Austin J. "Ozzie" Yue (born 12 August 1947) is a British actor of
Chinese heritage, guitarist and singer. He is most noted for his roles
in television programmes such as Father Ted, All Quiet on the Preston
Front and Coronation Street as well as for roles in films such as Lara
Croft: Tomb Raider, Syriana and Nuns on the Run. In the 1960s Yue was
guitarist with Merseybeat group the Hideaways and later for the 1970s
group Supercharge; today he has his own band, "Yue Who", and in 2008
starred in the title role in Kensuke's Kingdom, a theatre production
which has toured the UK.Yue was born in Liverpool, Lancashire. His
father, Jack, was well known in Liverpool as a restaurateur, court
translator and point of contact between Liverpool's Chinese and
English communities. Ozzie went to junior schools in the Wirral and
Skerry's School in Rodney Street, Liverpool. He then attended the
Liverpool Institute High School for Boys as a contemporary of Paul
McCartney and George Harrison, although junior to them. Yue has
admitted that he did "flick pieces of paper" at McCartney during art
classes.After a spell as an apprentice electrician, Yue joined the
Hideaways as guitarist during the Merseybeat era; he played at the
Cavern Club more often than the Beatles. In the 1970s, he joined funk,
soul & RnB group Supercharge, which achieved some reputation and local
success, but failed to make an impression on the UK charts. They did
however have a number 1 single in Australia in 1976. In the late 1970s
he played with Liverpool band "Joker". Today Yue has his own RnB group
playing locally, "Yue Who".
Chinese heritage, guitarist and singer. He is most noted for his roles
in television programmes such as Father Ted, All Quiet on the Preston
Front and Coronation Street as well as for roles in films such as Lara
Croft: Tomb Raider, Syriana and Nuns on the Run. In the 1960s Yue was
guitarist with Merseybeat group the Hideaways and later for the 1970s
group Supercharge; today he has his own band, "Yue Who", and in 2008
starred in the title role in Kensuke's Kingdom, a theatre production
which has toured the UK.Yue was born in Liverpool, Lancashire. His
father, Jack, was well known in Liverpool as a restaurateur, court
translator and point of contact between Liverpool's Chinese and
English communities. Ozzie went to junior schools in the Wirral and
Skerry's School in Rodney Street, Liverpool. He then attended the
Liverpool Institute High School for Boys as a contemporary of Paul
McCartney and George Harrison, although junior to them. Yue has
admitted that he did "flick pieces of paper" at McCartney during art
classes.After a spell as an apprentice electrician, Yue joined the
Hideaways as guitarist during the Merseybeat era; he played at the
Cavern Club more often than the Beatles. In the 1970s, he joined funk,
soul & RnB group Supercharge, which achieved some reputation and local
success, but failed to make an impression on the UK charts. They did
however have a number 1 single in Australia in 1976. In the late 1970s
he played with Liverpool band "Joker". Today Yue has his own RnB group
playing locally, "Yue Who".
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