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Richard Shelton (actor)
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Richard Shelton is a British film, TV and theatre actor and singer, who performed in ITV's Emmerdale.[1] He portrayed Frank Sinatra in Rat Pack Confidential in London's West End,[2] and performed in the movies House of Lies and in My Week with Marilyn. In 2016, he starred in a free Sinatra show in the basement of a pub in Edinburgh, called Sinatra and Me.[3]
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Shelton's professional acting debut was playing Edmund Sweetenham in the UK tour of the Agatha Christie classic play “A Murder is Announced” produced by Bill Kenwright.[4]
In 2002, Shelton’s portrayal of Frank Sinatra in Rat Pack Confidential based on the book by Sean Levy and adapted for stage by Paul Sirett the Nottingham Playhouse earned a ‘Best Actor in a Leading Role’ nomination by the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards.[5][6] Shelton wrote and starred in Sinatra and Me for 2 consecutive seasons at the Edinburgh Festival to critical acclaim.[7][8]
In 2018 and 2019, Shelton wrote and starred in ‘Sinatra: RAW’ at the Edinburgh Festival.[9] His performance earned a nomination for best male performance in a musical at The Offies 2020.[10]
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