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Biography
Fergus has been an Elvis fan since the age of seven. He has been to Memphis to see Graceland’s seven times, and for years , he has , like hundreds of other people , been to countless Elvis Presley conventions all over the world. It was at one of these events that he won a talent contest. Consequently the president of the Official Elvis Presley Fan Club of Great Britain put his name forward for the hit show Elvis-The Musical and on that Christmas Eve, Fergus received a phone call from Theatre land bigwig Bill Kenwright, wanting him to come along for an audition. The company had auditioned literally hundreds of ‘Elvi’ looking for that special something and Fergus obviously rang all of the right bells. The producers and directors were happy that they had found their man but Fergus still had one more mountain to climb. The Elvis Presley Estate flew over from Memphis to see that the show was a fair and accurate representation of their most valuable asset. All parties approved the musical and it now boasts the fact that it is the only ‘Official’ Elvis Presley Tribute outside of The United States. If that is not a recommendation of Fergus’ ability, then I don’t know what is. Fergus’ dream came true. He left behind his job as a postman and appeared as the middle Elvis (Army/Film/’68 Special years) in Elvis-The Musical, which went on a 26 week tour of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at the end of which, the show opened at The Piccadilly Theatre in London’s West End. Fergus received much acclaim for his portrayal of Elvis- the part that Shakin’ Stevens played and became famous for in 1977. During his time in the show, Fergus appeared on a number of television programs, including The National Lottery, Richard and Judy and Afternoon Live, as well as all of the regional news programs, radio shows and newspapers where the show was touring. Other television appearances include- The Lawrence Olivier Awards, Kilroy twice and was a regular guest expert on Sky’s Q.V.C channel. In 2001 and 2002 Fergus toured the country with the latest Kenwright musical, Rock n’ Roll Heaven. In 2005 Fergus appeared in the Theatre show ‘Sing a Longa Elvis’. To date he is currently touring Great Britain’s cabaret scene and is quickly becoming respected as a great Elvis tribute act. Over the years the vast majority of Presley impersonators have been no more than an insult to the greatest entertainer of the Millennium. Fergus’ aim is to return Elvis’ memory to one of wonderment rather than one of ridicule, as in the stereotypical jumpsuit, bloated, burger munching picture that so many other so called ‘Tribute Artists’ have created. |
