BIOGRAPHY
Born and raised in London, England, Leonard began his career as a performer by a series of coincidences. At the tender age of fourteen, Leonard ageed to fill in for an ailing singer-friend of his guitarist/electrician uncle at a recording session. An agent in attendance mentioned to Leonard that the show "Oliver" was always looking for young replacements, as labor laws only allowed minors to appear for nine months at a time. A few weeks later, Leonard Whiting had his first professional role, playing The Artful Dodger.

While still in school, Leonard joined England's National Theater, taking a part in a touring compny of "Love For Love." This show earned him several weeks in Moscow and Berlin in addition to his salary of twelve pounds a week.

At age seventeen, Leonard won the role of a lifetime, Romeo in Franco Zefferelli's hugely successful production of "Romeo and Juliet." Plucked from obscurity, Leonard became an overnight sensation and an instant teen idol.

WHERE IS HE NOW?
Leonard appeared in several movies, though his career burned fast and bright. Weary of the unsatisfying roles he was offered and comfortable with his incoming residuals, Leonard turned to writing. Although he hasn't had much luck with publishers, he is hoping someday to produce his own sequel to "Romeo and Juliet"

DID YOU KNOW:
• Leonard dated his "Romeo and Juliet" co-star, Olivia Hussey. They reportedly are still friends

• Leonard won the 1968 Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Male Star

• Leonard appears on the Alan Parsons Project LP "Tales of Mysery and Imagination"


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