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1 HE'S A LIFELONG WHOVIAN | 1 HE'S A LIFELONG WHOVIAN | ||
| − | In the early '70s, the then-teenage Capaldi wrote "loads of letters" to Doctor Who, and eventually received a package from producer Barry Letts. "It contained set designs and studio floor plans," Capaldi told U.K. newspaper The Daily Star in 1998. "That was a trigger to my ambition to work in TV." And if that isn't enough, Capaldi, 55, has already made his mark in the Who universe twice: in 2008, when he played a character from ancient Pompeii named Caecilius, and as a costar on the Who spinoff series Torchwood. | + | In the early '70s, the then-teenage Capaldi wrote "loads of letters" to Doctor Who, and eventually received a package from producer Barry Letts. "It contained set designs and studio floor plans," Capaldi told U.K. newspaper The Daily Star in 1998. "That was a trigger to my ambition to work in TV." And if that isn't enough, Capaldi, 55, has already made his mark in the Who universe twice: in 2008, when he played a character from ancient Pompeii named Caecilius, and as a costar on the Who spinoff series {{TW|Torchwood}}. |
| − | 2 HE USED TO PLAY IN A BAND | + | 2 HE USED TO PLAY IN A BAND WITH CRAIG FERGUSON |
While studying illustration at the Glasgow School of Art, Capaldi sang in a band called the Bastards From Hell, whose drummer was future Late Late Show host and fellow Doctor Who superfan Craig Ferguson. | While studying illustration at the Glasgow School of Art, Capaldi sang in a band called the Bastards From Hell, whose drummer was future Late Late Show host and fellow Doctor Who superfan Craig Ferguson. | ||
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Capaldi was most recently seen playing, eerily, a WHO doctor (as in World Health Organization) alongside Brad Pitt in the Wales-set climax of World War Z. He also has a role in the forthcoming thriller Maleficent starring Angelina Jolie. | Capaldi was most recently seen playing, eerily, a WHO doctor (as in World Health Organization) alongside Brad Pitt in the Wales-set climax of World War Z. He also has a role in the forthcoming thriller Maleficent starring Angelina Jolie. | ||
| − | 5 HE'LL MAKE HIS DEBUT AS THE DOCTOR THIS DECEMBER If all goes according to plan, Smith's Eleventh Doctor will transform—or "regenerate," to use Whovian parlance—into Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor in this year's special Christmas episode, which will air in the U.S. on BBC America. "It'll be the traditional regeneration," Doctor Who executive producer Steven Moffat told EW earlier this year. "The Eleventh will fall and the Twelfth shall rise—and you'll see that in the closing moments of the show" —Clark Collis | + | 5 HE'LL MAKE HIS DEBUT AS THE DOCTOR THIS DECEMBER |
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| + | If all goes according to plan, Smith's Eleventh Doctor will transform—or "regenerate," to use Whovian parlance—into Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor in this year's special Christmas episode, which will air in the U.S. on BBC America. "It'll be the traditional regeneration," Doctor Who executive producer Steven Moffat told EW earlier this year. "The Eleventh will fall and the Twelfth shall rise—and you'll see that in the closing moments of the show" —Clark Collis | ||
CATCHING UP ON CAPALDI | CATCHING UP ON CAPALDI | ||
