James Bradford "Jimmy" Nail (born 16 March 1954) is an English singer-songwriter, actor, musician, film producer, film score composer and television writer.He has starred in numerous roles on television since 1983. He is most famous for his role as Leonard "Oz" Osborne in the hit television show Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, his title role in Spender, and his 1992 number one single "Ain't No Doubt".
Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist, British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Original Television Music
Movies
Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal, Still Crazy, Evita, Danny, the Champion of the World, Dream Demon, Just Ask for Diamond, Crusoe, Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf, Morons from Outer Space, Shoot For The Sun, Spender: The French Collection
TV Shows
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Spender, Crocodile Shoes, Parents of the Band, The 10th Kingdom, Crocodile Shoes II, Educating Oz, Jimmy Nail - Somewhere In Time Somewhere On Tour, Jimmy Nail - Somewhere In Time ... Somewhere On Tour
Star Sign
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Trademark
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He speaks with a thick Geordie (Newcastle) accent
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Fact
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Doing voice-overs in TV adverts for Tesco supermarket. [April 2005]
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Has enjoyed a sporadic pop career. His cover of Rose Royce's 'Love Don't Live Here Anymore' was a big UK hit in 1985. It was 7 years before he returned to the charts with 'Ain't No Doubt', which became his biggest hit, reaching number 1 in the UK charts in the summer of 1992. Further 90s hits included 'Crocodile Shoes' (the title track of the miniseries in which Nail starred), 'Cowboy Dreams', 'Big River', 'Love', and 'Country Boy'.
Has a Boxers nose. He has had his nose broken five times in fights when he was younger.
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He used to sing and play guitar in a band called The Crabs. He would sometimes perform on stage in a frock and wearing Hobnail Boats. They used to gig all over the northwest of England.
$1.7 Million
