David Armand

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David Armand (publicity photo)

David Armand is an English comedian and actor and a member of the comedy troupe The Hollow Men. He was educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He has performed for television, stage, film and radio.

He co-wrote and starred in The Hollow Men TV series for Comedy Central in the US, and their BBC Radio 4 series. He also starred in the Channel 5 sketch show Swinging, and the BBC3 sitcom Pulling.

He made himself famous when he did a mime style interpretive dance of Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn" (in character as "Johann Lippowitz" - an Austrian "interpretive dance artist") that was presented on HBO Comedy and was spread later on through the Internet[1][2].

David Armand performed his famous dance on stage live with Natalie Imbruglia at the 2006 Secret Policeman's Ball for Amnesty International. The performance started with Armand dancing with Imbruglia singing live vocals backstage, then on-stage, and concluded with Imbruglia performing Armand's dance moves alongside him.

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  1. ^ Armand's "interpretive dance" rendition of "Torn" (2.1MB WMV). video. GPrime.
  2. ^ The full "Torn" interpretive dance at YouTube

Performance at the Secret Policeman's Ball at YouTube

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