Talk:Tom Chambers (actor)

More Info
I've only just found out about him. More info would be appreciated. -- Lydia Larkin (talk)

filming the Fred Astaire drum solo dance
Tom answers this question on youtube:

syncopated Tom, if you went to all the trouble to copy Astaire's great number from Damsel in Distress, and you can obviously really do it, why ... would you do it to His playback? Also, the cutting and fancy camera work completely detract from your skills. Can't you tell? There's a reason Astaire's was one continuous shot. It's more powerful that way. ...A hoofer

teelyceely [Tom Chambers' Youtube Username] Thank you for your comment.I know I know...in order to get a film crew I had to let a director use it as his 1st directing piece.I totally agree that full length is ideal.A guy put music to it and we recorded all sound but at a cost of £2000 on studio fees and music the quality just wasn't good enough and I couldn't afford to do it again.For the purposes of getting work and investment interest we put the old track on.I hope hoofing lives on like Fred and Gene!

Source: http://youtube.com/comment_servlet?all_comments&v=EXFiFg2GX6w&fromurl=/watch%3Fv%3DEXFiFg2GX6w

Near Death Experience
Chambers had a near death experience in December 2000 when the British Airways flight on which he was travelling from London to Nairobi was disrupted in a hijack attempt. Paul Mukonyi, a 27-year old mental patient from Kenya, burst into the cockpit of the Boeing 747. As the cockpit crew fought to restrain Mukonyi, the auto-pilot became disengaged in the struggle, the jumbo was knocked off course and it plunged about 19,000 feet (5,700 metres) with 398 passengers on board. The pilots recovered control of the aircraft and all passengers landed safely. Chambers described this as "the most terrifying experience of my life". It was this flight that caused him to seek out his teenage sweetheart, Clare Harding, and propose.[7] Chambers married Clare in October 2008 in Derbyshire, having to change the date due to his commitments in Strictly Come Dancing.

The incident on the plane is not a near-death experience. A near-death experience (NDE) refers to a broad range of personal experiences associated with impending death, encompassing multiple possible sensations ranging from detachment from the body, feelings of levitation, extreme fear, total serenity, security, or warmth, the experience of absolute dissolution, and the presence of a light, which some people interpret as a deity[1] Some see NDEs as a paranormal and spiritual glimpse into the afterlife. What actually happened is a "close call": He could have died but didn't. Or, it could be called "a life changing event": As a result of his experience, he made some decisions which he wouldn't otherwise have made.88.5.158.11 (talk) 20:55, 1 February 2009 (UTC)


 * This is a strange bit of quibbling. If you nearly die in an incident like this, then you saying you are near death is neither wrong nor an exaggeration, ergo..it is a near death experience. In cfatc I'd say this is more "near death" than the pyscho-babble mumbo jumbo the above writer seems to prefer. Bacon Man (talk) 11:57, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

Similarity to Paul Heaton
He looks like Paul Heaton of the Housemartins and whenever I see him I always imagine him singing "Happy Hour". Does anyone else do the same? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.152.248.72 (talk) 08:51, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

isn't the strictly dancing part unproportionally extended ?
after all... he is an actor. Tipou9 (talk) 01:16, 13 September 2023 (UTC)