- Born
- Died
- Birth nameBernard William Jewry
- After leaving school he joined Johnny Theakstone and the Tremeloes, moving equipment and doing the odd number. Johnny changed his name to Shane Fenton and the group's name to the Fentones, but he had a weak heart from a childhood illness and other problems, and he died at 17. With permission of Johnny's parents, Bernard took over the group and changed his name to Shane Fenton in 1960, then in 1973 changed it to Alvin Stardust and changed his image to black leather gear. His 2nd wife was Liza Goddard whom he married in December 1981.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tonyman 5
- SpousesJulie Paton(1992 - October 23, 2014) (his death, 1 child)Liza Goddard(December 1, 1981 - 1989) (divorced, 1 child)Iris Caldwell(1964 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- He was known as Shane Fenton in the 60s when he was the lead singer of Shane Fenton and the Fentones.
- He had numerous hits in the 70s and the early 80s.
- Playing "The Child Catcher" in the UK Touring production of musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
- His trademark sideburns and black gloves came about by accident: he needed to dye his hair black for an appearance on Top of the Pops in 1973, but the dye stained his cheeks and hands black so he hastily donned stick-on sideburns and black gloves to disguise this.
- He had a daughter Sophie Alice Margaret born September 1981 with Liza Goddard.
- [on the origin of his stage name] It started off as Elvin Starr, because they wanted a kind of rocky, country name. But [a woman] who was doing promotion for us said it wasn't "glam-rocky" enough, so it became Stardust and then Alvin.
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