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5th child of Robert & Elsie Stewart.

His brothers and sisters are Mary, Peggy, Don & Bob.

He has 6 children: Kimberly Stewart (b. 21 August 1979); Sean Stewart (b. 1 September 1980) born to Alana Stewart (ex-wife of actor George Hamilton; Ruby Stewart (b. 17 June 1987), born to Kelly Emberg, his girlfriend at the time; Renee Stewart (b. 1 June 1992), Liam McAlister (b. 4 September 1994), born to ex-wife Rachel Hunter, a model, and Alistair Wallace Stewart (b. 27 November 2005), born to fiancée Penny Lancaster.

Was a former professional soccer player with Brentford Football Club, before becoming a musician.

Rod donated all his profits from the song "Da Ya Think Im Sexy?" to UNICEF.

His daughter, Kimberly Stewart, designs shoes.

Lead singer for 70s rock group The Faces.

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

Gave friend Elton John the nickname "Sharon".

Covered Elton John's hit song "Your Song".

Although he was born in England, he has Scottish blood and prefers to be considered a Scotsman.

In 1998 he bought the Victorian mansion Stargroves in Hampshire, which had previously belonged to Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones.

Voted the sexiest male spectacles wearer in a 2004 poll by Specsavers opticians.

Proposed to girlfriend Penny Lancaster at the top of the Eiffel Tower, France, on March 9, 2005. She had a baby boy, Alistair, at St. John and St. Elizabeth Hospital at 2:24 AM on November 27, 2005. They married according to their plan on board his yacht "Lady Anne MaGee" in the Portofino harbor, Italy, after his divorce from Rachel Hunter was finalized.

Underwent successful surgery for thyroid cancer in July 2000, and announced he was completely recovered in January 2001.

In an early stage of The Kinks, before future front man Ray Davies was willing to be the lead singer, they recruited Stewart (who grew up in the same neighborhood as the Davies brothers) as a singer. After a couple weeks of trying to be a band, Stewart and the future The Kinks found that they didn't get along that well, with their musical tastes being too different, and parted ways.

Received a star (#2093) on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. [October 11, 2005]

First artist to record the Burt Bacharach/Carole Bayer Sager song "That's What Friends Are For" (for the movie Night Shift (1982)), four years before it became a number one hit for Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder.

Was the original lead singer of the Jeff Beck Group. However, when the band was scheduled to appear at Woodstock he quit on the eve of the show due to the fact that his best friend Ron Wood, who was playing bass at the time, was kicked out.

Supporter of Glasgow Celtic Football Club.

Winner of the 1993 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution.

He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2007 Queen's New Years Honors List for his services to music.

Once worked as a gravedigger.

Inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame for his outstanding contribution to British music and integral part of British music culture. [14 November 2006]

Ranked #94 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.

Ranked #71 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll.

Lives in Los Angeles.

Had relationships with Dee Harrington (1971-1975), 'Kelly Emberg' (1983-1990), Bebe Buell, and Britt Ekland.

Personal Quotes

Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and just give her a house.

On looking young: "The secret is to moisturise the face. I've been doing that since I was 17 years old."

On Brigitte Bardot: "She's the only woman I've ever had a sexual fantasy about. and she's everything a woman should be. She's blonde and beautiful, she's got the most incredible legs--etcetera, etcetera. And she's French as well."

On his former wife, Rachel Hunter, shortly after their break-up: "She was the first woman who left me".

It's a marvellous occasion. We're the only country in the world to honour the common man. (On being awarded the CBE)

Elvis was the king. No doubt about it. People like myself, Mick Jagger and all the others only followed in his footsteps.

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