was only six months old when he was lost by his parents on an expedition to the Amazon.

It looked as if the baby Boo would perish. However, luck favoured him when he was found by a family of tsetse flies, who raised him as one of their own.

However, at the age of ten, Boo's entire adopted family were wiped out by the holidaying Barrington-Smythe family and their use of a single can of pesticide.

The young Boo attached himself to a travelling circus. Here he trained in the skills of stilt walking and unicycling. In the Far East he acquired ancient learnings of magic and illusion. In London he learned not to cross until the green man lights up.

 

Andy in 1986
(ha ha ha ha ha ha)

Boo Hiccup sometimes assumes the particularly ridiculous name of Andy Boughtflower. This completely make-believe figure comes with a fabulously fictional history, which goes something like this:

Andy was born in the Norfolk village of Horsham St. Faith.

At the age of 19 he left the wild green pastures of Norfolk to study Psychology and Drama at Nene University College in Northampton.

Andy's first job out of university was to assistant direct and perform in a music video with Natacha Atlas. The song stayed at no.1 in the Italian chart for six weeks.

Andy in 2006
(ha ha ha ha ha ha)
                 Thespian Days
University Goth
Legoland Stunt Show


Andy spent the next few years touring with children's theatre companies. He also acted in a number of acclaimed theatre productions, most notably The Deep Blue Sea and Don Juan.

He spent three years working in some amazing theme park shows: as a jester at Thorpe Park, as a mad professor at Legoland, and as James Bond's nemesis in a stunt show at Walibi, Belgium.

He also learned magic, juggling, stiltwalking and, most importantly, how to be stupid.

Andy has performed in three fabulous pantomimes, his favourite being in Aladdin with the Hiss and Boo Company. He also produced, scripted and performed in the slapstick show The Lost Laugh with Jane Deane.

He has been Darth Maul at the Barbican's official Star Wars exhibition, the Judge at the London Dungeons, a Charlie Chaplin perform-a-like, the mass wedding priest at Glastonbury, ringmaster for Bassline Circus, and has had many other diverse and exciting performing roles over the years.

  
Bike Bunny
As Darth Maul
Blasted at the War of the Worlds premiere  

       At Number 10

   Getting ready for the circus

Andy has now worked for London-based company The Ministry of Fun for ten years, producing entertainment and PR stunts. He also runs Baggy Pants Parties who provides children's entertainers for birthday parties.

He is a magic mentor and advisor to the circus and theatre world, and also writes shows, scripts and comedy.

He works hard. Oh yes, very hard!

He currently lives in South London with his beautiful circus girlfriend Dainty Sue. He is expecting his first baby this summer.