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Sleep is mentioned in "Never Say Alan Again", an episode from the second series of I'm Alan Partridge. When Michael's Americanophile friend Tex mentions that " has gotta be Wayne", Alan mistakenly concludes he means Wayne Sleep. Tex tries to correct this misconception by drawling "Get on yer horse and drink yer milk" in an approximation of John Wayne's voice, but Alan is merely further confirmed in his belief that Sleep is the man Tex is referring to.
Sleep is mentioned numerous times in the film Billy Elliot, and also in the British stage musical version of this film. (On Broadway references to Sleep were changed to Rudolf Nureyev.)
The diminutive and frizz-haired Green Wing character Martin Dear (played by Karl Theobald) refers to Wayne Sleep as the celebrity to whom he was most flattered to have his appearance compared.
In Sean Lock's 15 Storeys High, Wayne Sleep is one of several people to whom Vince addresses a letter.
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