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===Film and television=== Proops has performed his stand-up act across [[United Kingdom|Britain]], mainland [[Europe]], [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]]. His other credits include hosting ''[[Space Cadets (game show)|Space Cadets]]'', a mid-1990s science-fiction comedy game show on [[Channel 4]] in the UK, which also featured [[Craig Charles]] ([[Dave Lister]] from ''[[Red Dwarf]]'') and [[Bill Bailey]], and appearances on [[BBC2]]'s ''[[Mock the Week]]''. He appeared as a panelist on the 2000 revival of ''[[To Tell the Truth]]''. Proops has also hosted game shows, including ''[[VS. (game show)|VS.]]'' in 1999,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Time-for-the-mis-match-game-3081725.php|title=Time for the (mis)match game|work=SFGate|access-date=December 20, 2017}}</ref> ''Rendez-View'' in 2001,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/news-articles/rendez-view/95900|title=Rendez-View {{!}} Broadcasting & Cable|website=www.broadcastingcable.com|date=January 8, 2001 |access-date=December 20, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://gregproops.net/video/rendezview/|title=Rendez-View - Greg Proops Net|work=Greg Proops Net|access-date=December 20, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> and ''[[Head Games (game show)|Head Games]]'', a [[Science Channel]] game show which ran for one season in 2009.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2009/10/play-head-games-rule-your-social-media-circle/|title=Play Head Games, Rule Your Social Media Circle|last=Silver|first=Curtis|magazine=WIRED|access-date=December 20, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> Proops also competed on the November 8th, 1984 episode of ''[[Jeopardy!]]'', losing to eventual five day champion John Genova. He would later record video clues for two ''Jeopardy!'' episodes in 2000 and 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=7695|title=J! Archive - Show #44, aired 1984-11-08|website=J-Archive|date=February 5, 2023 |access-date=February 10, 2023}}</ref> In addition to his stand-up and improv acts, Proops has done voice work in various films and TV shows, including [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'', and the miniseries ''[[Stripperella]]'' with [[Pamela Anderson]]. Proops provided the voice of Bob in the US version of the TV series ''[[Bob the Builder]]'' for the five seasons of ''[[Bob the Builder#Project Build It|Project Build It]]''. He has also featured in 2003 film ''[[Brother Bear]]'' as the voice of one of the Love Bears and provided the voice as Cryptograf in 2006 film ''[[Asterix and the Vikings]]''. Proops has been involved with [[Turner Classic Movies]] since 2013, appearing on several of the network's podcasts and in person at public events. In 2016, he appeared as a television presenter for TCM, introducing comedy films by the [[Marx Brothers]] and [[Wheeler & Woolsey]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/1134470%7C0/Guest-Programmer-Greg-Proops-11-5.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106164210/http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/1134470%7C0/Guest-Programmer-Greg-Proops-11-5.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 6, 2015|title=Guest Programmer: Greg Proops|website=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=December 20, 2017}}</ref> Proops has been involved with the ''[[Star Wars]]'' franchise as well. He played the role of [[List of Star Wars characters#A|Fode]] in ''[[Star Wars: Episode I β The Phantom Menace]]''. He would later work with the [[Expanded Universe]], reprising his role as Fode in the video game ''[[Star Wars Episode I: Racer]]'' and the video game adaptation of ''[[Star Wars: Episode I β The Phantom Menace (video game)|Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]'', and he guest-starred on two episodes of the animated series ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' ("The Mandalore Plot" and "Voyage of Temptation") as Tal Merrick. In 2018, Proops voiced Jak Sivrak in ''[[Star Wars Resistance]]''. Proops appeared as a guest on ''[[The George Lucas Talk Show]]'' during their ''May the AR Be LI$$ You'' [[Arliss (TV series)|Arli$$]] marathon fundraiser.
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