STEPHEN DE MARTIN
Stephen has enjoyed an extensive and varied career. Originally from Sydney, he studied voice, drama and dance and performed in various amateur dramatic shows. He started work professionally in the Sydney club circuit and achieved success with his brother and sister in a cabaret act. Together they performed extensively throughout Australasia and went on to become one of Australia's top line variety acts. Since arriving in the UK in the summer of 96', Stephen has had an energetic career. He has performed in several pantomimes and revues around the country, notably understudy to Mr Eric Sykes. He has appeared as a featured vocalist in the European tour of `Best of Broadway' and the German version of `Hair'. He recently appeared in `Can't Stop The Music' and 'Sammy Cahn' show for Broadway Bound Theatre Company on the QEII. Stephen is enjoying the success with 4 Poofs and a Piano on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross and looks forward to the continued success of the group.
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DAVID ROPER
David began his career performing in bands all over Europe before becoming a musician and musical director in the theatre. His first professional theatre job was in a production of The Wizard of Oz at the Connaught  Theatre in Worthing with Buster Merryfield. He then went on to work extensively in the theatre in Northampton and Derby and at the Young Vic in London. Whilst at the Young Vic he worked on many productions with the very successful Youth Theatre and went on to compose for the highly acclaimed Snow Queen in the main house.

At the age of twenty four he was MD for the European Premiere of `Seesaw' with Helen Shapiro. Since then David has worked extensively in the theatre and on TV as well as a short stint playing for the dolphins at Brighton. He spent two years as MD for `Fame' the Musical both on tour and at the Victoria Palace in London. He has also worked as MD on numerous pantomimes with the likes of Marti Caine, Bonnie Langford, Sue Pollard Joe Pasquale, Lionel Blair and Derek Griffiths. David’s  TV  musical direction credits include `We've Got Your Number' `The National Lottery' programme with Brian Conley, `Sing It Your Way' with Ian Wright and Denise Van Outen for Carlton, `Dating Hell' with Rowland Rivron for Sky One, 'Lorraine Live' with Lorraine Kelly, `Singled Out' for MTV and Richard Bacon's `Rent Free' (BBC), Brian Conley's `Judgment Day' for ITV.

Most recently he conducted The Sound Of Musicals for BBC One with Ruthy Henshall, John Barrowman, Sir Willard White, Mica Paris, Aled Jones and a star studded additional line up. His Piano Accorion skills can be heard on Oz And James’ Big Wine Adventure on BBC Two. In the world of commercials he recently produced and performed a series of acclaimed radio ads for Ocado both solo and with the other Poofs. He was the original ‘Ocado Man’ as well as being the Piano Poof.

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IAN PARKIN
Ian is no stranger to the stage. After completing studies at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama, he joined the Black and White Minstrels for two seasons in the UK and Malta. He also appeared in the sell-out National tours of `Joseph' and `Jesus Christ Superstar'. In the West End he has appeared with the late Noele Gordon in `Call me Madame'; Lulu and George Cole in `Peter Pan' and as Caleb in `Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'. As a cabaret artist Ian has sung in various venues from Bury St Edmunds to Nashville Tennessee. He appeared in the films 'Gunbus'; 'Anxiety' and `The Nutcracker' with Joan Collins. On television Ian has worked with Erik Sykes, Kelly Monteith, Graham Norton and Michael Barrymore. He was involved in two Childrens' Royal Variety Shows and in 1985 appeared before HM Queen Elizabeth at the Royal Variety Show in Drury Lane.
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