Michael Sundin
| Michael Sundin | |
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| Born |
1 March 1961 Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. |
| Died | 23 July 1989 (aged 28) Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Cause of death | AIDS related |
| Occupation | Television presenter, actor, dancer |
| Known for | Blue Peter presenter and champion trampolinist |
Michael Sundin (1 March 1961 – 23 July 1989) was an English television presenter, actor, dancer and trampolinist, who is best remembered for his short time as a Blue Peter presenter (1984–85).
Michael Sundin was born in Low Fell, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. His parents were Alan and Joyce Sundin, and he had a brother named David.
After winning five British titles and one world title in British & World Trampolining tournaments, he entered show business in 1980 when he appeared in the pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk, with Barbara Windsor. Sundin made various television and theatre appearances, both as an actor and dancer, which led to a long run in the Cameron Mackintosh-produced musical Cats, in which he played Bill Bailey in its West End run from 1982 until 1983. He appears in the video for Culture Club's I'll Tumble 4 Ya from 1982.
In 1984, he began rehearsing the character Tik-Tok for the Walt Disney film Return to Oz, and this was covered by the long-running BBC children's magazine programme Blue Peter. Sundin impressed the editor, Biddy Baxter, and was invited to audition for the presenting vacancy left by Peter Duncan; it was his fortune that one of the audition items was to interview someone on a trampoline, and he presented his first programme on 13 September 1984.
In October 1985, a newspaper printed photographs of Sundin dancing with a male stripper in London.
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