Mathieson, starring Anna Faris, Chris O'Dowd, Marc Wootton and Dean Lennox Kelly.... |
| 2008 | My Zinc Bed |
| 2008 | Queeen |
| 2008 | The Wall |
| 2009 | 20 to 1 Pranks and Pranksters (Aus) (Urban Sports featured) |
| 2011 | Balls of Steel (Australia) Balls of Steel (Australia) Balls of Steel Australia is an Australian comedy show hosted by The Chaser's Craig Reucassel. The show revolves around comedians who appear and present individual skits where they would perform stunts and hold their nerve during hidden camera set-ups in the presence of the Australian public.The... |
| 2011 | The Pranker |
| 2012 | Neg Dupree's Fast Food Game |
- Reference for television
External links
- Official site
- Official MySpace
- Neg Dupree at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...