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A graduate of the prestigious LAMDA in London, Aaron Pierre has recorded a lead role as Mufasa in Barry Jenkins' highly anticipated Lion King prequel for Disney. He played Caesar in Barry Jenkins' award-winning limited series, The Underground Railroad for Amazon and also starred in M. Night Shyamalan's film Old, in which he played a rapper and for which he wrote and performed a song. Pierre was nominated for the 2018 Ian Charleson Award for his professional stage debut as Cassio in Othello, opposite Mark Rylance, at Shakespeare's Globe.

Earlier this year, Aaron shot a three-hander opposite Saoirse Ronan in Garth Davis's Foe for Amazon Studios. He just completed shooting the lead in Jeremy Saulnier's Rebel Ridge for Netflix. Pierre can be seen next as one of the leads in Clement Virgo's Brother, which is premiering at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.

David Bowie was one of the most influential and prolific writers and performers of popular music, but he was much more than that; he was also an accomplished actor, a mime and an intellectual, as well as an art lover whose appreciation and knowledge of it had led to him amassing one of the biggest collections of 20th century art.

Born David Jones, he changed his name to Bowie in the 1960s, to avoid confusion with the then well-known Davy Jones (lead singer of The Monkees). The 1960s were not a happy period for Bowie, who remained a struggling artist, awaiting his breakthrough. He dabbled in many different styles of music (without commercial success), and other art forms such as acting, mime, painting, and play-writing. He finally achieved his commercial breakthrough in 1969 with the song "Space Oddity", which was released at the time of the moon landing. Despite the fact that the literal meaning of the lyrics relates to an astronaut who is lost in space, this song was used by the BBC in their coverage of the moon landing, and this helped it become such a success. The album, which followed "Space Oddity", and the two, which followed (one of which included the song "The Man Who Sold The World", covered by Lulu and Nirvana) failed to produce another hit single, and Bowie's career appeared to be in decline.

However, he made the first of many successful "comebacks" in 1972 with "Ziggy Stardust", a concept album about a space-age rock star. This album was followed by others in a similar vein, rock albums built around a central character and concerned with futuristic themes of Armageddon, gender dysfunction/confusion, as well as more contemporary themes such as the destructiveness of success and fame, and the dangers inherent in star worship. In the mid-1970s, Bowie was a heavy cocaine abuser and sometime heroin user.

In 1975, he changed tack. Musically, he released "Young Americans", a soul (or plastic soul as he later referred to it) album. This produced his first number one hit in the US, "Fame". He also appeared in his first major film, The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976). With a permanently-dilated pupil and skeletal frame, he certainly looked the part of an alien. The following year, he released "Station to Station," containing some of the material he had written for the soundtrack to this film (which was not used). As his drug problem heightened, his behavior became more erratic. Reports of his insanity started to appear, and he continued to waste away physically. He fled back to Europe, finally settling in Berlin, where he changed musical direction again and recorded three of the most influential albums of all time, an electronic trilogy with Brian Eno "Low, Heroes and Lodger". Towards the end of the 1970s, he finally kicked his drug habit, and recorded the album many of his fans consider his best, the Japanese-influenced "Scary Monsters". Around this time, he appeared in the title role of the Broadway drama The Elephant Man, and to considerable acclaim.

The next few years saw something of a drop-off in his musical output as his acting career flourished, culminating in his acclaimed performance in Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983). In 1983, he released "Let's Dance," an album which proved an unexpected massive commercial success, and produced his second #1 hit single in the United States. According to producer Nile Rodgers, the album was made in just 17 days and was "the easiest album" he'd ever made in his life. The tour which followed, "Serious Moonlight", was his most successful ever. Faced with this success on a massive scale, Bowie apparently attempted to "repeat the formula" in the next two albums, with less success (and to critical scorn). Finally, in the late 1980s, he turned his back on commercial success and his solo career, forming the hard rock band, Tin Machine, who had a deliberate limited appeal. By now, his acting career was in decline. After the comparative failure of Labyrinth (1986), the movie industry appears to have decided that Bowie was not a sufficient name to be a lead actor in a major movie, and since that date, most of his roles have been cameos or glorified cameos. Tin Machine toured extensively and released two albums, with little critical or commercial success.

