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A Lothian-born bloke, David Tennant was born David MacDonald, but had to adopt a screen name for [[One Steve Limit|guild reasons]] (the "Tennant" coming from the last name of Neil Tennant of [[Pet Shop Boys]]). Best known for being [[Doctor Who|The Tenth Doctor]], as well as the lead role in a ''[[Casanova (TV series)|Casanova]]'' miniseries. In ''[[Harry Potter (film)|Harry Potter]] and the Goblet of Fire'', his character is played by Brendan Gleeson for most of the movie, but Tennant does get a few scenes to display his..."[[Slasher Smile|eager]]" face (his face is wonderfully expressive, as you can see in any of his TV or film work). Played "Dangerous Beans" in a BBC radio adaptation of the [[Discworld]] novel ''The Amazing Maurice And His Educated Rodents''. Did manage to get a role as a ''[[Unsettling Gender Reveal|very]]'' convincing pre-op transsexual on ''Rab C. Nesbitt''. Has auditioned 14 times for ''[[Taggart]]'' and failed each time.
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He left ''Who'' after the 2009 specials. When he initially announced his departure at the National Television Awards, the fangirl ([[Even the Guys Want Him|and fanboy]]) screams shattered glass fifty miles away.
He's married to [[Georgia Moffett]] (and has a child with her, Olive), who not only played his [[Opposite Sex Clone]] in "[[Doctor Who
Tennant is also the current host for ''Masterpiece Contemporary''.
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* [[Adorkable]]: Yes. His foreword to the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' Specials boxset is heart-meltingly sweet.
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: Grew up watching ''Doctor Who'', became an actor to play the Doctor, became one of the most popular Doctors, got to work with one of his favorite Doctors (Peter Davison), and had a kid with and married (in that order) Davison's daughter.
* [[Cast Incest]]: While playing the Doctor, he fell in love with (and is now married to) the actress who played [[Doctor Who
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]
* [[Defictionalization]]: Due to the tenth Doctor lighting the cauldron for the London 2012 Olympics in the episode "Fear Her," there have been online petitions to have Tennant light it for real. (Such as [http://www.petitiononline.com/Drwh2012/petition.html this one.])
** It's come about halfway true. The fans possibly did have something to do with The Doctor actually carrying the Olympic torch, but it was [[Matt Smith|the current one]] and he only ran for one leg of it in Cardiff instead of actually lighting the flame in London, but the possibility is still out there.
* [[Geek Physique]]: During ''Who'', both [[Catherine Tate|Donna Noble]] and [[Peter Davison|the Fifth Doctor]] called him skinny boy at some point (well, Five called him "skinny idiot", but it still applies). He ''is'' [http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9m7cav6Nc1qczkl8o1_500.jpg pretty slim.]
* [[Hot Dad]]: As of late March 2011. Played one in ''[[Single Father]]'' too.
* [[Identical Stranger]]: Has been compaired to [[Top Gear|Richard Hammond]].
* [[Large Ham]]: [[Doctor Who|THE LAWS OF TIME ARE]] ''[[A God Am I|HIS!]]'' '''[[Freak-Out|AND THEY WILL OBEY HIM!!!]]'''
* [[Locked Out of the Loop]]: When the mysterious (and very important) character River Song first showed up in ''[[Doctor Who]]'', [[Steven Moffat]] refused to tell anyone who she was. The Doctor's confusion is absolutely genuine.
* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: Though best known for playing a heroic Time Lord, he was also a [[Harry Potter|Death Eater]]. The sheer contrast between the homicidal lunacy of Barty Crouch Jr. and his adorkable and cuddly [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ftWHm9ii98 interview at the Goblet of Fire premiere] is a sight to behold.
** For a better example, see him in his early ''[[The Bill]]'' appearance where he [[Mind Screw|plays a serial rapist/murderer]]. Or for the ultimate example: see him as [[Complete Monster|Brendan Block]] in ''[[Secret Smile]]''.
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* [[Squee]]: Tends to get this reaction a lot from his [[Mr. Fanservice|hordes of fangirls]] (and [[John Barrowman]], when David kissed him at a con). As for David himself, he did this as a in- '''and''' out-of-universe version as the Tenth Doctor/himself to the Fifth Doctor/Peter Davison in "Time Crash".
** You can hear the fanboying in his head when he meets [[Elisabeth Sladen]] as Sarah Jane as the Doctor in "School Reunion".
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]: 6' 1''.
* [[Unkempt Beauty]]
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: He and [[Catherine Tate]] have been good friends in real life (since they first met while filming the Doctor Who Christmas Special in 2006), and have done various shows together (Aside from ''Who'', they've done a few one-off ''[[The Catherine Tate Show|Catherine Tate Show]]'' charity skits together and a theater run of ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in 2011). Every time, they always seem to be on opposite sides of a snark-off, and their chemistry seems to be at its best when they're sniping at each other.
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