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 Payne grew up in Kilburn, North London and developed an interest for acting at an early age. At the age of 14 he was diagnosed with a slight form of Spina Bifida. At age 16 he had a two year ordeal with the disease which required surgery to rectify. Bruce was held up in his hospital bed for 6 months after conquering the possibility of becoming paralysed. Kilburn is a area of North London on the border of the London Borough of Brent and the London Borough of Camden. ...His passion for performing began early when he would regularly sneak or bluff his way onto the film lots of Shepperton Studios. He enrolled as an extra and would meticulously jot down numerous notes, camera, lighting, directions, etc for reference. Film history began at Shepperton Studios in 1931, when Norman Loudon, a dynamic Scottish businessman, bought Littleton Park with its surrounding 60 acre (240,000 m²) grounds, which included a beautiful stretch of the River Ash at Shepperton. ... In drama, an extra is a performer in a film or TV show who has no role or purpose other than to appear in the background (for example, in an audience or busy street scene). ...During a performance at his school, a talent scout for a stage school approached Bruce. However, after direction from his parents he chose to continue studying. After graduating he eagerly enrolled in the National Youth Theatre for two seasons where he worked on and performed in many plays with other kids. Payne has described this experience as "Four hundred kids thrown together to work on 7 plays." The London-based National Youth Theatre or NYT is the United Kingdoms leading organisation for young people in the field of theatre. ...In addition, Bruce was occupied with the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for one season. Categories: Festival stubs | Edinburgh ...Payne auditioned for several fringe acting companies but was told he was too young lacked experience. Despite this, in 1979 the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) took notice of Payne's youthful spark for acting and inducted him into their acting program at the age of 19. During his three years at RADA (1979-1981), Bruce was able to hone his craft and experiment with traditional theatre. While at RADA he appeared both on stage and in critically acclaimed television productions, including a starring role in the BBC's biography of "Oscar Wilde", as well as "Smart Money", "The Bell Run", "Miss Marple" and others.
 Payne's first major film role in 1982 with Michael Blakemore's Privates On Parade in which he played the singing and dancing Flight Sergeant Kevin Cartwright. Payne demonstrated his diversity in 1985 when he went from a dapper singing snooker manager, in Alan Clarke's Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire, to a threadbaren undercover drug detective, in Bob Mahoney's Operation Julie. See also Alan Clark, Allan Clarke. ... Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire is a 1985 musical film starring Alun Armstrong and Phil Daniels. ...Payne incorporated his passion for the stage in-between production shoots. In 1983 the highly acclaimed director/writer/actor Steven Berkoff first took notice of Bruce's "sparkling edge of unpredictability" in 1983 and cast him in his production of West at the Donmar Warehouse. Jump to: navigation, search Steven Berkoff and the Theatre of Self-Performance Steven Berkoff (born August 3, 1937) is an actor, writer and director. ... A compass rose with west highlighted This article refers to the cardinal direction; for other uses see West (disambiguation). ...A creative bond formed between Payne and Berkoff, which lead them onto a path towards other professional endeavors. Shortly after the stage production of West, Bruce starred in the Limehouse Films television adaptation of the play. In 1988 Berkoff would then again direct Bruce in his production of Greek at the Wyndhams Theatre. Berkoff has stated that Payne "gave a vital and dynamic performance and trod on the edge of danger" performing as the main character, Eddy.Bruce also performed in the stage musicals of The Rocky Horror Show, playing Frank 'N' Furter and had the lead male role in Nicholas Hytner's Allice. The Rocky Horror Show was a long running stage musical (in London initially, on June 16, 1973) which inspired the movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show. ... Nicholas Hytner (born May 7, 1956) is an award-winning British theatrical and opera producer and director. ...Payne first came to the public's attention as the violent, silk-smooth terrorist pitted against airline security expert Wesley Snipes in Warner Bros' 1992 action thriller Passenger 57. The WB Shield, used from 2001 to late 2003. ... Passenger 57 is a 1992 action film starring Wesley Snipes, Bruce Payne, and a young pre-fame Elizabeth Hurley. ...In 1989, Warner Bros considered "Bruce Payne as Bruce Wayne" on their "one liner" press marketing PR campaign for the first of Tim Burton's Batman films. Michael Keaton ultimately got the coveted role. Jump to: navigation, search Tim Burton, circa 2001. ... Jump to: navigation, search The comic book character Batman, originally and still sometimes referred to as The Batman, is a fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Jump to: navigation, search Michael Keaton in Batman Returns (1992) Quirky, inventive and handsome US actor who first achieved major fame with his door busting performance as fast talking, ideas man Bill Blazejowski alongside nerdish morgue attendant Henry Winkler in Night Shift (1982). ... | VITAL STATS | | Bruce Payne Information: | | Full Name: Bruce Martyn Payne | | Eye color: light blue | | Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m) | | Nickname(s): | | Notable feature(s): Payne is said to meticulously research his roles to the last detail, crafting facial expressions, mannerisms, body language and speech delivery according to character. ”If I'm allowed to in terms of time, I really like to get into the character.” | | Education: Payne graduated from the RADA in 1981 with seven major prizes for acting, comedy and physical presence. | | Family: | | Resides in: | | Religious affiliations: | | Political affiliation: | | Personal interests/hobbies: | | Charities/Causes: | | Other: | | |
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