Orlando has inherited a little brother...
'My boy thinks he is Orlando's brother' Jun 18 2007 By Sam Wonfor, The Journal Louis Healy is delighted with his dad's latest acting role. The six-year-old son of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Billy Elliot The Musical star, Tim Healy just happens to be an avid fan of the box-office-smashing Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise.
So the prospect of his dad taking to the stage with none other than Pirates good-guy Orlando Bloom is creating much excitement in the Healy household.
"He's loving it," says Tim who today starts his second week of rehearsals for Orlando's West End debut, a revival of David Storey's 1969 stage and screen plaudit-winner, black comedy In Celebration.
"When I get home there's me and Louis on the couch with our swords watching Pirates of the Caribbean ," he continues.
"He's worked out that because I'm playing Orlando's daddy, Orlando must be Louis's brother, so he's very pleased with that. He was the same with all the Billys when I was doing Billy Elliot - they were all his brothers too."
As he says, Tim plays the father of Orlando and his two brothers who return to the family home in Wakefield to celebrate their parents' 40th wedding anniversary.
"My character is a 69-year-old man who is still working down the mine. He was determined that his sons would never have to go down the pit and they've all done very well - going off to University and London and becoming successful.
"They get home for the celebration, but it ends up turning into a bit of a tragic occasion as lots of things start coming out during the meal. It's brilliantly written."
Of Orlando, Tim says: "He's a great lad. Very humble, unassuming and totally unaffected by his success in the movies. He's a great actor, too, and I'm really excited to be working with him."
In Celebration opens for previews at the Duke of York Theatre, London on July 5. For tickets, call 0870 060-6623 or visit www.incelebration.co.uk ...
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