9 Interesting Facts About Matt Smith

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#001
On learning that Jodie Whittaker had been cast as the first female Doctor, he phoned her and sang the whole Doctor Who (2005) theme tune into her voicemail.
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#002
Co-stars know him for being extremely clumsy. Producers have even placed bets on how long he will take to break props.
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#003
Unlike his predecessor, David Tennant, he was not a Doctor Who (1963) fan growing up. The original series was cancelled over poor ratings shortly after his seventh birthday.
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#004
Agent Wendy Padbury discovered him. Before becoming an agent, Padbury was an actress; one of her best-known roles was Zoe Heriot, companion to the Second Doctor on Doctor Who (1963).
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#005
Like many of his predecessors in the role, he became a devoted fan of Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor as part of his preparation, and worked several aspects of Troughton's portrayal into his own.
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#006
Before landing the Doctor, he auditioned for the role of John Watson on Sherlock (2010) but was turned down for being too eccentric. Steven Moffat said Smith would have made a good Sherlock had Benedict Cumberbatch not already been cast.
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#007
On 7 October 2013, it was announced that Smith would play Patrick Bateman in the musical adaptation of American Psycho at London's Almeida Theatre. The production opened in December 2013. He won the part despite having no previous singing experience.
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#008
He auditioned for Will Chandler in The Inbetweeners (2008) but was judged "too dashing" to play a loser.
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#009
He was the one who insisted that the Doctor wear his trademark bow tie.
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