| Name |
Jess Conrad |
| Height |
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| Naionality |
English |
| Date of Birth |
24-February-1936 |
| Place of Birth |
Brixton, London, England |
| Famous for |
Acting |
Jess Conrad is an actor and singer from England.Having started his career as a repertory actor and film extra, Jess Conrad was cast in a television play "Bye, Bye Barney" as a pop singer. He was noticed by Jack Good, who included him in his TV series 'Oh, Boy', and then was signed to Decca Records and had a number of hits, including "Cherry Pie", "This Pullover", "Mystery Girl" and "Pretty Jenny"; also recording for Columbia, Pye President and EMI record labels. Between the late 1950s and mid-1960s Conrad appeared in a number of cult films, namely Serious Charge (uncredited), The Boys, Rag Doll, (filmed in 1960, and released in 1961); Kill 1 and Konga.
During the 1970s he spent some time in the stage shows Godspell and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, and also featured in a cameo role in the Sex Pistols film The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle. In 1977, no less than 7 of Jess Conrad's singles were included in the 'World's Worst Record' list, chosen by listeners to Capital FM DJ Kenny Everett's show, and "This Pullover", voted 6th worst song ever, later featured on an LP dedicated to the songs voted for, together with two other Conrad recordings "Cherry Pie" and "Why Am I Living?"
