Oliver Hardy in north Georgia in the 1905 fall semester when he was 13. He had little interest in formal education, although he acquired an early interest in music and theater. He joined a theatrical group and later ran away from a boarding school near Atlanta to sing with the group. His mother recognized his talent for singing and sent him to Atlanta to study music and voice with singing teacher Adolf Dahm-Petersen. He skipped some of his lessons to sing in the Alcazar Theater for $3.50 a week. Hardy began styling himself "Oliver Norvell Hardy", adding the first name "Oliver" as
Oliver Lee (actor) Lee played Aiden Scotcher on BBC's "Waterloo Road", alongside his fiance Linzey Cocker, who played Jess Fisher and in the BBC's "Wateroo Road" series they are boyfriend and girlfriend on-screen until 6 July 2011. Oliver Lee won the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards for Best Newcomer for his portrayal of the character Jamie in the Octagon Theatre Bolton / Pilot Theatre production of Jonathan Harvey's "Beautiful Thing". Oliver had a child with Linzey Cocker, who is his on screen girlfriend in "Waterloo Road". Oliver Lee (actor) Oliver Lee (born 14 February 1986) is a British actor first known for his