Children's TV star Ronnie Le Drew, the puppeteer behind iconic Rainbow star Zippy has died at the age of 78. The Canadian-born British puppeteer was best known for operating the character Zippy on the ...

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The Canadian-British puppeteer was best known for operating Zippy on the TV show from the early 1970s for two decades. The British Puppet Guild said in a statement on Monday: “We are saddened to ...

Children's TV star and puppeteer Ronnie Le Drew has died at the age of 78. Le Drew became a household name as the voice and performer behind Zippy in the iconic ITV children's series Rainbow. His ...

Ronnie Le Drew with Zippy: he was also the pointing finger in the National Lottery commercials - Tom Dymond/Channel 4/Shutterstock Ronnie Le Drew, the puppeteer, who has died aged 78, gave life to ...