Roland Gift

About Roland Gift

Who is it?: Soundtrack, Actor, Writer
Birth Day: May 28, 1961
Birth Place:  Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Birth Sign: Gemini
Occupation: Musician, actor
Known for: Member of Fine Young Cannibals and Akrylykz

Roland Gift Net Worth

Roland Gift was born on May 28, 1961 in  Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, is Soundtrack, Actor, Writer. Roland Lee Gift was born in Birmingham, England. He and his two sisters, Helga and Ragna, grew up in Hull where his mother, Pauline, ran several second-hand clothes shops.He received his education at Kelvin Hall School (Bricknell Avenue), but did not receive favorable yearly reports.Andy Cox and David Steele chose Gift as the lead singer of their new band in 1985 after their former band, The Beat, broke up.He worked in various theater, television, and movie roles beginning early in his career after joining Fine Young Cannibals. His first role was in the 1987 film Sammy and Rosie Get Laid. He didn't appear on stage until 1990 when he landed a part as Romeo in 1990 for a production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in Hull Truck Theatre, which had a brief run in the USA at the Staller Center for the Arts. Later, in 1993, he had a reoccurring role in the popular series Highlander: The Series as the Immortal Xavier St. Cloud.Gift released his first solo album since the official breakup of the band Fine Young Cannibals in 1992, self-titled, in 2002. It featured the single "It's Only Money". He waited until 2007 to go back to the recording studio for a follow-up album.He is reported to have several children, but has made his preference to keep certain aspects of his personal life out of the public eye.
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Biography/Timeline

1985

His first recording, on which he played the saxophone, was with Hull ska band Akrylykz; the second release on York's Red Rhino Records. Although this record was unsuccessful, it did bring him to the attention of Andy Cox and David Steele of the Beat. Akrylykz toured with the Beat, which led to them, in around 1985, asking him to be the lead singer of their new band Fine Young Cannibals after their old band, the Beat, had broken up. He also was a guest Artist on the Ska City Rockers' "Time Is Tight" single.

1987

In 1987, Gift had his first screen role in the film Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, and also appeared in Out of Order the same year. In 1990 he did his first stage work, playing Romeo in the Hull Truck Theatre's production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, a production which had a brief run in the United States at the Staller Center for the Arts. He also appeared as a lounge singer (singing songs that were included in the Fine Young Cannibals album The Raw and the Cooked) in the 1987 film Tin Men, directed by Barry Levinson.

1989

In 1989, he appeared in Scandal as Johnny Edgecombe, Christine Keeler's boyfriend.

1990

In 1990, he was named by People magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in the world.

1992

In December 1992, he began the first of five appearances as the evil Immortal Xavier St. Cloud in the television series Highlander: The Series, and appeared in an episode of the Yorkshire Television series Heartbeat. He also had a small role as the jazz Saxophonist Eddie Mullen in the mini-series Painted Lady (1997), starring Helen Mirren, and appeared in the movie The Island of the Mapmaker's Wife (2001).

2012

He also appeared in Jools Holland's 20th annual 'Hootenanny' show, which aired overnight on BBC2 on 31 December 2012 / 1 January 2013, the last to be recorded at BBC Television Centre. Gift sang the Fine Young Cannibals hits 'Good Thing' and 'Suspicious Minds'.

2013

Gift was a guest vocalist on Jools Holland's 2013 tour.