In 1992, Bowie again changed direction and re-launched his solo career with "Black Tie White Noise", a wedding album inspired by his recent marriage to Iman. He released three albums to considerable critical acclaim and reasonable commercial success. In 1995, he renewed his working relationship with Brian Eno to record "Outside." After an initial hostile reaction from the critics, this album has now taken its place with his classic albums. In 2003, Bowie released an album entitled 'Reality.' The Reality Tour began in November 2003 and, after great commercial success, was extended into July 2004. In June 2004, Bowie suffered a heart attack and the tour did not finish its scheduled run.

After recovering, Bowie gave what turned out to be his final live performance in a three-song set with Alicia Keys at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York in November 2006. He also returned to acting. He played Tesla in The Prestige (2006) and had a small cameo in the comedy David Bowie (2006) for fan Ricky Gervais. In 2007, he did a cartoon voice in SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) playing Lord Royal Highness. He had a brief cameo in the movie ''Bandslam'' released in 2009; after a ten year hiatus from recording, he released a new album called 'The Next Day', featuring a homage cover to his earlier work ''Heroes''. The music video of ''Stars are Out Tonight'' premiered on 25 February 2013. It consists of other songs like ''Where Are We Now?", "Valentine's Day", "Love is Lost", "The Next Day", etc.

In 2014, Bowie won British Male Solo Artist at the 2014 Brit Awards, 30 years since last winning it, and became the oldest ever Brit winner. Bowie wrote and recorded the opening title song to the television miniseries The Last Panthers (2015), which aired in November 2015. The theme used for The Last Panthers (2015) was also the title track for his January 2016 release, ''Blackstar" (released on 8 January 2016, Bowie's 69th birthday) was met with critical acclaim. Following Bowie's death two days later, on 10 January 2016, producer Tony Visconti revealed Bowie had planned the album to be his swan song, and a "parting gift" for his fans before his death. An EP, No Plan, was released on 8 January 2017, which would have been Bowie's 70th birthday. The day following his death, online viewing of Bowie's music skyrocketed, breaking the record for Vevo's most viewed artist in a single day.

On 15 January, "Blackstar" debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart; nineteen of his albums were in the UK Top 100 Albums Chart, and thirteen singles were in the UK Top 100 Singles Chart. The song also debuted at #1 on album charts around the world, including Australia, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand and the US Billboard 200. At the 59th Annual Grammy Awards, Bowie won all five nominated awards: Best Rock Performance; Best Alternative Music Album; Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical; Best Recording Package; and Best Rock Song. The wins marked Bowie's first ever in musical categories. David Bowie influenced the course of popular music several times and had an effect on several generations of musicians.

Billy Barratt is an English actor and musician who has been performing professionally since the age of six. He has appeared in numerous film, TV, and West End theatre productions. He trained at the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School and ELAM Arts School.

In 2020, at just 13 years old, Billy made history as the youngest recipient of the International Emmy Award for Best Performance by an Actor, for his lead role in the psychological drama Responsible Child (BBC/Kudos).

In the critically acclaimed drama, Billy portrayed Ray, a 12-year-old child on trial for the brutal murder of his stepfather. The production won the International Emmy Award for Best TV Movie and earned two BAFTA nominations. Billy's powerful performance as Ray also secured him a nomination for Best Newcomer at the 2020 National Film Awards.

In 2021, Billy captured audiences as the troubled outcast Caspar Morrow in Apple TV's high-budget sci-fi series Invasion. The series, created and executive produced by Academy Award and Emmy-nominated Simon Kinberg (The Martian) and David Weil (Hunters), featured Billy as the emotional heart of its UK storyline. The show was renewed for a second and third season, with Billy's layered portrayal continuing to resonate with viewers.

Billy also starred alongside Mckenna Grace, Kid Cudi, and Isaiah Russell-Bailey in Disney+'s coming-of-age space adventure Crater.

