I WAS A LOLLIPOP MAN BUT LIFE'S SWEETER NOW
THE MIRROR (LONDON, ENGLAND)
7 MAY 1997
Actor Hamish Clark is currently starring in My
Wonderful Life (Thursday, ITV, 8.30pm). He plays Roger, one of
Emma Wray’s three love interests.
Name: Hamish Clark.
Age: 31.
Qualifications: MA (Hons) Edinburgh
University. Advanced Diploma in Acting Welsh College of Music &
Drama.
Car/Transportation: Tube.
Favourite TV programme/character and why?
Friends/Chandler - ‘cos it’s blissfully unreal.
First ever job: Lollipop man.
One job/role you would have loved and why?
Amadeus for the wigs.
Favourite movie star: Tom Conti.
Favourite film: The Graduate.
Favourite pop act: The Beatles.
What is the first and last record you bought?
Goody Two Shoes by Adam Ant - it’s the only record I’ve ever
bought.
Favourite Royal: Queen Victoria.
Describe yourself in five words: Male,
Scottish, small, non-driver.
If you had three wishes, what would they be?
1) That 2 and 3 weren’t so corny. 2) Health and peace for anybody
who wants them. 3) That I could drive.
If you were reincarnated who or what would you come
back as and why? Me again - who wouldn’t want to make up
for the cock-ups?
What have you got in your wallet? Diary, fags,
toothbrush, book of Shakespeare’s monologues, London A-Z and My
Wonderful Life press pack.
What is the most expensive treat you’ve ever bought
yourself? The pounds 70 boots I’m wearing.
If you were an animal what would you be? A
small Scottish one.
Tell us an awful joke: No.
Where in the world would you live apart from the UK and
why? New York for the buzz.
How do you relax? Reading.
What book are you reading? Brideshead
Revisited.
When was the last time you were in hospital and why?
Last year - I broke a rib playing rugby.
Most embarrassing moment: A little boy coming
up with his autograph book and as I was about to write, him saying
“not you, can you get hers for me?”
The best/worst advice you’ve ever been given:
Don’t offer an opinion when partners fall out/Go on, tell them
where they’re going wrong.
Your dream dinner guests: The Beatles in 1965.
Who or what do you despise most in the world?
Hypocrisy.
Worst item of clothing ever bought: Buckle
shoes.
What do you wear in bed? Nothing.
Favourite sportsman: Gavin Hastings.
Favourite supermodel/heart-throb: Goldie Hawn.
Who has sex appeal and why? Girls ‘cos they
aren’t boys.
What is your most disgusting habit?
Scratching.
When are/were you happiest? When it’s sunny in
London and there’s work to be done.
