Robert Llewellyn
- 68 years old
- English
- Actor
The Man In The Rubber Mask - Robert Llewellyn
It was in 1989, during the filming of the third series of Red Dwarf, that Robert Llewellyn first had his head encased in the one-piece latex foam rubber balaclava that is the head of the android Kryten. It gave him a distinctly funny turn.
Gazing at his own reflection and seeing the mechanoid face staring back was surprisingly scary, not to mention uncomfortable and rather sweaty. And he couldn't even eat his lunch.
Since then, he has sweated, frozen, been set on fire, exploded, spent thousands of hours in the make-up chair and thousands more being taunted by Craig Charles for being a middle-class bastard. So it is a testament to the joyful camaraderie and life-enhancing silliness of the world of Red Dwarf that twenty-three years later, Robert is still willing to risk life, limb and hairline to don the rubber torture helmet for Red Dwarf X, the recent triumphant return of the motley band of space bums. The series gained 1.5 million viewers - the highest ever audience for the TV channel Dave.
Originally published in 1993 after Series 6, The Man In The Rubber Mask has now been completely updated with 43.7% extra smeg.
First published: Monday 13th May 2013
- Publisher: Unbound
- Catalogue: 1908717785
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