Adam Rickitt
Birth name	Adam Peter Rickitt
Born	May 29, 1978 (1978-05-29) (age 29) Crewe, Cheshire, England
Official site	http://www.adamrickitt.com

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His surname is frequently mis-spelled as 'Rickett', including once on the credits of Coronation Street when he returned in 2002.

Biography

Rickitt is the youngest child of four in his family. He has three older brothers: Tim (Timothy Grant), Mark (Mark Edward) and Sam (Samuel James). The family business is the estate agency Rickitt Grant^[1] which operates in Chester and London. Adam was educated at Sedbergh School. Estate agent is a United Kingdom term roughly synonymous in the United States with the term real estate broker, a business that arranges the selling, renting or management of homes, land and other buildings. ... , For the larger local government district, see Chester (district). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... A view of the schools cricket ground. ...

Rickitt has spoken about suffering from bulimia in his teenage years and male sufferers have largely been neglected.^[2] Bulimia nervosa, more commonly known as bulimia, is a psychological condition in which the subject engages in recurrent binge eating followed by intentionally doing one or more of the following in order to compensate for the intake of the food and prevent weight gain: vomiting inappropriate use of laxatives, enemas...

When Rickitt turned 20, fans swamped him with 200 teddy bears, mountains of chocolates and bunches of flowers. He stated: "I didn't know what to do with them all. The house was full to bursting. It was amazing." He handed the gift bonanza over to local hospitals and other charities.

Rickitt is 5ft 11" (1.80m) tall.

Career

Coronation Street

He is most famous for his role on popular ITV soap opera Coronation Street, where he took over the role of Nick Tilsley in 1997. The part had previously been played by actor Warren Jackson until 1996 when the character moved to Canada. He left the series in 1999, returning briefly in 2002 and for a longer spell from 2003 to 2004 after which he along with several cast members were sacked after a new producer came to the show. His most famous and controversial storyline was in 2003 when the character of Nick was involved in the series' first gay kiss with Todd Grimshaw (played by Bruno Langley). Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... Coronation Street is an award winning British soap opera. ... Nick Tilsley was a fictional character from the soap opera Coronation Street and was played by Adam Rickitt Info Nick Tilsley is the son of Brian Tilsley and Gail Platt and the brother of Sarah-Louise Platt and half brother to David Platt and also uncle to Bethany Platt Nick... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Todd James Grimshaw was a character in the British soap opera Coronation Street. ... Bruno Langley as Adam Mitchell in Doctor Who. ...

Pop career

Rickitt left Coronation Street in 1999 to start a music career. He signed a six-album deal, although he only released one album - Good Times - in 2000. Rickitt's first single, I Breathe Again, reached number five in the UK Top Ten, but follow up singles Everything My Heart Desires (also recorded by Mandy Moore), and Best Thing only entered the Top Twenty and Top Thirty respectively. The failure of the album (which peaked at No. 41 in the chart) and Rickitt's disillusionment with the direction of his career led him to abandon pop music.^[3] However in 2003, he played Mark Cohen in the musical Rent. Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Presented by Matt Brown and Mohini Sule: the show highlights the week’s Top 10 UK and US Films and offers viewers the chance to reflect on less serious topics such as “Most Lame Chat-up Lines” or “Top 5 Angry Police Chiefs” in cinema’s history. ... Amanda Mandy Leigh Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American pop singer, songwriter and actress. ... For information on the fictional character Mark Cohen, see RENT Mark R. Cohen is a Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University. ... Rent is a rock musical, with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson[1] based on Giacomo Puccinis opera La bohème. ...

Rickitt actively courted gay audiences during this period, appearing regularly at gay venues and the BBC series Gaytime TV as well as children's television and mainstream pop festivals and television series. GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Gaytime TV was a late-night gay-themed comedy/lifestyle programme broadcast on BBC 2 in the United Kingdom. ...

Modelling

Prior to his acting career, Rickitt had briefly been a child model. He subsequently has modelled for UK magazines such as Attitude and Cosmopolitan. He is known especially in the tabloid press for having an extremely well-defined "six-pack". This, combined with his blond hair and good looks, has led to the accusation that he is a himbo. Nonetheless, Rickitt turned down an opportunity to study law at Cambridge University in favour of continuing his modelling and acting career. Photograph of the once famous model Dovima A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... attitude is an award winning British gay lifestyle magazine distributed worldwide. ... June 1936 issue Cosmopolitan is a magazine for women, sometimes referred to as Cosmo, which has been published for more than a century. ... A tabloid is a newspaper — especially in the United Kingdom — that uses the tabloid format, which is roughly 23½ by 14¾ inches per spread. ... The rectus abdominis muscle is a paired muscle running vertically on each side of the anterior wall of the human abdomen (and in some animals). ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the worlds most prestigious universities. ...

