Updated 05-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about COLM WILKINSON!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: colm Wilkinson is an Irish tenor and actor . he reprised the role of Jean Valjean during the Les Misérables 10th anniversary concert . his versions of “the music of the night” colm Wilkinson quit his father’s business to become a full-time professional musician . by 1977, he released his own eponymous album, in his childhood home in Ireland . he was known Wilkinson’s album charted in the Irish Charts for eight weeks at Number 1 .Colm starred in Voices, a musical based on the life and times of Joan of Arc . he Wilkinson was offered the role for the show’s debut on the west end . instead he chose to play Jean Valjean in Les Misérables . the show opened in 1985, and transferred to Broadway in 1987 he won the Helen Hayes Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, and the Theatre World Award for his performance . he was nominated for the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for Best Actor in a Wilkinson performed at the national memorial day concert in Washington, D.C. on 24 may 2009 he performed in front of a large audience and screened live across America on PBS . he and his son Aaron cover the cat Stevens song, “Father and Son”, as a duet . the album is a mix of show tunes, Wilkinson’s personal favorites, and songs from he was voted one of the five greatest singers ever in a Rolling Stone Magazine readers’ poll . he is noted for maintaining a powerful singing voice into his late 60s. he has attributed his longevity to avoiding coffee, alcohol, cigarettes, and dairy products, as well as ensuring proper sleep, diet, and exercise . they started their life as a married couple in Bray in 1970, Wilkinson was awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws from Ryerson University in Toronto . early in his music career, he insisted that his wife and children accompany him on tour to avoid familial separation.