Peter Blair Denis Bernard Nooneย is a multi-talented entertainer, who has been delighting audiences nearly all his life. He was born in Manchester, England, where he studied voice and acting at St. Bedeโs College and the Manchester School of Music and Drama. As a child, he played โStanley Faircloughโ in the long-running British soap operaย Coronation Street. He was also featured in the television seriesย Knight Errant,ย Family Solicitorย andย Monroโs Saki Stories.
At the age of fifteen, Peter achieved international fame as โHermanโs Hermitsโ, lead singer of the legendary Sixties pop band Hermanโs Hermits. His classic hits included:ย โIโm Into Something Goodโ โMrs. Brown, youโve Got A Lovely Daughterโ, โIโm Henry VIII, I Amโ, โSilhouettesโ, โCanโt You Hear My Heartbeatโ, โJust A Little Bit Betterโ, โWonderful Worldโ, โThereโs A Kind of Hushโ, โA Must To Avoidโ, โListen Peopleโ, โThe End of the Worldโ and โDandyโ.ย Ultimately, Hermanโs Hermits sold over sixty million recordings. In all, fourteen singles and seven albums went gold. The Hermits were twice named Cashboxโs โEntertainer of the Yearโ.
As โHermanโ, the photogenic Noone graced the cover of nearly every international publication, including Time Magazine. He performed on hundreds of top-rated television programs and appeared with such luminaries as Ed Sullivan, Jackie Gleason, Dean Martin and Danny Kaye. He also starred in ABCโs musical version ofย The Canterville Ghost, Hallmark Hall of Fameโs presentation of the classic Pinocchio (in which he played the title role) and three highly successful feature films for M-G-M:ย Mrs. Brown, Youโve Got A Lovely Daughter,ย Hold On!ย andย When The Boys Meet The Girls.
Throughout the seventies, Noone performed, composed songs and produced recordings with such artists as David Bowie, Debby Boone and Graham Gouldman. His album with the Tremblers,ย โTwice Nightlyโย and his solo effortย โOne of The Glory Boysโย were both critically and commercially successful. With characteristic zeal, Peter took on leading roles in full-scale theatrical productions ofย Dick Wittington,ย Aladdin, andย Sinbad The Sailor. These live stage spectaculars were mounted at major theatres throughout Great Britain and Noone was highly praised for his outstanding work.
The eighties found Peter starring on Broadway in the New York Shakespeare Festivalโs production ofย The Pirates of Penzance. He won rave reviews for his superb portrayal of the dashing, young hero, โFredericโ. His performance was so well received, that he went on to reprise the role at the world-famous Drury Lane Theatre in London. Noone charmed audiences worldwide as he continued to play โFredericโ with both the U.S. National Touring Company and the International Touring Company of โPiratesโ.
Peterโs acting career flourished with guest-starring roles in prime-time television shows such as:ย Married With Children,ย My Two Dads,ย Quantum Leap,ย Daveโs World,ย Easy Street,ย Too Close For Comfortย andย Laverne and Shirley. He also starred in the Los Angeles stage premiere ofย Topokana Martyrโs Dayย and the U.S. National Tour of the smash Broadway hitย Romance, Romance.
For four years, Noone served as the winsome host of VH1โsย My Generation, the highest-ever-rated half hour retrospective of popular music. He also hosted the informative PBS Specialย The British Invasion Returnsย and recorded the title song for the Kirk Douglas filmย Diamonds. He created two unique websites (peternoone.com and hermanshermits.com) that have become so popular, the New York Daily News dubbed him the โKing of The Sixties on the Internet.โ
Accompanied by his band, Hermanโs Hermits, Noone consistently plays to sold-out venues the world over. He has a legion of faithful fans (known as โNoonaticsโ) whose loyalty is unparalleled. Todayโs teen girls scream just as passionately as their mothers did back in 1965, prompting VH1 to select Peter as their viewerโs choice for the โSexiest Artist of the Yearโ. Most recently, Noone starred in the recurring role of โPaddingtonโ on the CBS daytime drama,ย As The World Turns. His colorful performances instantly made him a favorite of the soap opera magazines and online message boards. There is no doubt that Peter Nooneโs extraordinary talent, disarming wit, handsome features and compelling stage presence will continue to delight fans of all ages, for a long, long time to come.
Peter Noone is distributed by Blue Pie Records USA for selected titles. For more information on Peter Noone visit the official Peter Noone website www.peternoone.com