David Essex

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Name:	David Essex
Occupation:	Actor
Gender:	Male
Height:	178 cm (5' 11'')
Birth Day:	July 23, 1947
Age:	75
Birth Place:	Plaistow, London, England, United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign:	Leo

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Height:	178 cm (5' 11'')
Weight:	in kg - N/A
Eye Color:	N/A
Hair Color:	N/A
Blood Type	N/A
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David Essex

David Essex was born on July 23, 1947 in Plaistow, London, England, United Kingdom (75 years old). David Essex is an Actor, zodiac sign: Leo. Find out David Essexnet worth 2020, salary 2020 detail bellow.

Net Worth

Net Worth 2020

$30 Million

Salary 2020

Not known

Biography Timeline

1965

He made his first record, titled "And the Tears Came Tumbling Down", for the Fontana label in 1965. He then toured with a band called 'David Essex and the Mood Indigo' for two years, and released a further seven singles in the 1960s. He also recorded two songs, "A Rose" and "Leon and John and Billy and Me" which remain unreleased, but exist as acetates. His first notable acting role, aside from small appearances in the films Assault and All Coppers Are..., was the lead in the stage musical Godspell in 1971 at the age of 23.

1973

In December 1973, Essex appeared in the stage version of Tommy at London's Rainbow Theatre.

1974

Two years later, he starred in the film That'll Be the Day (1973) and recorded his international hit single, the self-penned "Rock On", in the same year. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in March 1974. It was nominated for a Grammy and reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. A second single, "Lamplight", also reached the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart.

Essex's pop idol looks gave him a strong female fan base, and his British tours created scenes of hysteria reminiscent of Beatlemania. According to The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles, he was voted the number one British male vocalist in 1974, and was a teen idol for more than a decade.

1976

In the 1970s, Essex emerged as a performer of some note. Contrary to a claim made in his own biography, his first concert was at the Granada in East Ham on Saturday 2 November 1974, and not at the Odeon. His biggest hits during this decade included two UK number one singles: "Gonna Make You a Star" (1974) and "Hold Me Close" (1975). He also appeared in Stardust, a 1974 sequel to That'll Be the Day. The title song was another Top 10 hit. In 1976, Essex covered the Beatles song "Yesterday" for the musical documentary All This and World War II.

1978

In 1978, he appeared on Jeff Wayne's concept album, a musical version of The War of the Worlds, as the Artilleryman. In the UK the two-record set remains a best-seller.

1981

In 1981, he starred in Childe Byron, a play staged at the Young Vic theatre.

1985

In 1985, he co-wrote and starred as Fletcher Christian in the West End musical Mutiny!, based on the novel Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. The score produced two more hit singles, including "Tahiti", his tenth Top 10 success.

1991

Essex continued to perform in all areas of show business. A 1988 sitcom, The River, achieved good ratings. In 1991, a music compilation entitled His Greatest Hits reached number 13; a 1993 album, Cover Shot, featuring a cover version of the Buzz Cason/Mac Gayden song "Everlasting Love", peaked at number 3. His autobiography, A Charmed Life, was published in 2002, and became a best-seller.

1999

In 1999, Essex was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. He still tours the UK every year and releases albums through his website. Despite his long and successful British career, he remains largely unknown in the United States. "Rock On" reached Number 1 in 1974, and was his only US Cash Box Top 40 hit single.

Essex spent six years as an ambassador for Voluntary Service Overseas, which earned him an OBE in 1999.

2000

Essex, who claims to come from a family of Irish Travellers, played a kind-hearted nomad in one episode of ITV1's 1960s Yorkshire-based drama Heartbeat in 2000. Essex told Jake Bowers of the BBC's Rokker Radio, a programme for Gypsies and Travellers, on 30 July 2006, that he has always been openly proud of his Traveller roots, but that, having moved to the US, he felt it inappropriate for him to continue as Patron of Britain's National Gypsy Council, which works for equal rights, education, and services for Romany and Irish Travellers.

2005

In 2005, he appeared as a guest vocalist on, and wrote songs for, Saint Etienne's album Tales from Turnpike House. Also that year, he appeared in the Channel 4 documentary Bring Back...The Christmas Number One.

2006

Essex was due to join the cast of soap opera EastEnders, in early 2006, as new character Jack Edwards. However, the role was expanded beyond the three weeks planned, and Essex was unable to commit the time. The role instead went to Nicky Henson.

2010

On 20 September 2010, Essex married Welsh actress Susan Hallam-Wright (born 1973), his third wife, at St Cross Church, Talybont, near Bangor, North Wales. He first met her at the end of 2008 when she was auditioning for a role in All the Fun of the Fair. She got the part of Sally, then got promoted to the role of Mary, Jack's girlfriend, for the West End version at the Garrick Theatre in London in April 2010. Essex had previously been married to Maureen Neal (in 1971) and Carlotta Christy (in 1997).

2011

In January 2011, it was announced that Essex had finally joined the cast of EastEnders as Eddie Moon, five years after he was initially supposed to appear in the show. His first on-screen appearance was on 3 June 2011. Eddie left the square on 6 October 2011. He then wrote the music score for the film Traveller (2013), in which he co-starred with his son Billy Cook who played the main role as a half-gypsy trying to find his identity.

2016

In February 2016, Essex performed in The War Of The Worlds at London's Dominion Theatre.

Family Members

#	Name	Relationship	Salary	Age	Occupation
#1	Verity Cook	Children	N/A	N/A	N/A
#2	Danny Cook	Children	N/A	N/A	N/A
#3	Billy Cook	Children	N/A	N/A	N/A
#4	Kit Cook	Children	N/A	N/A	N/A
#5	Maureen Neal	Spouse	N/A	N/A	N/A
#6	Susan Hallam-Wright	Spouse	N/A	N/A	N/A
#7	Carlotta Christy	Spouse	N/A	N/A	N/A

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Currently, David Essex is 75 years, 10 months and 14 days old. David Essex will celebrate 76th birthday on a Sunday 23rd of July 2023. Below we countdown to David Essex upcoming birthday.

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