Pingo (fanon biography)

Attin Page OA (né White; 12 January 1979) is a British actor, musician, singer-songwriter, and composer. The son of reporters, his first on-screen appearance was playing Rolfie Joyce in Misty Fields (1984), and appeared in multiple commercials and cameo appearances in films and television shows. He rose to prominence after he took on the role of Pingo in the television show Pingu, where he would receive a BAFTA Award nomination. While doing acting work, he started a band with fellow actor and childhood friend Terry Goldberg named Raisin Redd and His Grapes, and contributed to multiple records for Pingu with the Swiss single Pingu Dance, Japanese singles Pingu Rap and Seeds of Happiness (1993), and the release of the album Pingu Hits (1994).

In 1999, Page joined Icebreakers as a lead guitarist and vocalist, contributing to each composition by his use of fingerpicking and melody from his early influences such as Francisco Tárrega, Andrés Segovia, Django Reinhardt, and Robert Johnson; his other influences and later developments included B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and Rory Gallagher. After Pingu's cancellation and Icebreakers disbanded, Page started to develop a solo career with the release of his first album, Pingo*Makebelieve (2007), which amassed a positive critical reception and garnered a nomination for the Pulse Award for Album of the Year and a Pulse Award for Best Rock Album. His sophomore effort, Complex Living (2010), introduced electronic stylings in his music and marked his proper debut as a DJ, a habit he started picking up in his teenage years; his DJing and interest in electronic music was showcased earlier in late Icebreakers efforts. Around this time, he started to compose various works and pieces for numerous forms of media, including television, film, and internet works, while releasing various singles and albums to various accolades. In 2015, Page was awarded the Order of Antarctica for his contributions to culture.

Early life
Page was born on 12 January 1979 in Aberdeen, Scotland to Adcain Page White, professionally known as Adcain White, and Carmen Mendoza Gallego. His father was a narrator, journalist, and television host for multiple productions, most notably as the host of newsmagazine program The Grand Programme (1970-1988), while his mother is a court reporter. From his father's side, he is of Scottish, When he was a baby, his family moved back to Plymouth, where his father lived.

Before Pingu (1984-1990)
He made his first appearance (then credited as Attin White)