Name Tim Howar Role Actor | Movies Last Chance Harvey | |
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Children Lily Amalia Howar, Dolly Olivia Howar Albums The Singles: 1985-2014, The Road Similar People Andrew Roachford, Ruthie Henshall, Mike Rutherford, Paul Young, Anthony Drennan Profiles | ||
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Tim Howar (born 24 November 1969 in Spirit River, Alberta) is a Canadian actor, singer and dancer, known as a London-based rock vocalist with Mike + The Mechanics.
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- Tim howard s story one nation one team 23 stories
- Tim Howar on becoming the new Phantom in the West End
- Career
- Personal life
- Featured roles
- Awards
- References
Tim Howar on becoming the new Phantom in the West End
Career
Howar attended Ross Sheppard High School, and sang with three choirs: Alberta Youth Choir, the Centennial Singers, and Pro Coro Canada; he joined the Edmonton Musical Theatre Amateur Group and started dancing at 16 as an apprentice with Ballet North. He had a scholarship to the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, which he declined.
Howar appeared in several Canadian productions of Broadway shows, and can also be heard in the Canadian cast recording of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, the original cast recording of "Tonight's The Night" London, and in voiceovers for various commercials and animations such as Gene Fusion He then made the step to the UK and London's West End theatre, in the lead role of Peggy Sue Got Married. He later played Roger in the rock opera Rent before being replaced by original Broadway cast member Adam Pascal.
He was formerly the lead singer of the London rock band Van Tramp (previously known as "El Camino"). In 2010, Howar joined Mike + The Mechanics along with Andrew Roachford. The following year the album The Road was released featuring Howar and Roachford as lead vocalists.
Howar starred in the London production of Rock of Ages as Stacee Jaxx at the Garrick Theatre (August 2013) and remained in the show until its closure on 2 November 2013.
Mike + The Mechanics' new album "Let Me Fly" [1] was released on April 7th 2017.
Personal life
Howar was married to British musical theatre actress Ruthie Henshall in Essex in 2004. The couple have two daughters, both born in Ipswich, Suffolk. They divorced in 2010.
Howar married musical director Jodie Oliver in Edinburgh on September 3, 2016.