Mike Holoway (born 28 January 1961 in Dagenham, Essex, England) is a
British musician and actor. He was the drummer and percussionist in
Flintlock and at the same time became an actor, notably in the cult TV
series The Tomorrow People.He was taught to play the drums at the age
of five by his grandfather and, at eight, he joined a stage school to
pursue an acting career. He gained his secondary school education at
Erkenwald Comprehensive School in the London Borough of Barking and
Dagenham. He also studied music theory, percussion and drums at the
Barking & Essex College of Music and played in the Essex Jazz Band.
His first stage appearance was as Boy Babe in Babes in the Wood at the
London Palladium with Edward Woodward and Derek Nimmo.At ten, he made
his first TV appearance with the Young Revivals â€" two years later
they changed their name to Flintlock. Comprising Mike Holoway, Derek
Pascoe, John Summerton, Bill Rice and Jamie Stone, the group made
numerous TV appearances on programmes such as Blue Peter, Magpie, You
Must Be Joking, Pauline's Quirkes, Fanfare and Top of the Pops.
Holoway was awarded the TV Times Personality of the Year award in
1976.
British musician and actor. He was the drummer and percussionist in
Flintlock and at the same time became an actor, notably in the cult TV
series The Tomorrow People.He was taught to play the drums at the age
of five by his grandfather and, at eight, he joined a stage school to
pursue an acting career. He gained his secondary school education at
Erkenwald Comprehensive School in the London Borough of Barking and
Dagenham. He also studied music theory, percussion and drums at the
Barking & Essex College of Music and played in the Essex Jazz Band.
His first stage appearance was as Boy Babe in Babes in the Wood at the
London Palladium with Edward Woodward and Derek Nimmo.At ten, he made
his first TV appearance with the Young Revivals â€" two years later
they changed their name to Flintlock. Comprising Mike Holoway, Derek
Pascoe, John Summerton, Bill Rice and Jamie Stone, the group made
numerous TV appearances on programmes such as Blue Peter, Magpie, You
Must Be Joking, Pauline's Quirkes, Fanfare and Top of the Pops.
Holoway was awarded the TV Times Personality of the Year award in
1976.
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