In 2024, he is set to appear in the highly anticipated Sony/Marvel production Kraven the Hunter alongside Russell Crowe and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Additionally, Billy joins an all-star cast, including Dave Bautista, Anna Faris, Chloe Coleman, and Ken Jeong, in Amazon's My Spy: The Eternal City.

Billy's previous film credits include Blinded by the Light, Mary Poppins Returns, Sharknado 5, The Other Me, To Dream, and The Islander.

On television, his credits include Invasion (Seasons 1 and 2, Apple TV), A Christmas Carol (Ridley Scott/Tom Hardy/BBC), Mr. Selfridge (ITV), The White Princess (Starz), and The Alienist (Netflix).

When not on set, Billy is the frontman and guitarist for his band, The Hunger.

Toheeb Jimoh was born on 15 April 1997 in Brixton, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Ted Lasso (2020), Anthony (2020) and The Power (2023).

Pearl Mackie was born on 29 May 1987 in Brixton, London, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Doctor Who (2005), The Diplomat (2023) and Horizon Line (2020). She has been married to Kam Chhokar since 4 May 2024.

Clive Dunn was born on 9 January 1920 in Brixton, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Dad's Army (1968), The Avengers (1961) and Bootsie and Snudge (1960). He was married to Priscilla Morgan and Patricia Kenyon. He died on 6 November 2012 in Faro, Algarve, Portugal.

Stephen Moore was born on 11 December 1937 in Brixton, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Boat That Rocked (2009), The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) and A Bridge Too Far (1977). He was married to Noelyn George, Beth Morris, Celestine Randall and Barbara Mognaz. He died on 4 October 2019.

Born in Brixton, England on April 20, 1935, robust and good-looking Gary Raymond came from an acting family. He was born Gary Barrymore Raymond and was the youngest of three sons (he and his brother Robin are twins) born to music hall entertainers. Gary won a scholarship at the age of 11 to Gateway School in Leicaster, then graduated five years later and took on assorted odd jobs as a furrier and clerk while studying drama through the auspices of the London County Council.

Gary was accepted by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and trained there until he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in the mid-50s. His healthy repertoire of Shakespearean characters included the roles of "Horatio," "Claudius," "Macbeth," "Oberon," "Benedick," "Orlando" and "Antonio."

The darkly handsome youth was a natural for movies. He earned quite a few formidable parts for his young age, most notably that of "Prince Charles Stuart" in The Moonraker (1958); "Cliff Lewis" in Look Back in Anger (1959), which was originally played by Alan Bates on stage; "George" in Tennessee Williams' Suddenly, Last Summer (1959); the title role (and, arguably, in finest) in the Irish classic The Playboy of the Western World (1962)]; "Prince Acastus" in Jason and the Argonauts (1963); and "St. Peter" in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965). These well-acted film credits soon caught the eyes of Hollywood and Gary won a co-starring role opposite the equally rugged and handsome Christopher George on the TV war series The Rat Patrol (1966) as "British Sergeant Jack Moffitt". The show, though running only two seasons, remains popular in reruns.

A focused stage player throughout his career, Gary made an impressive dent on the London musical scene over the years, originating the role of "Georg" in "She Loves Me" (1964), as well as appearing in "Irma La Douce" (1958), "Treasure Island" (1973), "The Sound of Music" (1985), "Sunday in the Park with George" (1990), "A Little Night Music" (1995), "JFK: A Musical Drama" (1997), "Finian's Rainbow" (1999), "Grand Hotel" (2004) and "Follies" (2017). Noteworthy non-musical theatre credits include "Treasure Island," "The Complaisant Lover," "The Crucifer of Blood," "Lysistrata," "Electra," "The World of Susie Wong," "Peer Gynt," "The Beaux Stratagem," "Bent" and "The Wind in the Willows."

British TV roles continued to roll in from the late 60's on, including recurring roles on episodes of Who-Dun-It (1969), The Doctors (1969) and Harriet's Back in Town (1972), as well as guest appearances on such popular series as "The Persuaders," "And Mother Makes Three," "New Scotland Yard," "The New Avengers," "The Omega Factor," "Spy," "Coronation Street," "Casualty," "Ellington" and "Victoria & Albert." Gary also played the featured roles of Kraler in the TV movie The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (1988), and Daniel O'Hara in the mini-series sequel to "Gone With the Wind." Scarlett (1994), which also featured his actress/wife Delena Kidd.

