Paul Hopkins
Roy Orbison
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Biography
Paul Hopkins has been performing for over 20 years with his tribute to The “Big O”. Appearing at some of the greatest theatres in the country including The London Palladium, Paul has also toured worldwide in the USA, the Middle East and Scandinavia to name but a few. He has appeared in several of his own touring productions as well as working for major producing companies and corporate giants.
He began his career in 1982 when he replied to an Ad in the local paper and became bass player in The Ricky Preston Showband. From there he went on to work in some fabulous bands as bass player and lead vocalist including “Brandysnap” and “Kool Decision”. It was during this time he began to tour abroad, with his first show being at a military base in Germany. More extensive touring followed including summer seasons on The Isle of Wight and Scandinavia, three years in the Middle East and three years working for Brittany Ferries. On Paul’s return to the UK he left the band and began to put together a dedicated tribute to “The Big O,” following increasing comments from fans about his likeness to the singer.
Paul is our front man and mostly hosts the whole show. He is the Director of Return Of The Kings Ltd and has hosted and ran many of his own productions. This includes ‘Todays Teardrops’ where he starred as both Roy Orbison and Gene Pitney. He has alsoappeared as a guest artiste on many other touring theatre shows. Although Paul worked for years as a solo performer, he seldom works without his band now as this keeps him so busy. I’m sure you will agree that by hosting his own events for so many years, Paul is now an excellent front man, with charm, charisma and a great sense of humour.
As well as having the starring role in the show, Paul is also our Stage Manager. He makes sure that everything is running smoothly throughout the set up in the afternoon and liases with the theatre staff in advance. This may mean that he is still franctically dealing with any stage issues a few minutes before you all arrive!