Marc Almond

Marc Almond

actor, composer, director

Marc Almond was born on Jul 09, 1957 in UK. Marc Almond's big-screen debut came with in .

Following his parents' divorce, the legendary Synth-pop/New Wave artist Marc Almond was accepted into a general art design course at Southport College, where he studied performance art. During his time at art college he did a series of performance theater pieces: the Andy Warhol inspired piece "Zazou", "Glamour in Squalor" and "Twilights and Lowlifes". Marc's love for Siouxsie and the Banshees influenced him to leave college with a 2.1 honors degree and form Soft Cell in 1979. The band skyrocketed to fame in the early 1980s with their hit "Tainted Love".

  • Birthday

    Jul 09, 1957
  • Place of Birth

    Southport, Lancashire, England, UK