Gary and his wife, who specialized in Shakespeare and Shaw, performed together often on stage. Married since 1961, they have three children, one of whom, Emily Raymond, is also an actress.

Sharon Osbourne was born on 9 October 1952 in Brixton, London, England, UK. She is a producer and actress, known for It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006), Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) and Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006). She has been married to Ozzy Osbourne since 4 July 1982. They have three children.

Jan Chappell was born on 7 June 1945 in Brixton, London, United Kingdom. She is an actress, known for Blake's 7 (1978), Basic Instinct 2 (2006) and Performance (1991).

Vivacious, hazel-eyed, strawberry-haired Jean Kent was a popular star of British films in the 1940's and early 50's. The daughter of variety performers Norman Field and Nina Norre, she was convent-educated. By the age of ten, she accompanied her mother on tour, then spent several years in the chorus line at London's Windmill Theatre in the West End. Having honed her acting skills on the provincial repertory stage, Jean signed with Gainsborough Pictures in 1943. Her first noteworthy performance was in Man of Evil (1944) for which she received fifth billing. Through sheer determination and hard work, she quickly moved up the ladder to integral roles as willful 'scarlet women' in juicy melodramas. These were often parts other leading actresses refused to play, point in case her gypsy wildcat Rosal in Caravan (1946), considered even by Margaret Lockwood as 'too awful'. Using her training to best advantage, Jean performed some striking dance numbers in the film.

She was the femme fatale wartime audiences loved to hate, an early British sex symbol, most effectively paired with the likes of Stewart Granger or James Mason. In one of her best-remembered performances, Jean took sole limelight as the titular star of the cautionary drama Good-Time Girl (1948), as a juvenile delinquent who falls in with spivs and gangsters and ends up in prison. However, within just a few years, Jean's box-office appeal had waned, possibly attributable to having portrayed a woman ten years older than herself in The Browning Version (1951) (though the film itself was a box-office and critical success). Her remaining screen career was thereafter confined to appearances on the small screen, from the much-derided soap opera Crossroads (1964), to playing Queen Elizabeth I in the excellent Sir Francis Drake (1961) or as Daphne Goodlace, potential seductress of both Albert and Harold, in Steptoe and Son (1962).

In the 1940s and 50s, there were few greater classical actors in Britain than Alec Clunes. Born into a show business family, he began his career with Ben Greet's company and, later, he worked at the Old Vic Theatre. He played numerous Shakespearian roles and, in 1942, took over the Arts Theatre in London where he remained until 1950. Among the plays he presented were "The Lady's Not For Burning" by Christopher Fry, and he gave the actor-playwright Peter Ustinov his first break with his production of "The House of Regrets".

A matinée idol for much of his life in the theatre, his film career was brief but varied. He played "Hastings" to Laurence Olivier's Richard III (1955), but he was equally at home in stiff upper lip wartime classics such as One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942). In 1956, Clunes married Daphne Alcot and their son Martin was born six years later. Clunes's last work in the theatre included taking over from Rex Harrison in the role of "Henry Higgins" in the musical "My Fair Lady" (1959). His last stage appearance was in 1968. Off-stage, Clunes was an intellectual man, widely read with a deep knowledge of theatre tradition. A theatrical great, he was sometimes compared with Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud.

He made his stage debut at 2 with his father, Jack Lorimer, a music hall star, At 14 he ran away to play the son of George Lacey's Mother Goose in a touring panto in which he was billed as 'Max the Boy with Obedient Feet or Max Wall and His Independent Legs ,Being a dancer his 'dumb act' didn't earn much in fees so one night he added a joke and got a bit of a laugh and before long was doing more jokes and less dancing In WWII he was an acting corporal in the RAF, drilling, lecturing sand entertaining the troops. In 1946 he topped the bill for the first time in his first live radio comedy series 'Our Shed' with Patricia Hayes, He spent 18 in The Pyjama Game at the London Coliseum. His first dramatic role was as Pierre UBU in UBU ROI at the Royal, Court followed by The Old Ones also at the Royal Court and as Archie Rice in The Entrertainer at Greenwich, The Caretaker, Waiting For Godot and Krapps Last Tape

Freddie Davies was born on 21 July 1937 in Brixton, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Sensitive Skin (2005) and Funny Bones (1995).

