Helen Snell, Julia Nickson, Patti Carmel Sherman, Karen Carlson, Mirriam Solberg, Don't Give Up on Us, Silver Lady, Going In With My Eyes Open
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He is on a UK tour in the revival of the stage musical "Mack and Mabel", playing the lead role of Mack Sennett alongside Janie Dee, playing Mabel Normand. [January 2006]
David Soul (born August 28, 1943) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his role as Detective Ken Hutchinson in the television series Starsky & Hutch (1975–1979), and as Professor Peter Elliott in the miniseries Holocaust (1978). He also had a successful singing career, with his hit single “Don’t Give Up on Us” reaching number one in the UK in 1977.
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Soul was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Jewish immigrants from Poland. His parents were both successful businessmen, and he was raised in a wealthy household. He has two younger brothers, Joel and Daniel. Soul was educated at the prestigious Highland Park High School, where he was a star athlete and student body president. He went on to study at the University of Pennsylvania, where he majored in English.
Soul’s acting career began on stage, with him appearing in several Broadway productions. He made his television debut in 1974, guest-starring on an episode of All in the Family. His breakout role came the following year, when he was cast as Detective Ken Hutchinson on Starsky & Hutch. The show was a huge hit, and made Soul a household name. He continued to appear on the show until it ended in 1979.
In 1978, Soul starred in the miniseries Holocaust, which told the story of the Nazi genocide of the Jews. The miniseries was a huge success, and won several Emmy Awards. Soul’s performance earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
After Holocaust ended, Soul starred in a number of made-for-television movies and miniseries. He also appeared in a few feature films, including The Blues Brothers (1980) and The Man with One Red Shoe (1985). In the early 1990s, he retired from acting to focus on his singing career.
Soul has been married three times. His first marriage was to actress Sheila White, with whom he has two children, Kate and Christopher. His second marriage was to actress Julia Nickson, with whom he has one child, Anna. His third marriage is to actress Pam Dawber, with whom he has two children, Will and Tyler.
Soul has a net worth of $5 million. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
General Info
Full Name
David Soul
Date Of Birth
August 28, 1943
Height
1.85 m
Profession
Film producer, Actor, Singer, Television Director, Don't Give Up on Us, Silver Lady, Going In With My Eyes Open
Education
University of Minnesota, Augustana University, Don't Give Up on Us, Silver Lady, Going In With My Eyes Open
Family
Spouse
Helen Snell, Julia Nickson, Patti Carmel Sherman, Karen Carlson, Mirriam Solberg, Don't Give Up on Us, Silver Lady, Going In With My Eyes Open
Children
China Soul, Christopher Soul, Jon Soul, Tyler Soul, Brendan Soul, Don't Give Up on Us, Silver Lady, Going In With My Eyes Open
Parents
June Solberg, Richard W. Solberg, Don't Give Up on Us, Silver Lady, Going In With My Eyes Open
Siblings
Rev. Solberg
Accomplishments
Nominations
MTV Movie Award for Best Cameo, TV Land Most Uninsurable Driver Award, TV Land Favorite Crimestopper Duo Award, Don't Give Up on Us, Silver Lady, Going In With My Eyes Open
Movies
Starsky & Hutch, Salem's Lot, Magnum Force, In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders, Appointment with Death, The Hanoi Hilton, Filth, The Stick Up, The Disappearance of Flight 412, Little Ladies of the Night, Dogpound Shuffle, In the Cold of the Night, Terror in the Mall, The Fifth Missile, Through ...
TV Shows
Here Come the Brides, Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, Starsky & Hutch, The Yellow Rose, Unsub, Maestro, The Secret of the Sahara, Casablanca, Six Fifty-Five
Paul and I were both struggling actors. One night he would serve me in a restaurant, and the next night I would serve him. It was what out of work actors did.
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People thought me a bit strange at first; a blond haired, blue-eyed Norwegian who sang Mexican folk songs, but I used it to my advantage and got a job. And so the music became my ticket to education.
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To deal with the stark reality of having hit or hurt a woman or child, to deal with the initial responsibility you have not to do that and the knowledge you did do it, can be incredibly hard.
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Yes, your home is your castle, but it is also your identity and your possibility to be open to others.
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At only 20 years old I got married. I was still a kid myself, but in those times, if you got someone pregnant, you had no choice but to get married. So I left school and the only thing I could do was sing.
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I was never jailed. The fact is that I was arrested, but I went into a diversion programme, and by that time I'd already begun working in what was called anger management. It was a painful and awful moment.
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I went into acting because I had to make a good living. I had a child now and I had to support him any way I could... I wasn't happy, but I wasn't unhappy. I was just doing what I had to do to survive.
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Once in a while I'll get moved to do some exercise. It's something I long for but the biggest problem is bending down and putting my tennis shoes on. Once I go out I'm OK.
