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Sex symbol Tony still 'single'?
Anthony Stewart Head about familiy, marriage, "Buffy", coffee commercials
and "Monarch Of The Glen"!
WHY BUFFY PIN-UP TONY IS STILL SINGLE
By Thomas Quinn
FEW actors can boast a more devoted female following than suave heart-throb
Tony Head .
His chiselled good looks and the endless resources of charm he has
showcased in the legendary Gold Blend ads and hit US series Buffy The
Vampire Slayer have turned him into a sex symbol on both sides of the
Atlantic.
And now the roles of the smooth Prime Minister in little Britain and an
endearing Jack the Lad in the BBC's popular feel-good drama Monarch Of The
Glen are raising his profile even higher.
Yet, strange as it seems, there is one woman who finds Tony utterly
resistible - his own partner.
"Yes, Sarah refuses to marry me," he admits with a groan. "We've been
together 21 years. She is one of those people who is immediately attractive
and has extraordinary energy.
"We have two wonderful daughters and we're a real team... But whenever I've
mentioned getting married she says 'F*** off!' and starts barfing!"
Far from it being a major problem, Tony gives the impression that he
wouldn't swap his life with Sarah for anything. Yet he remains hopeful that
he'll eventually lead her up the aisle.
"Well, we might have to because of this inheritance tax business," he
explains craftily. "Because if I died without being married, she'd have to
pay the inheritance tax on my estate."
We meet on the Monarch set in the Highlands, where the actor seems a little
out of place amid the faded grandeur of the Duke Of Gordon Hotel in
Kingussie.
He is dressed in jeans and T-shirt. It's a cold, autumnal day but Tony has
been standing outside for most of the morning in a depressing drizzle, in
shirtsleeves because the script said Glenbogle was enjoying a sultry Indian
summer.
He's full of energy - he turned 50 earlier this year but could easily pass
for 40. But when the conversation turns to his family, there's a hint of
sadness about him.
YET again, work has dragged him away from the home in Bath that he shares
with Sarah and their daughters, Emily, 15, and 13-year-old Daisy.
During our interview, he mentions Sarah dozens of times - their first
meeting at the National Theatre, where he was playing a soldier and she was
working in admin; the amazing job she did raising their daughters, and her
various words of wisdom.
He also marvels at her business skills. Sarah runs a specialist animal
training centre near their home. Likened to "horse whispering", her
Tellington Touch equine awareness method is a form of animal massage.
"The centre is doing unbelievably well and there's a huge waiting list,"
says Tony. "Sarah's amazing at it. For instance, she can tell how a dog
behaves just by looking at its posture. It's quite a skill." Sarah and Tony
clearly give each other the kind of support that is rare in many marriages
- let alone showbiz unions.
The really testing time for them both began in 1997, after Tony's
previously solid career had stalled. Prior to that, it had been relatively
smooth sailing.
The young Anthony Head had initially flirted with becoming a full-time
musician before taking up acting and starring on the West End stage. Later,
he followed his elder brother, singer Murray, into the lead role in Chess
and worked on various TV shows. He then bagged the starring part in the
Gold Blend ads, in which he and Sharon Maughan flirted over the coffee
granules between 1987 and 1993.
WHILE it turned Tony into a household name, the role also proved a big
turn-off for British TV drama producers.
"The ads meant I was offered fantastic roles in the theatre," he recalls.
"But as for TV dramas, my agent was told: 'Look, we don't want viewers
reaching for their coffee jars.'"
So typecast and desperate, fortysomething Tony eventually decided to pack
his bags and go to America.
"Most actors want to do the States - it's where they make the movies we've
all grown up with."
While Tony did the rounds of auditions and meetings, and got used to being
told of his near-misses, Sarah and the kids were back in Britain. "She had
her life here and the girls were at school," he explains. "It wouldn't have
been fair to uproot them."
But there were many times he needed Sarah's support. Finally, at his wits'
end, he took her advice and signed up for acting classes... but on the very
same day, he landed the role of Rupert Giles, The Watcher, in Buffy.
He thought the idea of a vampire-slaying teenager struggling with the
forces of darkness and puberty was the most original thing he'd seen.
After a shaky start - the pilot was notoriously bad - Tony's instincts
proved correct. The show ran for seven series and now the cast, including
Sarah Michelle Gellar and American Pie's Alyson Hannigan, are world famous.
There are dozens of fan sites dedicated to Tony and his Buffy character,
which the actor finds both flattering and amusing.
But success meant five years of being in LA while his family were based in
Britain. He ran up a massive phone bill, flew home when he could and
somehow made it work.
"I found out that anything less than six days off in a row meant going back
to the family was like an intrusion to them and worse than not going back
at all," he says. "There were a few times when I wondered whether it was
getting too difficult but the kids always said no, because the show is 'way
too cool'."
And, of course, being American TV, they showered you in cash, I suggest.
"The money really didn't mean anything," he insists. "What was great was
when the show came over to England and it became cool here, too.
"Daisy and Emily were also part of the set, which was like a huge family.
Every summer holiday they'd visit. And Sarah Michelle and Alyson were like
big sisters to them. It was wonderful.
"But the family thing and being away was extremely painful."
NOW based full-time in Britain again, Tony is enjoying family life and is
thrilled that both his girls are considering acting careers.
So far, Daisy has appeared in two BBC kids' dramas and Emily has won awards
at drama festivals.
It obviously runs in the family. Tony's mother, Helen Shingler, was a 1950s
British movie starlet, while his father, Seafield Head, made documentaries.
Tony still shudders at the memory of being coached for auditions by his
mother. "It's hard to do these things in front of a parent and so I try to
remember that with my girls," he says.
"Actually, both Daisy and Emily are really good. Eventually, I'd love them
to go to drama school."
When he's not making up for lost time with his daughters, Tony has been
juggling an increasingly hectic work schedule.
He starred in two series of the sex comedy Manchild, playing an impotent
lothario and has a recurring role on the comedy Little Britain that has
given him yet more fans.
And then he was brought in to provide some old-fashioned caddishness to the
Beeb's Monarch series.
"My character, Chester, is a playboy, who's there to stir things up between
Clive Owen's character, Paul, and Simone Lahbib's character, Isobel.
"It's a fun role because Chester is so confident and just goes steaming in
to get what he wants. It's great to be up here," he adds. "The cast are
great and the location is beautiful..."
But this recently converted homebody has one reservation. "It's a long way
from home to get back for a day, should you suddenly have the time off.
These days, I'm really sensitive about working away from home for long
periods.
"But so far, I'm really enjoying it."
Monarch Of The Glen, Sundays, 8pm, BBC1.
Jolan Tru
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 Jolan Tru
Che bell'articolo :))))
Hytok, hai mica trovato da qualche parte un indirizzo per mandare posta 
cartacea ad Anthony Stewart Head? :)
Eugeal (che vota per candidare Hytok al premio "Enciclopedi Ufficiale 
del NG)
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del NG
ROTFL! Per quel che so, rispondo, questa cosa proprio non la so, ma hai
provato a guardare sul suo sito e sul sito non ufficiale?
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 hai provato a guardare sul suo sito e sul sito non ufficiale?
Ho fatto di meglio, ho chiesto proprio al sito ufficiale e mi hanno dato 
l'indirizzo del suo agente pero' non mi possono garantire una risposta 
perche' al momento non hanno un indirizzo specifico per le mail dei fan.  
Provero' a scrivere li' :)
Mi dai l'url del sito non ufficiale? :)
Eugeal
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Mi dai l'url del sito non ufficiale? :)
http://www.head2headweb.co.uk/
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