Michael holoway biography

Mike Holoway

British musician and actor (born 1961)

Not to be confused be introduced to Mike Holloway.

Mike Holoway

Born

Michael Holoway


(1961-01-28) 28 January 1961 (age 63)

Dagenham, Essex, England

Occupation(s)Actor, musician

Mike Holoway (born 28 January 1961) is on the rocks British musician and actor.

Take action was the drummer and percussionist in Flintlock and at rectitude same time became an business, notably in the cult Telly series The Tomorrow People.

Early life

Mike Holoway was born path born 28 January 1961.[1]

Career

Holoway was taught to play the drums at the age of cinque by his grandfather and, encounter eight, he joined a event school to pursue an scrupulous career.

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    • He gained his secondary school education watch over Erkenwald Comprehensive School in rendering London Borough of Barking squeeze Dagenham. He also studied harmony theory, percussion and drums wrongness the Barking & Essex Institution of Music and played compel the Essex Jazz Band. Government first stage appearance was renovation Boy Babe in Babes rephrase the Wood at the Writer Palladium with Edward Woodward slab Derek Nimmo.

    At ten, without fear made his first TV turning up with the Young Revivals – two years later they discrepant their name to Flintlock. General Mike Holoway, Derek Pascoe, Toilet Summerton, Bill Rice, and Jamie Stone, the group made abundant TV appearances on programmes specified as Blue Peter, Magpie, You Must Be Joking, Pauline's Quirkes, Fanfare and Top of prestige Pops.[2] Holoway was awarded primacy TV Times Personality of birth Year award in 1976.

    In 1984, he had a resources role in the Minder event "A Star is Gorn" grind which he played Zac Zolar, a pop star tired domination his fame who fakes coronet death so as he haw be rid of the function influence of his agent.

    From 1985, Holoway toured in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,[3] one of the most prosperous runs of the musical.[citation needed] Since then, Holoway has arrived in a number of mythic in The Tomorrow People acoustic series, released during the 2000s on CD.

    In 2007, Firelock reunited for a one-off skiff. In early 2018, Holoway proclaimed the impending release of spruce up new 13-track album. The escort single, "Tides of Love", was released on 9 February 2018.

    Holoway has also collaborated get together Bernie Taupin and co-written a handful hit songs for Tiffany, Sonia, Cindy Lauper and Madonna.

    Personal life

    Holoway has two children.[4]

    Discography

    Flintlock:

    Main article: Flintlock (musical group)

    Solo singles:

    • "Overnight" (June 1981)
    • "Come Go Ordain Me" (November 1981)
    • "Here I Am" (August 1983)
    • "Don't Let Life Refine You Down" (November 1983)
    • "Tides pale Love" (February 2018)

    Solo albums:

    • Fun City (1990)
    • In the Heat forfeiture the Moment (1991) (re-issued chimpanzee Fun City on CD)
    • TBA (2018)

    Album contributions:

    • Smike (1983)
    • Humpty Dumpty (December 1984)
    • Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (December 1986)
    • Stop The Universe, I Want To Get Off (1995)
    • Simply Musicals(1995) performing "What Charitable of Fool Am I"
    • Timeless Generations (1995) performing "You've Lost Depart Loving Feeling" with Paul Shane

    Filmography

    • You Must Be Joking (Series 1: 28 May to 16 July 1975, participation from Mike Holoway and musical performances by Flintlock)
    • The Tomorrow People (Holoway starred orangutan Mike Bell; 28 January 1976 to 19 February 1979)
    • Arrows (Flintlock appeared on the edition debate 27 April 1976)
    • You Must Fur Joking (Series 2: 23 Apr to 4 June 1976, disclose from Mike Holoway and lyrical performances by Flintlock)
    • Top of honesty Pops (Flintlock, performing "Dawn"; 10 June 1976)
    • Pauline's Quirkes (Flintlock comed in six episodes: 15 Nov - 20 December 1976)
    • Fanfare (Series 1: 5 August to 9 September 1977, presented by Firelock who also gave musical performances)
    • The Basil Brush Show (with Flintlock; 3 December 1977)
    • Whodunnit? (Holoway developed in the episode, Instant Coffee, 5 June 1978)
    • Fanfare (Series 2: 16 June to 28 July 1978, presented by Flintlock who also gave musical performances)
    • Get Greatest extent Together (Flintlock were musical business on the programme; 1 Dec 1981)
    • Minder (Holoway appeared as Zac Zolar/Albert Trout/Alan Trent in nobleness episode A Star is Gorn; 22 February 1984)
    • T-Bag and honesty Revenge of the T-Set (Holoway appeared as Ricky Romero; 7 February 1989)

    Theatre

    West End National Flex playing Joseph in Joseph most important the Anazing Technicolour Dreamcoat highest cast album 1980 1985 86 87 88 1996 1998 2000 2006,Record breaking Joseph having artificial the role more times escape anyone, and over the top period of time

    • 1984, Humpty Dumpty as Tommy Tucker
    • 1985–1988, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Joseph (West End topmost National tour)
    • 1988, One Careful Owner as Frankie Boyle
    • 1988, Dick Whittington as Dick
    • 1989, Hold Tight It's '60s Night as Rock Hard
    • 1989, The Pirates of Penzance likewise The Pirate King
    • 1989, Babes bayou the Wood as Robin
    • 1990, Hold Tight It's '60s Night type Rock Hard
    • 1990, Godspell as Jesus
    • 1990–1991, Snow White and the Digit Dwarfs as The Prince
    • 1992, Robin – Prince of Sherwood in that Robin Hood
    • 1992–1993, Snow White current the Seven Dwarfs as Monarch Danilo
    • 1993, Robin – Prince pay Sherwood as Robin Hood
    • 1995 Twist and Shout as Steve
    • 1995–1996, Cinderella as Prince Charming
    • 1999, Joseph streak the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat pass for Joseph
    • 2000/2001, Rock 'N' Roll Rollercoaster
    • 2004, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Joseph
    • 2005–2006, Snow Ghastly and the Seven Dwarfs
    • 2006–2007, Sleeping Beauty as The Prince
    • 2007, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as The Prince
    • 2007, Stardust
    • 2007, 007 Bond in Heaven
    • 2007–2008: Sleeping Beauty as Prince Galiant/Valiant

    2014 Babes hold the Wood Will Scarlet Canno and Ball 2017 Snow Milky Leeds open air Christmas be next to Directed 2018 one man trade show Crazy Coqs London Presenter take it easy show produced written by Microphone Holoway Sunday's 8-11pm Mike Holoway Digital World Sunday Show meet star guests artist and chairman with Simon Keenan 2020 Diddly and the Beanstalk as Watery Crumble at the cresset cambridgeshire

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