British actor Simon Shelton, best known for playing Tinky Winky in the “Teletubbies,” has died. He was 52. Shelton — who also went by the name Simon Barnes — starred in the cult BBC children’s show ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Actor Simon Shelton, known for voicing Tinky-Winky in the BBC children’s show “Teletubbies,” died on Jan. 17. He was 52. His niece ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This rainbow pin, available for $10.99 and featuring the symbols of Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po, is part of the new ...

Tributes have poured in for Barnes following his tragic death. He died just four days after his 52nd birthday, reports The Sun. He had trained as a ballet dancer and choreographer before taking on the ...

The Teletubbies actor who played Tinky Winky died weeks after moving away from London in the hope of a fresh start, a friend has said. Simon Shelton Barnes, 52, reportedly died from hypothermia after ...

The Teletubbies are back with a brand new look. Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po will be entertaining a whole new generation of young children when they return to our screens next month, thanks to ...

LONDON (AP) — British actor Simon Shelton Barnes, who played Tinky Winky in the children’s television series “Teletubbies,” has died. He was 52. The Liverpool Coroner’s Office said Thursday it is ...

Some sad news has emerged relating back to a favorite childhood television show for many growing up in the late '90s. Teletubbies actor Simon Shelton Barnes has died at the age of 52, per The ...

Simon Shelton Barnes, best known as the actor who played Tinky Winky in Teletubbies, has passed away at the age of 52. Barnes, who replaced original Tinky Winky actor Dave Thompson in 1997, played the ...

British actor Simon Shelton Barnes has died. Chances are his name doesn't or won't ring a bell. But his character was known worldwide and brought smiles to millions of toddlers. Barnes played Tinky ...