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Davy Jones
Age: 63
Height: 5' 3"
Birth Place: Manchester, England, UK
Born: Dec. 30th, 1945
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NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at
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BIOGRAPHY: Davy Jones (I) left home to become a jockey. While he was an apprentice he was encouraged to go into acting and got a role in a production of "Peter Pan" From there he played on "Coronation Street" and "Pickwick Papers" before landing the role of the Artful Dodger in "Oliver!". This job took him to America's Broadway where he was discovered by Ward Sylvestor and brought to Los Angeles. From there he was given a role in "The Monkees". With this show he made 58 TV episodes 9 albums, a TV special, and a movie before calling it quits in the early 70s. In the mid-70's Davy re-joined fellow Monkee Micky Dolenz and songwriters Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart to make an album and do some touring. Davy has gone on to perform in more plays including "The Real Live Brady Bunch" and "Oliver!" (again) and has also fulfilled his dream of becoming a jockey. He rejoined the Monkees for touring from 1986-89 and 1996-97.
TRIVIA:
- Shares a birthday with fellow Monkee 'Michael Nesmith' (qv).
- His popularity with teenage girls led to the casting of lookalike 'Walter Koenig (I)' (qv) by the producers of _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv), who were looking to attract a younger, more female audience.
- Nominated for the Tony Award in the early 1960s - he played the role of the Artful Dodger in 'Oliver'.
- Jones was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1967, he was eventually excused because it was shown that he was his family's only source of financial support. (Jones' father suffered from poor health, and was no longer able to work.)
- Opened a pair of boutiques during the 1960s, called "Zilch" (after a Monkees recording) and "The Street", and also his own record label, with band hairstylist 'David Pearl (II)' (qv) as his manager and business partner. Each venture folded within a couple years, and Jones sued Pearl for mismanagement of his funds.
- Because of his popularity with 'The Monkees' (qv), another singer named David Jones was forced to change his name to 'David Bowie (I)' (qv).
- His daughters' names are Anabel, Talia, Sarah, and Jessica.
- Was nominated for Broadway's 1963 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) for playing the role of the Artful Dodger in 'Oliver!'.
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