Essex David !970’s Heart Throb Actor & Singer Profiled Here

Biography

Born David Albert Cook on 23rd July 1947

Referred to as David Essex

Born in Plaistow, United Kingdom

Moved to Canning Town when he was two, due to overcrowding.  Canning Town was to be the place where he grew up

Mother Self taught Pianist and from an Irish Traveller background

Father was an East End Dock worker

Married Susan Hallam-Wright, aged 37, in September 2010.  David first met Susan on the stage of his own musical “All the Fun of the Fair

Married at St Cross Church, Talybont,North Wales, his new wife’s grandfather was Deacon at this church 50 years ago

Susan played Essex’s daughter in Law in the musical

Education

Attended Star Lane Primary School

Sat his 11 plus and did not write a word, because he did not want to go to grammar school.

Attended Shipman County Secondary School, because he new they covered “Football” and he was crazy about the game.  So much so that he anchored to be a professional footballer.  He did however play for West ham United’s Junior Team.

The Music Business

1970’s

19 Top 40 hits including 2 No1’s

16 Top 40 Albums

He began his musical career playing drums for a local band.

Massive hit with “Rock On” which sold one million records

Awarded a Gold Disc by RIAA in March 1974

Was voted the N0 1 British Male Vocalist in 1974 and he remained an idol along the lines of the “Beatles” for a decade.

1963

He won a Decor Label for “And the Tears Came Tumblin Down”

Stage and Screen

Credits included:

Starred in Tommy at the Rainbow Theatre in 1973

Lead Role in Godspell at aged 23, largely felt to be the turning point in his career

Star Role in “That’ll be the day at aged 25

1978 Played the character “Che” in Evita for Andrew Lloyd Webber

1985 He co wrote and starred in “Mutiny” in the West End

1988 He played the lead in a sit com called “The River”

Other credits

Boogie Nights 2

Footloose

Aspect’s of Love

09/2008-2009

All the fun of the fair where he met his new wife Susan.

Overview

David Essex’s success was considered to be attributed to his good looks, like able character and an amazing ability to sell records and no wonder they were successful, hits like “Hold Me Close” were magic carpet stuff, just terrific.  As a result when he appeared in the sit com “The River” that was popular with all age groups of the UK.

His considerable successes in musicals to date make him a performer who has maintained his popularity and there is no sign of that abating.  I should like to wish him and his bride all the luck in the world and believe that his career will continue to grow, probably in musicals.  I should also like to thank David Essex for the 1970’s for helping to make that period an iconic time for pop music.

Acknowledgements

The Daily Post

London evening Standard

Wikipedia