Mark Woodward is a Welsh music producer and manager best known as the lookalike son of Tom Jones, a successful singer of Welsh descent. His father gained wide acclaim with top chatting songs like It’s Not Unusual and Green Green Grass of Home.
Even though his popularity remains as Tom Jones’ son, he has thrived by working behind the scenes to make his father’s career of many decades remain in the spotlight since he became Jones’ manager in 1986. While this may seem like so much to know about him, stay on this page to learn more.
Mark Woodward was Born when His Parents were Only 17 Years Old
67-year-old Mark was born on April 11, 1957, in Cardiff, Wales to Tom Jones and his lifelong wife, Melinda Trenchard. Like many celebrity children, Mark grew up right in front of many fans and admirers of his father’s career.His parents discovered his pregnancy when they were 16 years old and were 17 when Melinda was put to bed. Apparently, they chose to get married and have their son in a single home. Thusly, the pair walked down the aisle on March 2, 1957, a month before Mark’s arrival.
He grew up in the US after his father moved to the US to avoid high British tax rates.
He Became his Father’s Manager after Gordon Mills’ Death
As mentioned earlier, Tom Jones is a legendary singer and by extension, he has had people such as managers and publicist work behind the scene to make things go smoothly. This is a position that Mark has filled for over three decades now.
Let’s take a few slow steps to understand how this came to be. Apparently, Tom Jones used to be managed by Gordon Mills who also doubled as a songwriter. Mills is said to have coined the Tom Jones stage name and managed his career till 1986 when he died of stomach cancer. Following this, a vacuum was left but who better to fill it than Mark? This new task fit in properly with him as Mark had followed his father on tour since when he was 16 years old.
Since assuming that position, Mark has delved into various aspects of his father’s career such as production and lighting in some of his father’s works. Per IMDB, his first credited work was as a lighting consultant in the 1980 production of the 1992 TV special, Tom Jones Live in Las Vegas. Subsequently, he served as the executive producer of This is Tom Jones in 1992. While speaking tenderly about his son, Jones described Mark as the one who knows him better than anyone else.
Mark Woodward’s Marital Life
Mark is married to a woman named Donna Woodward. She is an American publicist and together with Mark, she co-manages Tom Jones. Regarding how they met, we may not be wrong to assume it was during his father’s long stay in the US. As mentioned earlier Jones moved to the US with his wife and young son in the 1960s and remained there till after Melinda’s death.
Moving forward, the pair whose exact marriage year is not known have managed to live a quiet family life away from the media lights. Thankfully, this helped them have a long-lasting marriage like that of Mark’s parents who were married for close to 6 decades.
Howbeit, Tom Jones had many dalliances with other women and is said to have slept with about 250 women in a year, Mark has not indicated such traits. Unsurprisingly, this has saved him from lots of scandals including having love children like his father who welcomed a child, Jonathan Berkery from an extramarital affair.
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Is Mark Woodward a Father?
Mark and his wife welcomed two children, Alex and Emma during their marriage. By implication, his children have made Jones a grandfather. While many will expect Mark’s children to follow a career in entertainment, this is not the case.
Alex made waves in 2006 when he represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games as a full-bore rifle shooter. Though he did not follow in his grandfather’s footsteps, Jones had an influence over Alex’s rifle shooting ability.
According to Alex, his grandfather is probably the first person to show him how to shoot a gun. Unsurprisingly, this helped him in later life when he represented Wales in 2006 and at other events. Away from this, Alex has experience working at a company promoting concerts worldwide. Ever since he made an appearance at the 2006 commonwealth games, not much has been heard about his sports career.
Aside from Mark’s oldest child, not much is known about Emma as she manages to stay away from public attention.
