Colin Hay
Scottish-Australian musician (born 1953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Colin James Hay (born 29 June 1953) is a Scottish-Australian musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and the sole continuous member of the band Men at Work, and later as a solo artist. Hay's music has been used frequently by actor and director Zach Braff in his work, which helped a career rebirth in the mid-2000s.[1] Hay has also been a member of Ringo Starr's Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band.
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Birth name | Colin James Hay |
Born | (1953-06-29) 29 June 1953 (age 70) Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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Years active | 1978–present |
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Spouse(s) | Cecilia Noël |
Website | colinhay |
Hay has made appearances in movies such as Cosi (1996) and in television shows such as The Larry Sanders Show, JAG, The Mick Molloy Show, A Million Little Things, and Scrubs.[2] In Scrubs, he performs an acoustic version of the Men at Work hit "Overkill". His music also appeared in the television series What About Brian, The Black Donnellys, Cane, and the BBC medical drama Casualty.