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Feb 17, 2022 · John Reid was one of the historical figures depicted in the 2018 hit film Bohemian Rhapsody, and he's making a return in Rocketman. Aidan Gillen played John Reid in the Freddie Mercury biopic, and he also appeared as a character in the Elton John movie Rocketman, played by Bodyguard 's Richard Madden. But who is John Reid and what is he famous for?
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Nov 4, 2021 · In Rocketman, Reid is not depicted favorably at all, whereas in Bohemian Rhapsody, he is shown to (mostly) be a good manager and a decent person. Both movies are directed by Dexter Fletcher, who took over the helm of Bohemian Rhapsody after Brian Singer left.
- Reid Says He 'Wasn't Enthusiastic' When John Asked Him to Be His Manager
- Reid and John Were Each Other's 'First Great' Loves
- After Their Relationship Ended, Reid Continued to Be John's Manager
- John Says That Reid 'Betrayed' Him Financially and Sued His Former Manager
- Reid and John No Longer Speak
Born September 9, 1949, Reid grew up in the Scottish town of Paisley which borders Glasgow to the east. The son of a welder and a shop worker, he reportedly attended Stow College in Glasgow for a short time before striking out for London in 1967. At age 18 Reid entered the music business as a promoter for EMI. By age 19 he was managing the Tamla Mo...
“[Elton] was my first great love and I was his,” Reid said, according to the Scottish Daily Mail. Their first sexual encounter is portrayed in Rocketman, with John saying at the U.K. premiereof the film that when he and Reid “tear their clothes off in the movie, that was how it happened. It was in San Francisco.” John also revealed he was “a virgin...
Reid would remain in John’s life – and as his business manager – until 1998. Over the decades the two became wealthy due to John’s recording and touring successes. Both men spent big on sports cars, yachts, jewelry, and property, with Reid reportedly owning multiple homes at one point. Reid managed Queen from 1975 to 1978, as well as other acts inc...
Professionally, their relationship ended in 1998, the same year John’s auditors discovered a reported £20 million gap in his accounts. Two years later they would be facing each other in court, this time on opposing sides with John suing accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Andrew Haydon, director of John Reid Enterprises, claiming negligence ...
Reid continued in the music business until reportedly retiring in 1999, a year after divesting himself of an art collection allegedly worth £2 million. He was a judge on the Australian version of The X Factorin 2005 and has since lived a quiet life out of the public eye. “I’m fond of Elton and proud of the work we did together,” Reid is reported to...
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Jun 17, 2019 · How John Reid Is Portrayed In Bohemian Rhapsody. Portrayed by fellow Game of Thrones alum Aiden Gillen, Bohemian Rhapsody’s John Reid is a gentler figure than shown in Rocketman....
In popular culture. Reid was portrayed by Aidan Gillen in the 2018 Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, and by Richard Madden in the 2019 Elton John biopic Rocketman. [15] .
On 26 September 2017, it was announced that Aidan Gillen had been cast as John Reid, Queen's second manager, from 1975 to 1978, who took over from Norman Sheffield of Trident Studios; while Tom Hollander was set to play Jim Beach, Queen's third manager, who took over from John Reid in 1978.
How did Aidan Gillen portray John Reid, the manager of Queen, in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody? Watch this exclusive interview with the actor and learn more about his role, his preparation and his ...
