Paul Nicholas was born in 1945 in Peterborough.   He began his career as a pop singer in 1960.   He played one of the leads in the London production of “Hair” with Oliver Tobias and played Danny in a stage production of “Grease”.   He made his film debut in 1970 in “Cannabis”.   He made films in the U.K. throughout the seventies and in 1978 went to Hollywood to make “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band” with the Bee Gees.   In 1980 he made “The Jazz Singer” with Neil Diamond and Laurence Oliver and in 1982 back in the U.K. made “Nutcracker” with Joan Collins and Carol White.   He starred in many popular television series in England e.g. “Just Good Friend” from 1983 until 1986, “Close to Home” in 1989 and “Sunburn” in 2000.   He recently starred  in “The Royal Today”.