La Roux was born on 12 March 1988 in Brixton, London, England, UK. She is a composer and actress, known for Pitch Perfect (2012), Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016) and La Roux: Bulletproof (2009).

Alan Simpson was born on 27 November 1929 in Brixton, London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Sanford and Son (1972), Steptoe and Son (1962) and Steptoe & Son (1972). He was married to Kathleen (Kate) Phillips and Tessa Le Bars. He died on 8 February 2017 in the UK.

Robert Joseph Fucilla is a British Financier and investor in the Financial Markets. He was born the second of three boys in south London. After completing his education in 2000, Fucilla began a career in investment management and finance in the City of London. By 2005 he opened his own trading and investment management company, dealing in private equities and main Markets Stock Exchange, which he developed as the cornerstone of his business. In that time, he helped finance technology, oil and mining projects all over the world.

In 2008 Fucilla executive-produced his first movie, The Big I Am, starring Michael Madsen and Steven Berkoff. In 2017 Fucilla was maliciously targeted and investigated as part of a £7m investment fraud. Fucilla was acquitted by the jury and in 2019 he issued a multi million pound civil action, suing the CPS and Avon and Somerset Police for malicious prosecution and misfeasance in public office. A documentary on this called Targeted, is currently in production. Since 2008, Fucilla has produced and executive produced a number of British films and managed the careers of many well-known Actors and Sports figures. His influence as an agent stretches across the globe.

Paul Vaughan was born on 24 October 1925 in Brixton, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Waking Ned Devine (1998), Threads (1984) and The Escapist (2008). He was married to Pippa Burston and Barbara Prys-Jones. He died on 14 November 2014 in England, UK.

Anjela Lauren Smith was born in Brixton, London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Babymother (1998), Revolver (2005) and G:MT Greenwich Mean Time (1999).

Known the world over for her sensational music career as front-woman of Skunk Anansie and solo artist, Skin is a cross-media, cross-culture, and cross-art form icon. She is a creative powerhouse known also for her presence in the worlds of fashion, art, film, dj-ing, cinema, television, journalism, politics, and social issues. Brixton, UK born and raised, Skin is an OBE, a published author, Chancellor of Leeds Arts University, host of her own radio show, and also: an accomplished actress.

Skin has starred on the large and small screens alongside such names as Danny Glover, Udo Kier, Alec Baldwin, and more. Now based between NYC and the UK, she is developing new multi-media ideas of her own as well as taking on roles in upcoming TV and film projects.

Paul Simonon was born on 15 December 1955 in Brixton, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for 500 Days of Summer (2009), RocknRolla (2008) and Iron Man 2 (2010).

Wheeler Dryden was born as George Dryden Wheeler, Jr. on August 31, 1892, taking the name Wheeler Dryden when he began to work in music halls in a vaudeville act with his father, George Dryden Wheeler, Sr. who worked under the name Leo Dryden. Wheeler's mother was Hannah Chaplin who was also the mother of Wheeler's two half-brothers, Sydney Hill Chaplin (Syd) and Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr.

Hannah Chaplin had a history of mental illness, alcoholism, and prostitution. In early 1893, Wheeler's father removed the six month old baby Wheeler from Hannah Chaplin's custody and raised him to adulthood. He never told the child about Hannah or his half-brothers until 1915 when he sent his son a letter while he was traveling with a vaudeville show and told him the truth. Wheeler was 23 years old and suddenly he had a family other than his father.

Wheeler got busy writing letters to Charles and Syd Chaplin but he didn't get a response. In 1917, he wrote to Edna Purviance, Chaplin's leading lady, who intervened on his behalf to convince Charles to acknowledge his half-brother. She did.

