Tim Booth

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Tim Booth at the Haldern Pop Festival 2013

Timothy John Booth (born February 4, 1960 in Bradford ) is a British singer , dancer and actor . He became known as the singer of the band James .

Career

Booth studied at the University of Manchester , where he met Jim Glennie , Paul Gilbertson and Gilbert Whelan , who were impressed by his skills as a dancer and singer and accepted him as a singer in their band James .

In the 1980s and 1990s the band was successful and released several albums, but there was often quite a turmoil between Booth and Glennie. Booth left the band in October 2001 and released his first solo album Bone in 2004 . He also started taking acting classes. In 2005 he played the role of the deranged killer Victor Zsasz in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins .

Booth lives near Brighton with his wife and two children .

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Commons : Tim Booth  - collection of images, videos and audio files
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SURNAME Booth, Tim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Booth, Timothy John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British singer, dancer and actor
DATE OF BIRTH 4th February 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Bradford