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Paul Nicholas (born Paul Oscar Beuselinck in Peterborough, England, 3rd December 1945) is a British actor and singer who has had considerable success on stage, screen and in the pop charts.

Nicholas began his career in musicals, playing a role in Hair before winning the lead role in Jesus Christ Superstar
. In 1975, he played the role of Cousin Kevin in the musical film Tommy
. In 1976 he embarked on a shortlived but high profile pop career, with two Top 10 hits in the UK singles chart - Dancing With The Captain and Grandma's Party. He released his last single - Heaven on the 7th Floor - in 1977. This only just reached the UK singles chart, but was a Top 10 success in the USA.

Nicholas returned to the West End stage in 1979 to play a major role in Cats when it began. Then, in 1983, he got his first high-profile television role (he had acted in plays and one-off roles through the 1970s on TV) when he was cast as Vince Pinner in the BBC sitcom Just Good Friends, written by John Sullivan.

This role made Nicholas a household name and a pin-up as he approached the age of 40. His character was a wisecracking, smooth but emotionally insecure bookmaker and former ice cream salesman who had a long-running, one-off relationship with Penny Warrender, played by Jan Francis. The series dealt with the couple's mutual attraction but mistrust of one another after they accidentally meet again, years after Vince had jilted Penny at the altar.

The show, for which Nicholas also sang the theme tune, was an enormous success. It ended in 1986 with the marriage of the two main characters in Paris.

Nicholas returned to the theatre afterwards - theatre remained his main source of work - and also played numerous supporting roles on screen in both movie and television projects. In 1992 he took a 20th anniversary production of Jesus Christ Superstar on a UK-wide tour, which sold out.

In 2004, he auditioned unsuccessfully for the title role in the relaunched Doctor Who series for the BBC.

Nicholas has been married twice and has five children from the marriages.

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