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Bill Bailey auditions for 'The Hobbit'
Published Thursday, Oct 21 2010, 10:56 BST | By Simon Reynolds
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The British comic told ShortList that he tried out for the part of Gloin, father to the Lord Of The Rings character Gimli, in the two-part J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation.
"I have auditioned [for the role of Gloin the dwarf]. It was great, I went for a casting and read some lines so I'm waiting to find out," he said.
Tolkien fans have been campaigning online to get Bailey cast in the fantasy epic, starting up a petition to secure him a role.
"I don't know if it was linked to the petition but if it works, hey, on you go internet army. Petition away! Maybe I can mobilise them. I need the council to approve some building work on my house," Bailey joked.
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