Neg Dupree

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Neg Dupree
Born	London,  United Kingdom
Years active	2004 - present

Neg Dupree (pronounced [nɛdʒ], "nedge", born in London, England)^[1] is a British comedian, writer and actor, best known for his act "Neg's Urban Sports" on the British television show Balls of Steel^[2]. 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.^[3]

Contents 1 Television 2 Other media appearances 3 Neg's Urban Sports 4 Quotes 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Television

Year	Show
2004	Experimental (Radar TV)
2005	Mike Bassett: Manager
2005	Bleak House (2005 TV serial)
2005	Footballers' Wives
2005	The Greatest TV Wind-Up Moments
2005	Balls of Steel (Series 1)
2005 - 2006	Eastenders
2005 - 2006	The Bill
2006	Totally Frank
2006	Footballers' Wives: Extra Time
2006	Snuff Box
2006	Hotel Babylon
2007	Balls of Steel (Series 2)
2007	Roman's Empire
2007	Holby Blue
2007	Queeen
2008	Love Soup
2008	Balls of Steel (Series 3)
2008	Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (Post Production)
2008	My Zinc Bed (Post Production)
2008	Queeen[4]
2008	The Wall

• Reference for television^[5][6]

[edit] Other media appearances

• Neg Dupree had a cameo appearance in blockbuster movie 28 Weeks Later.^[7]
• Neg Dupree is a regular contributor to Tim Shaw's show on Absolute radio.^[8][9]
• Neg Dupree has appeared in FHM for a useful guide special.^[10]
• Neg Dupree has also starred in the FHM 'Super Sexy Playing Card' Ad campaign, and recently starred for UK charity Crt.Alt.Shift in a viral internet ad called "How Far Would You Go For Charity?" (in which Neg strips to his undies in the middle of a Charity Op-Shop, and chases double decker buses down the streets of London asking for petition signatures)

[edit] 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.^[11][12] The entrance music for Neg is Sound of da Police 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.

• 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. 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.
• Big Euro Stranger Rodeo: Neg stalks a big European stranger, jumps on them and rides them like a rodeo. The object is to stay off the ground for as long as possible. This was created by popular demand in response to his 'Big Stranger Rodeo'. During the third attempt, Neg's victim (an Italian) initially tried to shake him off, but decided to ignore him instead.
• 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 assault.^[13]
• 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.^[14]
• 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 Doors" inspired this Urban Sport.
• Neg's My Ball: Neg finds some people playing a ball sport, be it rugby, football or basketball. 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.^[15]
• 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 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 of all six swear words have been scored.

As of October 2008, Neg has received 16 million YouTube views. Support is growing for his own TV show via Neg's websites and online petitions (through Neg Dupree's Official websites and the Australian Fansites).

[edit] Quotes

• Whoop Whoop Whoop
• (when being chased by a security guard) C'mon Fatty!
• Can I have (orders either one or two food items) and some fucking diddy doughnuts? (He orders this when he goes to Burger King. If he is in McDonalds, he orders Chicken Nuggets)
• Here's how ya play (names his urban sport and then explains it)
• My Ball!
• (after throwing chicken at someone) Don't fuck with The Colonel!
• (while being chased)"LEG IT!"

[edit] See also

• Balls of Steel (TV series)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Official MySpace
• Neg Dupree at the Internet Movie Database