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- Birth nameColin Joseph McGlinchey
- James Freud was born on June 29, 1959 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for Soul Man (1986), Peaches (2004) and Young Einstein (1988). He was married to Sally Clifton. He died on November 4, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.
- SpouseSally Clifton(1984 - November 4, 2010) (his death, 2 children)
- Sons Harrison and Jackson perform in the band Attack of the Mannequins.
- Only days after his band Models were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in the fall of 2010 without him attending the ceremony, James was found dead at his home in Melbourne, after having tragically took his own life.
- Prior to joining Models, he had a sizeable hit called 'Modern Girl' as the lead vocalist of The Radio Stars.
- The 1985 song 'Barbados' was a no. 2 hit in Australia, and James himself penned the song about his alcohol problems. The controversial promotional video for the song saw James kill himself via gunshot, and 25 years later, James would commit suicide for real.
- He wrote two acclaimed books about his alcoholism and drug addiction.
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