1. Timothy Howar was born on 24 November 1969 and is a Canadian-born British singer with the pop-rock band Mike + The Mechanics who acts in leading roles in West End and Broadway musicals.
14 Facts About Tim Howar
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Tim Howar has spent his career on both sides of the Atlantic, starring in both West End and Broadway productions.
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Tim Howar is a co-lead-singer of the band Mike + The Mechanics.
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Tim Howar played the title role in The Who's Tommy in 1996.
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Tim Howar then went on to play Marius Pontmercy in Les Miserables with Colm Wilkinson for over 2 years, playing most every state in America.
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Tim Howar moved to the UK to play Michael in the new musical Peggy Sue Got Married at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 2001, and decided to stay in the UK after being asked to originate the role of Stuart Clutterbuck in the Rod Stewart musical Tonight's the Night.
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Tim Howar returned to New York to play Roger Davis in the Broadway production of Rent for the 10th Anniversary production, from 30 January 2006 through 29 July.
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Tim Howar stayed in New York for 3 more years, before returning to London after landing a record deal with his rock-band Van Tramp.
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In 2022, Tim Howar played the role of Tateh in Theatre Calgary's production of Ragtime, before embarking on a 2023 tour with Mike + The Mechanics.
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Tim Howar is a regular guest soloist for concerts around the world, including Raymond Gubbay concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, Friday Night is Music Night for BBC Radio, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Abbey Road 80th Concert, the Halle Orchestra, the National Orchestra of Belgium and France, the London Philharmonic, London Concert Orchestra, the RTE Concert Orchestra, and BBC Concert Orchestra.
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Tim Howar worked on another MATM album set for release in 2019 on BMG, as well as a solo album.
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Tim Howar is a voiceover artist, having lent his voice to various projects, in particular gaming and corporate work.
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Tim Howar was married to Ruthie Henshall from 2004 and divorced in 2009.
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Tim Howar left midway through the opening performance of the musical Chess when his wife gave birth.