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I was born into a family of preachers.
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If these theatres didn't exist, the tradition of British theatre would cease to exist.
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It's important to move the theatre into the 21st Century.
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Music always came first. I never set out to be an actor.
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The most important thing is story-telling. It's as singular and old-fashioned as that.
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I like to eat and I love the diversity of foods.
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It's only when gravity starts to take over you begin to think about your body.
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A job is a very healthy thing to do.
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Being on the move all the time is draining, but the rewards make up for it.
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I was an accidental actor. I was never formally trained.
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Sometimes I feel an obligation to be accessible as a personality, but for me the driving force since the beginning has always been good work, taking risks, trying new things. If the door opens, go through it. Always go forwards.
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One of my beliefs is that there are certain institutions within a community which stand for the spirit and heart of that community, there's the church, the local football team, the local pub and the theatre.
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Nobody teaches you to be a father. Nobody teaches you to be a husband. Nobody teaches you how to be a star. You have to learn to work with the tools.
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My father was my main influence. He was a preacher, but he was also a history and political science teacher, and since he was my hero, I wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a teacher.
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I believe that a parent's role is to provide a path or opportunity for their children.
Lives in London and works mostly on the stage acting and producing in England. His partner was actress Alexa Hamilton. [November 2000]
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He has taken over the lead role of "Jerry Springer - the Opera" at London's Cambridge Theatre. However, he has the only non-singing role. [January 2005]
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He appeared in the London West End revival of the stage musical "Mack and Mabel", playing the lead role of Mack Sennett alongside Janie Dee, playing Mabel Normand. [July 2006]
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He is on a UK tour in the revival of the stage musical "Mack and Mabel", playing the lead role of Mack Sennett alongside Janie Dee, playing Mabel Normand. [January 2006]
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(2004 - 2005) Appearing at the Cambridge Theatre London as Jerry Springer in the National Theatre production of Jerry Springer The Opera.
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Appearing in the title role in "Jerry Springer: The Opera" at the Cambridge theater in London's West End. [December 2004]
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Named one of his five sons Brendan after longtime Irish friend and comedian Brendan Grace.
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He is of Norwegian descent.
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At the Edinburgh Festival in 2000, he directed and starred in Sam Shepard's "Fool For Love". His production incorporated pre-shot and live on-stage video, visual effects, graphics, 3-D imaging, time-lapse footage and digital sound to heighten the visceral experience of the presentation. It was one of the first real examples of how streaming media can be effectively applied to the live theatre.
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Romantically involved with actress/singer/composer Lynne Marta throughout the run of Starsky and Hutch (1975) but they split up after the show ended.
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Became a United Kingdom citizen in September 2004.
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During the run of Starsky and Hutch (1975), he recorded a #1 single called "Don't Give Up On Us".
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Fluent in both German and Spanish.
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He has 6 children - 5 sons and a daughter, China Soul.
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In Cannes in 1996, David performed songs from his friend Charles Aznavour in the Martinez Hotel.
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He is an avid skier, tennis player and loves to go "exploring" with his children.
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He played the role of Narrator in the New Zealand-born/Australian production of Willy Russell's Blood Brothers (a production which moved on to Melbourne and Sydney). The play marks David's return to the stage after a fifteen years absence and his first, even experience in a musical.
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In 1994, David has refocused his acting and producing efforts specifically to the burgeoning international film and television markets. He starred in two films for Canadian and French television, and starred (in French) with Anne Giraudau and Line Renaud in the television mini-series, Les filles du Lido (1995) for France's TF-1.
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Between 1984 and 1986, David financed, produced and directed an award-winning documentary, The Fighting Ministers, which uses the shut-down of the steel industry in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as its basis.
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Between 1977 and 1982, he recorded four albums, which included a string of major hit singles: Don't Give Up On Us, Baby; Silver Lady; and Going In with my Eyes Open. He toured extensively with his band in the USA, UK, Japan and South America.
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His father, Dr. Richard Solberg, served as a religious affairs advisor to the U.S. High Commission in Berlin and as senior representative for the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), refugee relief agency actively involved in the post WW-II reconstruction in Germany. Dr. Solberg's job was to administrate relief to the tens of thousands of refugees who were fleeing oppressive regimes and then try to put the fragmented families back together again in the West. These early experiences proved to be indelible ones for David as hundreds of these people streamed through the Solberg home.
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His brother, the Rev. Solberg, was an activist minister (Lutheran). He has joined him on more than one occasion in public protest or rally. Also, he and Paul Michael Glaser have attended Christian/Jewish benefits together at least once.
Used to appear on The Merv Griffin Show (1962) wearing a hood and was billed as "The Covered Man" before becoming nationally known on Starsky and Hutch (1975).
