Torquil Campbell (born 1972) is the lead singer and songwriter for the Montreal-based indie rock band Stars. He also records and performs with Broken Social Scene. In addition to singing, he also plays the melodica and trumpet. He is also a member of the band Memphis, and is working on a solo project under the alias Dead Child Star.
The son of actors Douglas Campbell and Moira Wylie , Torquil Campbell was born in Sheffield, England and came to Ca...
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Torquil Campbell (born 1972) is the lead singer and songwriter for the Montreal-based indie rock band Stars. He also records and performs with Broken Social Scene. In addition to singing, he also plays the melodica and trumpet. He is also a member of the band Memphis, and is working on a solo project under the alias Dead Child Star.
The son of actors Douglas Campbell and Moira Wylie , Torquil Campbell was born in Sheffield, England and came to Canada in childhood with his family.
He attended and graduated from Jarvis Collegiate Institute in Toronto.
Being the son of two Shakespearean actors, he has also worked as an actor all his life, appearing on stage throughout North America, playing roles as diverse as Gary, the teenage prostitute in the original New York production of the controversial play Shopping and Fucking starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, and the title role in Shakespeare's Henry V. He has directed theatre, including a production of Romeo and Juliet for The Hamptons...
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