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Teletubby Tinky Winky Actor Simon Shelton Dies at 52

By Gerry W. Beyer

image from https://s3.amazonaws.com/feather-client-files-aviary-prod-us-east-1/2018-01-23/7e694153-4aa2-49a7-9c6b-8520c8582385.pngAccording to his son, Simon Shelton passed away last Wednesday at the age of 52. Shelton was best known for his role as Tinky Winky, the purple Teletubby. Emily Atack, Shelton’s niece, said of her uncle’s death that he “was taken so suddenly.”

See Teletubby Tinky Winky Actor Simon Shelton Dies at 52, TMZ, January 23, 2018.

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