1. Paul Nicholas was born on Paul Oscar Beuselinck; 3 December 1944 and is an English actor and singer best known for starring as Vince Pinner in the BBC television sitcom Just Good Friends.
37 Facts About Paul Nicholas
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Paul Nicholas started out with a pop career, but soon changed to musical theatre, playing the lead role in Jesus Christ Superstar at the West End's Palace Theatre in 1972.
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Paul Nicholas is known for his more recent television role in EastEnders as Gavin Sullivan and appearing in The Real Marigold Hotel.
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Paul Nicholas was born Paul Oscar Beuselinck on 3 December 1944 in Peterborough.
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Paul Nicholas's father was an entertainment lawyer, Oscar Beuselinck, whose clients included Sean Connery, the Beatles, Private Eye and MGM.
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Paul Nicholas joined The Young Vic under Frank Dunlop and played Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing and appeared in Crete and Sgt.
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Paul Nicholas appeared as the Bully of the Boulevard in Richard O'Brien's T-Zee at London's Royal Court Theatre.
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Paul Nicholas performed in Prospect Theatre Company's Carl Davies musical Pilgrim.
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Paul Nicholas then appeared in Stardust, and Three for All.
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Paul Nicholas released the single "Heaven On The 7th Floor" in 1977.
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Paul Nicholas followed this with "On The Strip" which entered the Billboard Hot 100 No 67 but failed to enter the UK chart.
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Paul Nicholas then originated the title role in Blondel by Tim Rice and Stephen Oliver.
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Paul Nicholas followed this by starring in two series of the comedy-drama series Bust for London Weekend Television.
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Paul Nicholas continued to play numerous roles on screen in both movie and television projects.
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Paul Nicholas starred as The Pirate King in Joseph Papp's version of The Pirates of Penzance at the London Palladium and the Manchester Opera House, touring again in the same role in the late 1990s.
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Paul Nicholas starred in Barnum in the first national tour and followed this with a highly successful season at The Dominion Theatre in the West End.
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Paul Nicholas then starred in the national tour of Singin' in the Rain, which was directed by Tommy Steele.
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In June 1996, Paul Nicholas played the role of King Arthur in the Covent Garden Festival's production of Camelot.
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Paul Nicholas repeated his role of King Arthur in a BBC Radio 2 production of Camelot.
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Paul Nicholas fronted the Radio 4 children's series Cat's Whiskers during the 1980s.
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In 1997, Paul Nicholas starred as the anti-hero of Karoline Leach's The Mysterious Mr Love at the Comedy Theatre in London's West End.
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Paul Nicholas has appeared as the lead in numerous straight roles thereafter: Simon Gray's Stagestruck, a national tour of Michael Cooney's The Dark Side, Catch Me if You Can, and two plays by Eric Chappell: Mixed Feelings, in which he played a transsexual, and Snakes and Ladders.
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Paul Nicholas starred as John Smith in the original production of Caught in the Net.
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In 2000, Paul Nicholas appeared in the BBC television comedy drama Sunburn, playing David Janus, owner of the self-titled holiday company around which the series was created.
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Paul Nicholas then played Ronnie Buchan in the new police drama series Burnside.
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Paul Nicholas then played the title role in the national tour of Doctor Dolittle and followed this with the role of Tevye in UK Productions' national tour of Fiddler on the Roof.
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Paul Nicholas directed and produced A Tale of Two Cities at Upstairs at the Gatehouse.
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In 2009, Paul Nicholas played Jack Point in The Yeomen of the Guard for the Carl Rosa Opera Company at the Tower of London Festival.
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In 2014, Paul Nicholas produced and starred in Blockbuster, a musical.
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In June 2015 while touring in And Then There Were None, Paul Nicholas was cast as Gavin Sullivan on EastEnders.
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Paul Nicholas then starred as Ebeneezer Scrooge in the Alan Menken musical, A Christmas Carol.
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Paul Nicholas appeared as himself in The Real Marigold Hotel shown on BBC One in March 2017.
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Paul Nicholas played Arvide Abernathy in Guys and Dolls at the Royal Albert Hall.
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In 2023, Paul Nicholas resumed a UK tour of 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' prior to a West End run.
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In 1990, while starring with David Ian in The Pirates of Penzance at the London Palladium, Paul Nicholas offered Ian a partnership in co-producing and starring in a touring production of the New York Shakespeare Festival version of the popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera.
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Paul Nicholas was 18 when he had a child with girlfriend Patricia Brecknell.
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Paul Nicholas married Linzi Jennings in 1984 and they have two children together.