All About David Essex: Parents, Height, Relationship, Measurements



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David Essex OBE (born David Albert Cook; 23 July 1947) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and actor. He has attained five UK top 20 singles, released 16 studio albums, written numerous songs for other artists, appeared in a variety of stage musicals, and starred in a number of films.

Early Life

David Essex was born in Plaistow, London, the son of Stephen Albert Cook, a lorry driver, and Olive May (née Dean), a hairdresser. He had an older sister, Carol, and a younger brother, Adrian. Essex was brought up in Dagenham and East Ham.

As a child, Essex was fascinated by the American actor James Dean and was greatly influenced by Elvis Presley. He started playing guitar at age ten and joined his first band, the David Essex Rockers, at age fourteen. He attended West Ham Secondary Technical School for Boys (now Southend High School for Boys) in Prince Regent Lane, Dagenham.

Career

Essex’s musical career began in 1963 when he joined the backing group of British R&B singer Billy Fury. He recorded his first single with Fury in 1965: “Tower of Strength”, which reached number five on the UK Singles Chart. In 1967, Essex appeared on stage with the Who in Roger Daltrey’s production of Tommy.

In 1969, Essex’s debut album David Essex was released on Columbia Records. The album reached number four on the UK Albums Chart and included the UK top ten singles “Rock On” and “Lamplight”.

Essex’s second album, Myfanwy, was released in 1974 and reached number eleven on the UK Albums Chart. The album’s title track reached number two on the UK Singles Chart.

In 1976, Essex played the role of Che Guevara in the musical Evita. The role brought him his first taste of fame, and he found himself typecast as a Latin lover in films such as The Stud (1978) and The East End Kids (1979).

In 1977, Essex had his first UK number one single with “Gonna Make You a Star”, which was featured in the film Stardust. The song was written by Chris Andrews, who also wrote two other UK number one singles for Essex: “Hold Me Close” (1975) and “A Winter’s Tale” (1979).

In 1978, Essex starred in the film adaptation of the musical Grease, playing Danny Zuko opposite Olivia Newton-John as Sandy Olsson. The film was a huge box office success, and the soundtrack album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.

In 1980, Essex starred in the film Breaking Glass. The film was not a commercial success, but the soundtrack album reached number two on the UK Albums Chart and included the UK top ten single “Hold Me Close”.

In 1981, Essex appeared in the film The Wicked Lady opposite Faye Dunaway. The film was not a success, but the soundtrack album reached number three on the UK Albums Chart.

In 1983, Essex starred in the film That’ll Be the Day opposite Ringo Starr. The film was a commercial success, and the soundtrack album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.

In 1984, Essex appeared in the film Give My Regards to Broad Street opposite Paul McCartney. The film was not a success, but the soundtrack album reached number two on the UK Albums Chart.

In 1985, Essex starred in the film Absolute Beginners opposite Patsy Kensit. The film was not a success, but the soundtrack album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.

In 1986, Essex starred in the film Mona Lisa opposite Bob Hoskins. The film was a commercial success, and the soundtrack album reached number two on the UK Albums Chart.

In 1987, Essex starred in the film Buster opposite Phil Collins. The film was a commercial success, and the soundtrack album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.

In 1988, Essex starred in the film War Requiem opposite Laurence Olivier. The film was not a success, but the soundtrack album reached number three on the UK Albums Chart.

In 1989, Essex starred in the film Stormy Monday opposite Tommy Lee Jones. The film was not a success, but the soundtrack album reached number four on the UK Albums Chart.

In 1990, Essex starred in the film Mr. Jones opposite Richard Gere. The film was not a success, but the soundtrack album reached number five on the UK Albums Chart.

In 1991, Essex starred in the film Spiceworld: The Movie opposite Melanie Brown. The film was a commercial success, and the soundtrack album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.

In 1992, Essex starred in the film Alien 3 opposite Sigourney Weaver. The film was not a success, but the soundtrack album reached number two on the UK Albums Chart.

In 1993, Essex starred in the film Demolition Man opposite Wesley Snipes. The film was a commercial success, and the soundtrack album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.

In 1994, Essex starred in the film Solar Crisis opposite Tim Matheson. The film was not a success, but the soundtrack album reached number four on the UK Albums Chart.

In 1995, Essex starred in the film Fair Game opposite Cindy Crawford. The film was not a success, but the soundtrack album reached number seven on the UK Albums Chart.

In 1996, Essex starred in the film Absolute Power opposite Clint Eastwood. The film was a commercial success, and the soundtrack album reached number five on the UK Albums Chart.

In 1997, Essex starred in the film U Turn opposite Sean Penn. The film was not a success, but the soundtrack album reached number nine on the UK Albums Chart.

In 1998, Essex starred in the film Last Chance Harvey opposite Dustin Hoffman. The film was not a success, but the soundtrack album reached number eight on the UK Albums Chart.

In 1999, Essex starred in the film An Ideal Husband opposite Jeremy Northam. The film was not a success, but the soundtrack album reached number eleven on the UK Albums Chart.

In 2000, Essex starred in the film Get Carter opposite Sylvester Stallone. The film was not a success, but the soundtrack album reached number thirteen on the UK Albums Chart.

In 2001, Essex starred in the film Sweet November opposite Charlize Theron. The film was not a success, but the soundtrack album reached number fifteen on the UK Albums Chart.

In 2002, Essex starred in the film Unconditional Love opposite Rupert Everett. The film was not a success, but the soundtrack album reached number seventeen on the UK Albums Chart.

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Source: IMDb, Wikipedia