Graham John Bickley was born on 18 May 1958 and is an English actor and singer.
22 Facts About Graham Bickley
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Graham Bickley is best known for playing the role of Joey Boswell in Bread from 1989 until 1991, taking over from Peter Howitt, who originally portrayed the character from 1986 until 1989.
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Graham Bickley's father was a primary school deputy headmaster and his mother was a special needs teacher.
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Graham Bickley's older sister Susan Bickley is an opera singer with the English National Opera and the Welsh National Opera.
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Graham Bickley attended the Liverpool Blue Coat School, and studied at The Liverpool Theatre School.
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Graham Bickley made his West End theatre debut in 1981 in They're Playing Our Song.
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Graham Bickley went on to perform in the ensemble cast of the Pirates of Penzance in 1982.
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Graham Bickley played Tateh in the 2003 London premiere of Ragtime and was nominated for the Laurence Olivier and The Whatsonstage Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
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In 1989, Graham Bickley replaced Peter Howitt in the role of Joey Boswell on the BBC sitcom Bread.
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Graham Bickley played the role for three series, appearing in 35 episodes.
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Graham Bickley has appeared in regional theatre productions, including Sleuth, No Trams to Lime Street, the UK premiere of I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change and the world premiere of Black Goes With Everything.
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Graham Bickley's revues include Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris and It's Better With a Band.
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Graham Bickley has appeared in concert performances of Leonard Bernstein's Wonderful Town playing the role of The Wreck with The Rotterdam Philharmonic, and Guys and Dolls, playing Nathan Detroit with The Vienna Konzerthaus, both conducted by Wayne Marshall.
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Graham Bickley has appeared in concert arena productions of Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita.
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Graham Bickley has sung in the studio casts for Phantom of the Opera and Kiss Me, Kate.
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Graham Bickley's concerts include Guys and Dolls, playing Nathan Detroit, On The Town, playing Chip, and a new musical version of Peter Pan, all at The Royal Festival Hall and recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio.
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In 2000, Graham Bickley made his debut at the BBC Promenade Concerts at The Royal Albert Hall, performing in Kurt Weill's Street Scene and a 70th birthday tribute for Stephen Sondheim.
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Graham Bickley completed two seasons for Grange Park Opera: Billy Crocker in Cole Porter's Anything Goes, and Robert Baker in Leonard Bernstein's Wonderful Town.
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Graham Bickley was a guest artist for a gala concert in Leeds with Lesley Garrett and the Opera North Orchestra, and with orchestrator Martin Koch, he produced a concert to celebrate the work of Nelson Riddle, with The BBC Concert Orchestra and transmitted live on BBC Radio 2.
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Graham Bickley performed in several gala concerts celebrating the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein, and was a special guest for Barbara Cook's 80th birthday concert at The London Coliseum: Barbara Cook and Friends.
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Graham Bickley is a director of The Theatre Royal Drury Lane Theatrical Fund, founded in 1766.
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Graham Bickley has been married to playwright Peggy Riley since 2000.