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| BEFORE... |
| When Keith was young, he used to play a ventriloquist's dummy and sit on his dad's knee, earning between them around £20 a weekend. | | Appeared on BBC television from 1982 to 1990 with "The Keith Harris Show", featuring puppets such as Orville The Duck and Cuddles The Monkey. | | Keith Harris and Orville had a massive hit single with "Orville's Song" which sold over 400,000 copies. |
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| AFTER... |
| Dropped out of the public limelight in 1990 after their TV show ended. | | Keith drives a Mercedes with the registration "ORV 1L". | | Keith has recently been touring with Orville and Cuddles with a show aimed at adults called "Duck Off". | | "Orville's Song" has been re-released, now entitled "I Wish I Could Fly" and features a dance and disco version. | | In 2003, Keith played to crowds of up to 5,000 a night at Butlins holiday resorts. | | In 2004, Keith and Orville were launched into the sky in a UK TV advert for Persil washing powder. Due to the adverts success, it's rumoured that ITV bosses are in talks with Keith Harris to bring Orville back to TV with a new variety show. |
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| DO YOU REMEMBER... |
| Cuddles The Monkey saying "I Hate That Duck". | | The lyrics to the hit single - "I wish I could fly, right up to the sky, but i can't..." |
| DID YOU KNOW... |
| There is only one Orville and he is insured for £100,000. | | Orville was named after Orville Wright, one of the famous Wright brothers who together achieved the first controlled flight of an aeroplane. |
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