Alan Fletcher

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Alan Fletcher (born 30 March 1957 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Karl Kennedy in long-running soap opera "Neighbours".

Career

Fletcher's first widely seen role was in police drama "Cop Shop" in the early 1980s. He followed this with an appearance in US series "The Love Boat" (1981) and various Australian feature films, TV movies, and miniseries. He briefly acted in "Neighbours" in the 1980s as a run-down, dishonest boxer working in Jim's garage, before taking the role of Karl Kennedy in 1994, which he continues to play to the present day.

In 2005, Fletcher starred as Henry Higgins in a production of "My Fair Lady" at the Melbourne Comedy Theatre. He is also a prominent member of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, a role which saw him become a vocal critic of the 2004 US-Australia Free Trade Agreement, including an appearance on the political talk-show Meet the Press.

In 2008 he will play Captain Hook in the Pantomime Peter Pan in Aberdeen. [http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/603649?UserKey=0 Neighbours doctor to star in Aberdeen panto] ]

Musical career

Fletcher is also the lead singer in a band called Waiting Room, with other members including Tommy Rando, Chris Hawker and drummer Jeff Consi. They have toured the United Kingdom several times. With a handful of their own songs they incorporate a selection of cover versions into their set. Fletcher also covers Smokie's "Living Next Door to Alice", substituting Alice, for "Susan", his on-screen wife (Jackie Woodburne). Their single, So Wrong, was released on iTunes on the 26 November 2007, followed by their new album, Live at the Elephant, on the 17 December 2007. On the 30th of November 2007 Fletcher performed a cover of Oasis' "Wonderwall" for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/jowhiley/galleries/2754/1/#gallery2754 Alan Fletcher in the Live Lounge] ]

Fletcher was a contestant on the UK TV show "Soapstar Superstar", [cite web|url=http://soapstar.itv.com/|title=Soapstar Superstar|accessdate=2006-12-12|publisher=ITV.com] in January 2007 finishing in sixth place. He performed the following songs:
* Day 1: Faith (George Michael)
* Day 2: Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel)
* Day 3: Tears in Heaven (Eric Clapton)
* Day 4: Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Andy Williams)
* Day 5: Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (Elton John)

Personal life

Fletcher's wife is former Network Ten Melbourne newsreader Jennifer Hansen and they have two children, Veronica and Tom.

References

External links

* [http://www.alanfletcher.net Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/alanfletcher Official Myspace page]
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* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alan-Fletcher/8317917636 Official Facebook Page]