{{Short description|British singer, songwriter, and musician (born 1948)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Multiple issues|{{BLP one source|date = August 2019}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2009}} {{Notability|Biography|date=March 2024}}}}
{{Infobox person |name = Rod Burton |image = File:Comicrelief rjf.jpg |image_size = |caption = Freddy Marks (left), Jane Tucker (centre), and Rod Burton (right) |alt = |birth_name = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|9|10|df=yes}} |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |nationality = |occupation = Actor, singer, entertainer |spouse = {{marriage|Jane Tucker|1976|1979|reason=divorced}} |website = }}
'''Rod Burton''' (born 10 September 1948) is a British singer, songwriter, actor, musician and entertainer. He is best known for being part of the trio Rod, Jane and Freddy along with their appearances on the children's TV series ''Rainbow'' and their own series ''Rod, Jane and Freddy'' between 1980 and 1991.
==Career== He spent several years busking in the south of France and playing in pubs and bars until an audition with his then wife Jane Tucker got him a job on children's TV show ''Rainbow''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/jane-freddy-rainbows-rod-jane-8081128|title=Jane and Freddy from Rainbow marry 30 years after love triangle|last=Merriman|first=Rebecca|date=2016-05-30|website=mirror|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref>
Towards the end of 1980, the trio were approached by ITV to do their own show. Plans went through, and ''The Rod, Jane and Freddy Show'' aired its first episode on 15 January 1981. Rod, Jane and Freddy appeared in both their own show and ''Rainbow'' until 1989, when they left ''Rainbow'' to focus solely on ''The Rod, Jane and Freddy Show''.
In 1990, Burton toured with Jane and Freddy in their stage shows all across the country until 1996. In 1996, he won a Gold Badge Award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors.{{Citation needed|date=January 2017}}
== Personal life == Burton studied graphic design at the London College of Printing and started his career illustrating books. He left this field to pursue music. Burton married co-star Jane Tucker in 1976. In 1979, after three years of marriage, Burton divorced Tucker.<ref name=":0" />
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|1290155}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061126201326/http://www.btinternet.com/~acbarrett/rjfbio.htm Rod, Jane and Freddy biography] *[http://www.rodjanefreddysongs.com/ Rod, Jane and Freddy songs] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080612153325/http://www.fremantlearchivesales.com/footage_details.aspx?ID=24148&FremantleSource=2 Official Episode List] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061113134429/http://www.btinternet.com/~acbarrett/rjf.htm Rod, Jane and Freddy Mini Website]
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