Noddy Holder - Career Since Slade

Career Since Slade

Since his departure from Slade in 1991, Noddy has appeared on hundreds of TV shows, most notably the ITV comedy/drama series The Grimleys (1996–2001) as classical music teacher Neville Holder, which ran until 2001. For the series, Holder recorded acoustic versions of the Slade songs "Coz I Luv You", "Cum On Feel the Noize", "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" and "Everyday".

He had his own radio shows on Piccadilly 1152 and Key 103 in Manchester, which were syndicated around the country in the 1990s, then on Century and Capital Radio syndication from 2000 to 2004.

Holder also presented 31 episodes of Noddy's Electric Ladyland, a surreal television quiz show. He was a team captain in BBC1's music series A Question of Pop and was immortalised as a puppet character Banger on the TV show Bob the Builder.

In 1999 Holder's autobiography, Who's Crazee Now?, was published by Ebury. Updated in paperback in 2001 it is still available online.

Noddy was awarded the MBE in 2000 honours list for his services to showbusiness. In his 50th year the singer was the subject of the This Is Your Life TV show.

On 8 December 2000, Holder made a cameo appearance on the live episode of Granada Television's Coronation Street, as a character called Stan, saving the cobbles from being replaced on the street. This helped mark the 40th anniversary of the soap.

Holder's voice is famously used in the lift announcements at the Walsall New Art Gallery.

In November 2004, Noddy made a guest appearance in Peter Kay's Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere - where he played a garage mechanic called Mick Bustin.

Also for the past 20 years Holder has voiced, sung and appeared in many adverts for TV, film and radio worldwide.

In 2006, Holder made a guest appearance in a music video for the Misty's Big Adventure single, "Fashion Parade". Holder also occasionally appeared on the BBC show Grumpy Old Men. Holder is a regular TV critic and reviewer for The Radcliffe and Maconie Show on BBC Radio 2, and the three often talk about rock star gossip from all eras. Radcliffe often refers to Holder as 'Sir Nodward of Holdershire'.

Holder was the third celebrity to be inducted onto the Birmingham Walk of Stars. 27,000 people turned out to his induction ceremony, which took place on 9 December 2007 at Birmingham's 2007 Canal Boat Light Parade.

For Christmas 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011 Noddy has recorded a TV show countdown of hit Christmas tunes.

He is the Nobby's Nuts mascot.

Holder also made an appearance on a Xmas edition of BBC's humorous news quiz show, Have I Got News for You as a member of Paul Merton's team.

In January 2010 Holder and his wife appeared on All Star Mr. and Mrs. on ITV where they won the £30,000 jackpot for charity.

In 2011 Noddy as King Of The Sizzle has fronted British Sausage Week, touring the country to find the Best British Bangers.