#john barrowman
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21) in December 2006 he civil partnered his long term partner Scott Gill and had an exclusive in OK! magazine :)
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Post 21 of 51…
20) he had his big break into showbusiness in 1989 when he starred opposite Elaine Paige in Anything Goes! a role he reprised in 2002. :-)
he sings on the cast recording too, which is splendid. :op
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Post 20 of 51…
19) he’s had a few bit parts in various other movies too…
pic 1: including his movie debut in The Untouchables in 1987, there he is with his back to the screen in a grey tracksuit ;)
pic 2: he had a singing part with the song Night and Day in the Cole Porter biopic,De-Lovely, in 2004
pic 3: played a reporter in Method(retitledDead Even in the UK) (also 2004), which was a crap movie if ever there was one. his character met a gruesome end (which I didn’t include a pic of as I know it upsets some fans seeing him all proper dead acting.)
pic 4: another singing part beckoned in 2005 when he was the lead stormtrooper in The Producers.
pic 5: popped up briefly in 2008 in Zero Dark Thirty…
pic 6: and All Stars in 2013.
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Post 19 of 51…
18) starting in 2009, JB hosted his own primetime Saturday night BBC1 entertainment show, Tonight’s The Night. which had a lovely 3 year run :)
[pic 3] he had many guises to surprise people who had been nominated to give them something good.
[pic 4] there were many varied surprises from singing on the show with their favourite artiste (where possible) or something more daring (zip lining pensioners and on one occasion an 80yr old barnstorming!!)
[pic 5] I still choke up when I see this pic, this gentleman was so moved to be able to sing along with his favourite singer Matt Munro (even though Munro had passed away in 1985).
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Post 18 of 51…
17) another thing he’s done which i’m chuffed to bits about is have action figures made of the characters he’s played, and he’s one of the few people to have action figures in 3 different shows. Doctor Who,TorchwoodandArrow.
[top pic] the various iterations of Captain Jack Harkness… from the original, through to Malibu Jack (with hat!), coated Jack and the Torchwood ones…
[second pic] hooded and unhooded versions of Malcom Merlyn from Arrow
[other pics] my Captain Jack Harkness Action figure sure has travelled a fair bit when I’ve gone places, those pics are of course from Cardiff & the Roald Dahl Plass where Torchwood 3 is. ;o)
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Post 16 of 51…
15) he’s a charitable man :o). always a good thing :D
he supports 10 charities and his fans usually have a fundraiser going (for one of his charities) as an opening night gift when he’s on a tour/doing a musical. (and usually collects donations from the audiences at his tours/panto’s too)
[top pic] he’s a patron of Dog’s Trust.
[bottom pic] he supports Ty Hafan Childrens Hospital, which helps terminally ill children and their families.
for a full list of supported charities:
(http://www.johnbarrowman.com/fanzone/charityindex.shtml)
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Post 15 of 51…
14) he’s done 3 UK wide tours, kicking off in 2010. I been to them all, he’s awesome. :o).
[bottom pic] it took me 6 years but I finally managed to take a decent photo at one of his tours!!! and he was in his kilt no less! :oD
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This past weekend I went to Wizard World Chicago with several friends. We had passes to get an autograph from John Barrowman and to also see his panel. He’s such an amazing guy. He really enjoys doing Cons and interacting with his fans. His panel was a blast. He wore a Dr. Who Tardis romper and heels when he came out. He’s funny, interesting and really caring. He spoke out on trans issues, sang and shared some personal stories. Great fun. The last pic I snapped from his autograph line, he was up on a chair adjusting his sign. Nice butt. He actually mooned the Catherine Tate line that was next to us but I missed the shot! These pics aren’t great, I wish they had turned out better. He moved around so much most were blurry. I wanted to take a selfie with him instead of paying for the professional pic, but they even charge for a selfie and I was flat broke.
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Post 51 of 51…
50) In 2014, he was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his services to Light Entertainment and to Charity.
that took a fair while to compile, fun though. I hope you folks enjoyed it :o)
JB: “My show’s not over. Stay in your seats. This is only the intermission.”
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Post 50 of 51…
49)AfterTorchwood JB got a good gig in the US playing the Businessman/ Assassin Malcolm Merlyn (a.k.a. Ra’s al Ghul) in Arrow. He has now played same character on four different series: Arrow(2012-6),The Flash(2014),Supergirl (2016) and Legends of Tomorrow(2016).
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47) waaay back in 2006, JB featured on Cbeebies Storytime(the BBC Children’s channel) telling 5 stories over 5 nights. Stories included a Pipkin of Pepper, The BumposarusandWinnie the Witch amongst others.
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46) JB has been featured on the front of the Radio Times on 3 occasions, which is always a splendid thing.
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Post 45 of 51…
44) JB, along with his sister Carole, have contributed to various Torchwood spin- off media, including:
top image: Torchwood comic series (2010, 16 issues)
middle image: Torchwood comic series (2017, 5* issues so far.)
bottom image: Torchwood novel, Exodus Code, released in 2013.
*I’ve only got 1 to 3 so far but I think there’s been 5.
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Post 44 of 51…
43) In 2006 JB got the star role of Captain Jack Harkness in the Doctor Who spinoff series Torchwood. The first series of 13 episodes started on BBC3 in 2006, the second series switched channels to BBC2 in 2008. It swapped channels again in 2009 for it’s third series, this time premiering in a prime slot on BBC1. It comprised of only 5 episodes broadcast on 5 consecutive days, which is unusual for a BBC channel. Series 4 hopped across the Atlantic to the US, premiering on the Starz channel in 2011. JB was only one of two original cast members to star in all 41 episodes.
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42) JB co-starred on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim’s Putting it Togther along side Carol Burnett and George Hearn in 2000. JB sang Marry Me a Little as well as a few other songs. The blooper reel on that’s a giggle too :o)
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Post 42 of 51…
I meant to post these on Sunday, but I got waylaid by unexpected events. Anyhow, I now have time to finish this celebration off :)
41) JB played Scotland’s most famous poet, Robbie Burns, in the mini-musical Red Red Rose in 1996. This was a final contender with 2 other mini-musicals which were competing to be made into full length musicals. Sadly it didn’t win, but at least the songs got released on CD.
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Post 41 of 51…
40) he’s done a cookbook, which included family recipes :o). it was sold at his Tours that year and the money went into a college fund for his niece.
i’ll post the remaining 10 birthday celebration things tomorrow :o), I’m too tired to continue to cross-post it across 3 platforms tonight. my eyes have packed in!
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Post 40 of 51…
39) to highlight certain issues as a he is a patron for the charity Hearing Dogs for the Deaf, he went Deaf for a Day for Good Morning Britain. :)
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Post 39 of 51…
38) I love the fact he comes to the stage door to after most stage performances each time if he can (and is well enough). :D
that bottom pic was Birmingham in 2006, where I first met him!
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