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![]() HERMAN |
![]() LEK |
![]() KARL |
![]() BARRY |
![]() KEITH |
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| Real Name: | Peter Blair Denis Bernard Noone | Derek Leckenby | Karl Anthony Green | Jan Barry Whitwam | Keith Hopwood |
| Birthdate: | November 5, 1947 | May 14, 1946 | July 31, 1947 | July 21, 1946 | October 26, 1946 |
| Birthplace: | Manchester | Leeds | Salford | Manchester | Manchester |
| Personal points: | 5 ft. 9 in: 9 st. 10 lb; blue eyes, fair hair | 6 ft; 11 stone; brown eyes, fair hair | 5 ft 11 in; 10 st. 7 lb; blue-grey eyes, fair hair | 5 ft 11 in; 11 st. 7 lb; brown eyes, fair hair | 5 ft. 9 in; 9 st. 8 lb; blue eyes, brown hair |
| Parents' names: | Joan and Denis | Clifford and Ellen | David and Olivia | Joan and Lyllian | |
| Brothers sisters: | Two sisters | Two brothers | One brother, David | ||
| Present home: | Manchester | Manchester | Urmston | East Didsbury | Manchester |
| Instruments played: | Piano | Guitar | Bass Guitar, Harmonica | Drums | Guitar |
| Where educated: | St. Bedde's College and Stretford Grammar | William Hulme's Grammar and Manchester University | Wellacre Sec. Mod. Flixton | Ladybarn Sec. Mod. | Urmston Grammar |
| Musical education: | Manchester School of Music | Self-taught | Joi Riding's Musical Shop tutor | Guitar lessons for a month | |
| Age entered show business: | 11 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| First public appearance: | Granada-TV "Knight Errant" 1959 | Oasis, Manchester 1961 | Broadway Cinema, 1960 | Mouth Club, 1958 | Plaza, Manchester, 1962 |
| Biggest Break in career: | Meeting managers Charles Silverman and Harvey Lisberg, and Mickie Most | Meeting Herman | Meeting Mickie Most | Recording "I'm Into Something Good" with Mickie Most | Meeting Mickie Most |
| TV appearances: | "Knight Errant," "Family Solicitor," "Coronation Street" | ||||
| Biggest influence on career: | Mother, father and my eldest sister | Charles Silverman | Charlie - our manager | Our personal manager | |
| Former occupations: | None | Student | Process engraver | Hairdressing | Telephone engineer |
| Hobbies: | Friendly arguing with Lek | Swimming, reading and driving | Reading, swimming, drinking (soft drinks) and going with girls | Boating and cars | collecting records, reading and watching horror films |
| Favourite colour: | Blue | Blue | Blue | Red | Burgundy |
| Favourite food: | Afghanistan steak and curry | Steak and onions | Curries, any meat | All kinds of food | Shrimps, celery, chicken |
| Favourite drink: | My Gran's own brew | Lager and lime | Coke | Milk | Vodka and lime |
| Favourite singers: | My mum, dad, the Inkspots and one thousand others | Herman, Elvis, Bing Crosby, Ray Charles and Chuck Berry | Mary May, John Lennon, Dionne Warwick and Marianne Faithfull | Chuck Berry | Dionne Warwick, Inez and Charlie Foxx, Jim Reeves |
| Favourite actors/actresses: | Ollie and Fred and Tom Courtenay | James Dean, Ollie Beak and Fred | Sophia Loren, Albert Finney and Ollie Beak | Sandra Dee and Albert Finney | |
| Favourite clothes: | Casual, and shirts three sizes too big | Smart casual | Smart, casual and relaxing clothes | Smart | Clean cut casual |
| Favourite bands/instrumentalists: | Sounds Incorporated and the Rolling Stones | Chet Atkins, the Country Gentlemen | Graham Bond's Organisation | Jimmy Smith | Chet Atkins and Jimmy Smith |
| Favourite composers: | Bacharach, Goffin-King | Goffin-King and Bacharach | Beethoven, Lennon-McCartney and Keith and Charlie | Chuck Berry, Goffin-King and Bacharach | |
| Miscellaneous likes: | Using a vivid imagination | Smart clothes, London men's wear shop | Small, dark-haired girls and happy people | Cave-ing | Pall Mall cigarettes |
| Miscellaneous dislikes: | People without vivid imaginations | Semolina, untidy people | Unhappy people, too much make-up on girls | Conceited people | |
| Tastes in music: | All types | Varied | anything easy to listen to | Blues | Most things performed well |
| Personal ambition: | To be able to stay in a happy disposition all my life | To travel widely | To make money whilst enjoying myself | To earn enough money to live comfortably | |
| Professional ambition: | To be successful | To appear in U.S.A. with Herman's Hermits | To graduate to the top and stay there | To carry on in show business as long as possible | To be a success and appeal to a wide range of audiences. |