Description
Jonathan James "Jon" English is an English-born Australian rock singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He emigrated to Australia with his parents in 1961. He was an early vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Sebastian Hardie but left to take on the role of Judas Iscariot in the Australian version of the stage musical Jesus Christ Superstar from May 1972, which was broadcast on television. English is also a noted solo singer; his Australian top twenty hit singles include "Turn the Page", "Hollywood Seven", "Words are Not Enough", "Six Ribbons" and "Hot Town".
English was acclaimed for his starring role in the 1978 Australian TV series Against the Wind ? he won the TV Week Logie Award for 'Best New Talent in Australia'. He also co-wrote and performed the score with Mario Millo. The series had international release, known as Mot alla vindar in Swedish, where both "Six Ribbons" and "Against the Wind" were released as singles, both singles and the soundtrack album peaked at No.1 on the Norwegian charts; the first single, "Six Ribbons" and the album, peaked at No.4 on the Swedish charts.
Born
March 26th, 1949 in Hampstead / Died: Mar 9th, 2016
Films
Last Changes
2016/10/02
Address Removed: Available to members only
2016/03/11
The celebrity has been marked as passed away
2016/01/30
New Event: 2016/02/26 08:00 PM - Capitol Theatre, Tamworth, Australia