Sid Sneaker

Sidney Farrell, (17th November, 1966-24th January, 2018) better known as his stage name Sid Sneaker, was a British-Australian musician and voice actor. He was born and lived for most of his life in Manchester, England and was part of the underground music scene in the mid and late 1980s. In the 1990s, he reduced his contribution in the music industry and began voicing character in children's television series.

Biography
Sidney Farrell was born in Manchester, England on 17th November, 1966 to a English father and Australian mother. He had a difficult time fitting in and was expelled from two different schools when he was a teenager. As a young adult, he became addicted to and began trading drugs, including heroin. After an incident where the police caught him selling LSD, Farrell decided it was time to turn his life around, and got into making music in order to keep himself away from drugs and other illegal behaviour.

Personal life and health
Farrell had no biological children, but acted as a step-father figure to his girlfriend's two children. After his older stepson became a dad in 2015, Farrell revealed that he was very happy for somebody to be calling him "Grandpa".

Farrell suffered from an unhealthy lifestyle in later years of his life. Though he admitted he was "always a bit overweight", he also revealed that both his troubling past and his rise in popularity led to him overeating. In 1998, he revealed that he, on average, drank three litres of fizzy drinks and had two takeaways every day.

By the age of 29, Farrell was declared morbidly obese and had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Despite doing some exercise and eating less and more healthy food on his doctor's suggestion, he eventually lost motivation and went back to his old unhealthy habit. According to his close friends, the heavier Farrell got, the lazier he got.

Death
In the morning of 24th January, 2018, Farrell collapsed whilst visiting his youngest stepson and was swiftly rushed to hospital. Later that day, he died from a heart attack. He was surrounded by his girlfriend and younger stepson at the time of his death. He was 51 years old.

At the time of his death, Farrell weighed 480 pounds, a slightly lower number compared to the 500 pounds he weighed at his heaviest. Many of his friends, family and associated collaborators paid tributes to Farrell on social media.

Ashley Maverick revealed that the characters he played as in The New Adventures of The Sweet Treets and Magma Eye would either be retired or become restricted to silent cameos. The 2019 film Beijing was dedicated to Farrell.

Studio albums

 * Magic Mushrooms (1987)
 * Travellin' at the Speed of Sound (1989)
 * Groovy Tunes (1990)
 * Mad Raves (1992)
 * The Sweet Sound of Music (2003)

Compilation albums

 * The Best of Sid Sneaker (1998)