Roland Gift


Singer

About

Birth Place
Birmingham, England, GB
Born
May 28, 1962

Biography

This lead singer with British pop group The Fine Young Cannibals performed their songs especially the hit, "You Drive Me Crazy" in such films as "A Letter to Brezhnev" (1985), "Something Wild" (1986) and "Tin Men" (1987). Gift made his screen debut as an actor playing Danny in Stephen Frears' film "Sammy and Rosie Get Laid" (1987) and subsequently played Christine Keeler's jealous boyfri...

Family & Companions

Louise Meldrum
Companion

Biography

This lead singer with British pop group The Fine Young Cannibals performed their songs especially the hit, "You Drive Me Crazy" in such films as "A Letter to Brezhnev" (1985), "Something Wild" (1986) and "Tin Men" (1987). Gift made his screen debut as an actor playing Danny in Stephen Frears' film "Sammy and Rosie Get Laid" (1987) and subsequently played Christine Keeler's jealous boyfriend in "Scandal" (1990).

Life Events

1985

First use of The Fine Young Cannibals music in film, "A Letter to Brezhnez"

1987

Film acting debut as Danny in "Sammy and Rosie Get Laid"

1990

Starred as Romeo in Hull and Truck Theater Company of England's production of "Romeo and Juliet" in Stony Brook, NY

Companions

Louise Meldrum
Companion

Bibliography