John Barrowman

Barrowman is the subject of the biography. He was a multidimensional singer, actor, dancer, and television personality. He was born in 1967 in Scotland to a large family, and he caught the acting bug early on by acting and singing before his family at parties. At the age of nine, Barrowman's family moved to Illinois in the United States. Subjected to bullying by children for his accent, Barrowman learned to speak with both American and Scottish accents, an asset for his later performing career.

After being discovered by a choir director for his voice, Barrowman joined the choir and later took part in numerous plays at his high school. He pursued drama in college, and on a vacation to Scotland, he attended a casting call for the lead in Cole Porter's Anything Goes, which was being revived on London's West End. Barrowman got the part and his professional...