Wheeler moved to the USA in 1918 and met his mother and two half-brothers. He hired his half-brother Syd Chaplin as his personal manager to help him get started with his acting career. Wheeler's early work in the US was mostly on the stage. Ultimately, Wheeler obtained employment not only as a film actor but as an assistant director and director. He became a US citizen in 1936.

In early 1938, Wheeler, age 45, married Alice Chapple, age 27, a successful ballerina at New York City's Radio City Music Hall. Their son, Spencer Dryden, was born on April 7, 1938 in New York City. The couple then moved to Los Angeles so Wheeler could continue to pursue his acting. His father, Leo Dryden, died on April 21, 1939 in London, England.

Wheeler Dryden was a jazz fan and he encouraged Spencer in a music career by taking him to LA jazz clubs during the 1950s. It paid off because Spencer grew up to be a musician and drummer, replacing Skip Spence, the drummer in the band Jefferson Airplane. Spencer Dryden remained with Jefferson Airplane until February 1970 then he left the music business from 1970 to 1977. He returned briefly as manager and to perform with New Riders of the Purple Sage. When he left New Riders, he worked with Barry Melton's band for a short time and retired again in 1995. Spencer Dryden died on January 11, 2005 from colon cancer.

Wheeler Dryden worked on Chaplin's last three films before Chaplin left the US to attend the world premiere of Limelight in London, England. He sailed on the RMS Queen Elizabeth with his wife, Oona O'Neill Chaplin and children on September 18, 1952. The next day, his US re-entry permit was revoked. Chaplin was banned from the United States.

Because nearly all of Chaplin's property was in the USA, Chaplin sent his wife, Oona, back to the US to get his affairs in order and to appoint Syd and Wheeler as administrators to sell off Chaplin's assets. She rejoined Chaplin in Switzerland at Manoir de Ban, their new 35 acre estate overlooking Lake Geneva in Corsier-sur-Vevey. Oona O'Neill Chaplin then renounced her US citizenship and became a British citizen.

Syd and Wheeler oversaw the sale of Chaplin's Beverly Hills home and the remainder of his stock in United Artists. The last thing that sold was the studio in 1954 which resolved all of Chaplin's US financial interests.

All this took a toll on Wheeler Dryden, physically, mentally and professionally. He couldn't get a job even if he wanted one because his name was forever attached to the stigma surrounding Charles Chaplin. Wheeler became a recluse with several hospitalizations for treatment of mental illness.

Wheeler Dryden was active as an actor and director in England until 1918 and in the USA from 1918 until 1952. Wheeler died September 30, 1957 in Los Angeles, California. He never saw his son's success in music.

Guy Mills was born on 11 June 1898 in Brixton, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Chinese Bungalow (1926), As I Was Saying (1955) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He died on 15 October 1962 in Chichester, England, UK.

Kitty Bluett was the daughter of English comedian Fred George Bluett and Catherine McKechnie. She had one sister Belle who was married to comedian Jimmy Jewel. She had one brother Gus who became part of his father's act. Kitty was born in Brixton, London at the height of a Zeppelin raid. At the age of 10 weeks, she was taken by her family back to Australia. She became a top radio star down under where she was the professional partner of Dick Bentley and at one time was Australia's top female disc jockey. She married Walter Robert Portingale during the forties and divorced him in January 1947 on the grounds that he refused to provide a home for her and was not sympathetic to her career aspirations. In 1948 she came to England and became as household name on radio playing comedian Ted Ray's wife in "Ray's a Laugh" during the fifties. She married secondly Julian Jover, acrobat and Variety performer, in 1955 and with him had a daughter named Jodie who was born in the last quarter of 1958 in Sussex, England. The family went back to Australia where Jover became a highly successful children's television producer and was as of 2006 remarried to Lynn and living in Bunderberg, Australia. Kitty had divorced him and moved back to England where she died as Kathleen Zeppy Jover in Colchester at age 78.

John Jay was born on 14 November 1920 in Brixton, London, England, UK. He is known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), The Human Factor (1979) and Hanover Street (1979). He died on 29 April 2005 in London, England, UK.