You Ask Us :
We have collected your most frequently asked quetions about David and tried to answer them as best
as we can.
Please note that we have a huge amount of emails to deal with on a daily basis so if you desperately need a David related
question answered, you should try using our Q&A section on the forum
here.
What is David's full/ real name?
David's full name is David John McDonald.
Says David on
the choice of 'Tennant': "I picked it out of Smash Hits magazine. I was 16 and I was in Dramarama and needed to sign up for
Child Equity. There was already somebody with the same name so I was on the bus looking through Smash Hits and I saw Neil
Tennant from the Pet Shop Boys and I thought that would be a good name. Because it's got a good number of consonants in it!"
When is David's birthday? How old is he?
David was born on the 18th of April 1971. That makes him
37.
How tall is David?
David is 6'1".
What size feet does David have?
A pair of the shoes that David wore in his first series of Doctor
Who were auctioned on eBay in aid of the Children in Need appeal 2006. They were size 12.
What colour eyes does David have? Does David wear glasses in real life?
David wore blue contact
lenses for his role as Casanova in 2005, so that he would match Peter O'Toole, who played the older Casanova.
David
does wear glasses and contact lenses, although the glasses worn in Doctor Who aren't prescription lenses - he wears
his contacts underneath.
Where can I write to David?
You can contact David through his agents at:
David Tennant
c/o
Independant Talent Group
Oxford House
76 Oxford Street
London
W1D 1BS
ENGLAND
UK posters are advised to enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope for the reply...... postcard-sized will be sufficient
for the autograph card that is sent back to you. You do not have to supply your own photo - one will be sent to you.
International
posters should send a self-addressed envelope and an international reply coupon.
How can I meet David?
David does occasionally appear as a guest on television shows or at special
events. These will be advertised on
David-Tennant.com as soon as we hear about them.
Going to see David at an event does not mean that you are guaranteed to meet him and
we would urge anyone who does go along and would like an autograph or photo from him to be polite and courteous and to respect
David's time and privacy. If you are lucky enough to get to see David 'in the flesh' at an event, try to enjoy your day for
the event itself rather than the possibility of meeting David. He's a very popular man, and there are always lots of people
who'd like to meet him - so don't be too disappointed if you don't get your chance.
When will David leave Doctor Who?
Quoth the man himself:
“I haven’t hinted
anything to anybody. I’m very careful about not hinting anything ever, because from the moment I accepted this job,
it was, ‘When are you leaving?’ A boy could get a complex.”
David has stated that there will
be 4 Doctor Who specials in 2009 which he will be involved in.
What type of music does David like?
He has mentioned many bands and artists in interviews, including
Kaiser Chiefs, U2, The View, Oasis, Avril Lavigne, The Killers, and... er... Beverly Craven.
And of course The Proclaimers.
It's fair to say he's quite a big fan of them.