Conservative Party

In October 2005, Rickitt was approved as a prospective parliamentary candidate for the UK Conservative Party.^[4] As part of this attempt to reinvent himself, in February 2006 he appeared on the political debate show Question Time, as the non-partisan guest. In May 2006, he was one of 100 would-be MPs chosen for the Conservative party 'A-list'. The following month he appeared on Sunday AM with Andrew Marr. He attends major party functions and local party functions in the hope of being selected as well as developing a political blog on his website.^[5] However, a newspaper article alleged was not actually a member of the Conservative Party, and had only decided to support them because of his dislike of Prime Minister Tony Blair. Rickitt however refuted the claims and confirmed that he was a member.^[6] He also, along with David Cameron, provoked the anger of Sir Nicholas Winterton when it was revealed that Rickitt was tipped to stand for the safe Conservative seat of Macclesfield which Winterton had represented for nearly thirty years. Winterton was outraged, stating that he had no intention of standing down from this seat: "I wish Adam luck, but there are no vacancies here." ^[7][8] Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... In UK politics, the prospective parliamentary candidate (often abbreviated as PPC) for a political party has to be chosen before a general election is called, due to the shortness of the period before the call and the date of vote. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Question Time is a topical debate television programme in the United Kingdom, based on Any Questions?. It is currently shown on BBC One at 22:35 on Thursdays, and typically features politicians from the three major political parties and other public figures who answer questions put to them by the... Partisan may refer to: A member of a lightly-equipped irregular military force formed to oppose control of an area by a foreign power or by an army of occupation. ... Sunday AM is a television programme broadcasting on BBC One on sunday mornings. ... Andrew Marr (born 31 July 1959, Glasgow, Scotland) is a British journalist and political commentator. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is, in practice, the political leader of the United Kingdom. ... For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born May 6, 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the Labour Party, and Member of Parliament for the constituency... For the Canadian ice hockey player, see Dave Cameron. ... Sir Nicholas Raymond Winterton, (born March 31, 1938, Rugeley, Staffordshire) is a British politician, and Conservative Member of Parliament for Macclesfield. ... Macclesfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

According to his website,^[9] as of July 2007 he has elected to continue his acting career in New Zealand rather than seek selection as a candidate, although politics remains a long-term plan.

Other ventures

Rickitt starred as Mark Cohen in the UK National touring of the musical Rent moving to the West End of London for a record breaking run. He made a return to the London stage to star in Bill Kenwright's production Office Games, followed by a new play Final Judgement and also appearing in Nick Moran's play Telstar on UK Tour.^[10] Bill Kenwright CBE (born 4 September 1945, in Liverpool, Merseyside, England) is an actor and producer. ...

He also took part in the Channel Four reality show The Games during March 2006, although he only had two weeks' training, compared to the other contestants' twelve. He had replaced the scheduled contestant, electronic musician Goldie, had to pull out during an accident during training for the water ski jump, in which he fractured his femur. Rickitt himself sustained two black eyes after over-rotating off the diving board.^[11] He finished last in the contest. Channel 4 is a television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ... The Games is a Channel 4 reality TV show, in which 10 celebrities compete against each other, by doing Olympic style events, such as weight lifting, gymnastics and diving. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An electronic musician is a musician who composes or plays music from synthetic sounds generated with synthesizers, samplers, drum machines or music sequencers. ... For other uses, see Goldie (disambiguation). ... // Water skiing began in 1922 when Ralph Samuelson strapped two boards to his feet and rigged a clothesline up to his boat on Lake Pepin in Lake City, Minnesota. ... The femur or thigh bone is the longest, most voluminous, and strongest bone of the mammalian bodies. ... A 21-month old with a black eye after falling 2 meters (6. ... For other uses, see Dive. ...

In December 2006 he appeared in his first pantomime, Cinderella, in the role of Prince Charming. He also previously played the role of Kieran Mitchell in the New Zealand soap Shortland Street. In January 2007 it was announced that Rickitt would appear on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street in a guest role, although as of his first appearance in March 2007, he was credited as a core cast member, and he later stated he would be on the show for at least six months. Of note, he has mentioned in an online interview, that between Coronation Street and Shortland Street, he prefers starring on the latter. ^[12] The Christmas Pantomime colour lithograph bookcover, 1890 Pantomime (informally, panto) refers to a theatrical genre, traditionally found in Great Britain, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Ireland, which is usually performed around the Christmas and New Year holiday season. ... Gustave Dorés illustration for Cendrillon Cinderella (French: Cendrillon) is a popular fairy tale embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. ... Prince Charming meets Cinderella in a 1912 book of fairy tales. ... Shortland Street is New Zealands longest-running soap opera airing each weeknight on TVNZs TV2. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Shortland Street is New Zealands longest-running soap opera airing each weeknight on TVNZs TV2. ...

The Chris Moyles Show has often mentioned Rickitt in the past, and once featured a segment entitled "Stick It Up Your Rickett". The Chris Moyles Show is the current BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK, and has been since Chris Moyles became the stations breakfast show presenter in 5 January 2004. ...

Shoplifting

On 21st September 2007, Rickitt was arrested and charged with shoplifting a block of cheese, a bottle of HP sauce and a jar of coffee from an Auckland supermarket.

References

1. ^ http://www.rickittgrant.co.uk/ Rickitt Grant Estate Agency Website
2. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/422709.stm
3. ^ http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article431964.ece
4. ^ http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2107162005
5. ^ http://www.adamrickitt.com AdamRickitt.com
6. ^ http://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2006/08/david_cameron_a.html
7. ^ http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article431964.ece
8. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/10/08/ncameron208.xml
9. ^ http://www.adamrickitt.com/journal0707.htm
10. ^ [[1]]Official website
11. ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/columnists/giles_smith/article695513.ece
12. ^ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=0004413D-CBF6-15B1-A72783027AF1010F

• Adam Rickitt at the Internet Movie Database