Ross Antony
{{Short description|German-based British singer and entertainer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Ross Antony
|image = Ross Antony Das Beste der Feste1.jpg
|caption = Antony performing in 2016
|birth_name = Ross Anthony Catterall
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1974|7|9}}
|death_date =
|birth_place = Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England
|occupation = Singer, entertainer, presenter
|associated_acts = Bro'Sis
|years_active = 1992–2001 (musicals)
2001–2006 (music group)
2006–present (solo)
|label = Telamo (Sony Music)
|website ={{url|ross-antony.com}}
}}
Ross Anthony Catterall (born 9 July 1974), known by his stage name Ross Antony, is a British singer, entertainer and presenter based in Germany. He rose to fame as a member of the R&B/pop group Bro'Sis. Since the group disbanded in 2006, Antony has maintained a profile as a TV personality in Germany, culminating in his 2008 winning of Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!, the German version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.
Personal life
Antony came from a family of artists and was performing on stage from the age of three, receiving singing and dancing lessons.
He attended Bridgnorth Endowed School and is a graduate of the Guildford School of Acting. He went on to appear in pantomimes and musicals across England. In 1997, Antony made his debut on the German stage, with the world premiere of the musical Catharine, in Aachen. In Germany, he played many main roles, including "Claude" in the musical Hair, "Joseph" in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and "Tabaluga" in Tabaluga and Lilli.
Since 2006, Antony has been in a civil partnership with opera singer Paul Reeves. The couple ran a bed and breakfast in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, named "Little Gables". On 26 May 2014, Antony announced via his Facebook page that the two of them had adopted a child, which they had both spent a long time trying to do.[http://www.merkur-online.de/aktuelles/boulevard/ross-antony-kind-adoptiert-3587665.html Merkur.de: Ross Antony adoptiert Kind (german)], Merkur-online.de In December 2017, Antony and Reeves married.[https://www.gala.de/stars/news/ross-antony---paul-reves--sie-haben-offiziell-geheiratet-21540298.html Gala.de: Ross Antony und Paul Reeves, Sie haben offiziell geheiratet (German)], Gala.de
Antony lives near Cologne.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatlife/8162249/How-Ross-Antony-became-Germanys-biggest-showbiz-star.html|title=How Ross Antony became Germany's biggest showbiz star|accessdate=18 February 2014|location=London|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=26 November 2010}}
Musical engagement
- 1992: Soloist, Bridgnorth Endowed School
- 1992: Grease (Roger), Bridgnorth Endowed School
- 1994: Dick Whittington (Zeldomphed), Guildford School of Acting
- 1994: Chicago (Sergeant Fogarty), Guildford School of Acting
- 1994: Calamity Jane (Joe), Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
- 1994: Jack the Ripper (Dinky), Bridgnorth Endowed School
- 1995: Cabaret (Emcee), Guildford School of Acting
- 1995: Trial by Jury (Defender), Guildford School of Acting
- 1995: Troilus and Cressida (Thersites), Guildford School of Acting
- 1995: A Chorus Line (Mark), Millfield Theatre with Amanda-Jane Manning as "(Diana)", Directed By Bonnie Lythgoe
- 1996–1997: Cinderella (Ensemble), Marlowe Theatre
- 1996–1997: La Cage aux Folles (Jean Michel), Nationwide tour
- 1996–1997: Carousel (Enoch Snow), Arts and Leisure Centre Bridgnorth
- 1997–1999: Joseph (Many characters), Coliseum Theatre
- 1999–2000: Mozart! (Ensemble), Vienna
- 2000: Dance to Win: Workshop for Miami Nights, Düsseldorf
- 2000–2001: Tabaluga and Lilli (Tabaluga), CentrO Oberhausen
- 2001: Hair (Ensemble), Bremen
- 2005: Elisabeth (Crown Prince Rudolf), SI-Centrum Stuttgart
- 2006: Saturday Night Fever (Bobby C), Frankfurt Old Opera
Discography
= Solo albums =
| class="wikitable" border="1" |
| Year
! Album |
|---|
| 2011
| Two Ways (Ross Antony & Paul Reeves) |
| 2012
| Two Ways: Special Winter Edition (Ross Antony & Paul Reeves) |
| 2013
| Meine Neue Liebe (Ross Antony) |
| rowspan="2"| 2014
| Goldene Pferde (Ross Antony) |
| Winterwunderland (Ross Antony & Paul Reeves) |
| 2015
| Goldene Pferde (Very British Edition) |
| 2016
| Tatort Liebe |
| 2017
| Aber bitte mit Schlager |
| 2019
| Schlager lügen nicht |
| 2020
| Schlager lügen nicht: mal laut & mal leise |
| 2020
| Lass es glitzern: Weihnachten mit Ross |
= Musical albums =
| class="wikitable" border="1" |
| Year
! Album |
|---|
| 1997
| Catharine |
| 1999
| Mozart! |
= Solo singles =
| class="wikitable" border="1" |
| Year
! Single |
|---|
| 2000
| "...and That's the Way It Is!" |
| 2001
| "Intimate" |
| rowspan="2"| 2008
| "Dschungel Wahnsinn" (Achim Petry feat. Jungle Allstars) |
| "Endlich da" (single for the musical Casino Pique Dame) |
| 2009
| "Zeig dein Gesicht" (for the charity project Alle für Alle) |
| 2010
| "I Can't Dance Alone" (duet with Giovanni Zarrella) |
| rowspan="2"| 2013
| "Do You Speak English" |
| "Ding Ding Dong" |
| rowspan="2"| 2014
| "Kettenkarussell" |
| "Goldene Pferde" |
| 2016
| "Tatort Liebe" |
| 2017
| "Schneewalzer" |
| rowspan="3"| 2018
| "Picknick am See" |
| "Ich bin, was ich bin" |
| "Auf Einmal" (as a part of the charity project Schlagerstars für Kinder) |
| 2019
| "1000 und 1 Nacht (Tausendmal berührt)" |
| rowspan="4"| 2020
| "Quando, Quando, Quando ('Mit oder mit ohne'-Remix)" |
| "Goodbye Papa" |
| "Heller (High Heels)" (Ross Antony, Marcella Rockefeller & FASO) |
| "Hand in Hand" (as a part of the project Hand in Hand All Stars) |
References
{{Reflist}}
Literature
- Nadja Otterbach, Ross Antony: The Inside Me – Das Leben eines Popstars. Machtwortverlag, Dessau 2007, {{ISBN|978-3-86761-000-1}}.
External links
{{Commonscat}}
- [http://www.ross-antony.com/ Official website]
- [http://www.the-inside-me.com/ Official website of The Inside Me]
- [http://www.ross-paul.com/ Common artist's homepage of Paul Reeves and Ross Antony]
- {{IMDb name|1784308}}
{{Ich Bin Ein Star – Holt Mich Hier Raus! (series 3)}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Antony, Ross}}
Category:People from Bridgnorth
Category:People educated at Bridgnorth Endowed School
Category:Alumni of the Guildford School of Acting
Category:English male musical theatre actors
Category:Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! winners
Category:English LGBTQ singers
Category:German television personalities