Ardal O'Hanlon
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| Ardal O'Hanlon | |
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| Born | 8 October 1965 Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland |
| Occupation | Comedic actor, stand-up comedian |
| Official site | Official site |
Ardal O'Hanlon (born 8 October 1965) is an Irish comedian and actor, best known for his roles in television sitcoms as Father Dougal McGuire in Father Ted and George Sunday in My Hero.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
O'Hanlon was born in 1965 at Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland, the son of Rory O'Hanlon, a well-known Irish politician and doctor, and has five siblings.
O'Hanlon was schooled in Blackrock College in Dublin and graduated, in 1987, from the National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin (now Dublin City University) with a Degree in Communications Studies.
[edit] Career
O'Hanlon first found fame as a stand-up comedian, winning the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year competition in 1994. For a period he was the presenter of The Stand Up Show.
He was spotted by Graham Linehan, who was to cast him in Father Ted. In 1995, he appeared (as Father Dougal) in a Channel 4 ident ("Hello, you're watching.... television"), and during Comic Relief on BBC1. This was followed by the more serious Big Bad World and the award winning short comedy film Flying Saucer Rock'n'Roll.
He was in an episode of the UK version of "Whose Line is it Anyway?"
In 2000, O'Hanlon starred in the comedy series My Hero, in which he played a superhero who was naive to Earth and juggled his world-saving duties with the crises of suburban living. He stayed in the role until early 2005 and was replaced by James Dreyfus for series 6 in 2006.
He also provided the voice of the lead character in two Christmas television cartoon specials of Robbie the Reindeer. He appeared in the 2005 BBC One sitcom Blessed, written by Ben Elton; at the 2005 British Comedy Awards, it was publicly slated by Jonathan Ross, albeit in jest. Towards the end of 2005, he played an eccentric Scottish character, Coconut Tam, in the family-based film, The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby.
He later appeared in the Doctor Who episode "Gridlock", broadcast on April 14 2007, in which he played a feline alien named Thomas Kincaid Brannigan.[1]
He was also the host of So You Want To Be Taoiseach? on RTE One. It was a political show in which he gave advice to follow if you wanted to be Taoiseach.
Beyond the world of television, O'Hanlon is an accomplished writer, and has written a novel, The Talk of the Town (known in the United States as Knick Knack Paddy Whack), which was published in 1998. The novel is about a teenage boy called Patrick Scully and his friends in strange jobs and aspirations.
[edit] Personal life
He is a fan of Leeds United A.F.C.
[edit] References
- ^ Masters, Tim (2007-03-22). Fans mad for Doctor's new companion. BBC News. Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
[edit] External links
- Ardal O'Hanlon's official website
- Ardal O'Hanlon at the Internet Movie Database
- Ardal O'Hanlon on comedycv.co.uk
- Ardal O'Hanlon in Melbourne at The Australian Ireland Fund charity event
- Doogle Search
Father Ted | |
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| Main characters: | Father Ted Crilly | Father Dougal McGuire | Father Jack Hackett | Mrs. Doyle |
| Supporting characters: | Bishop Brennan | Father Noel Furlong | Father Larry Duff | Minor characters |
| Episodes : | Series 1: Good Luck, Father Ted | Entertaining Father Stone | The Passion of St Tibulus | Competition Time | And God Created Woman | Grant unto Him Eternal Rest Series 2: Hell | Think Fast, Father Ted | Tentacles of Doom | The Old Grey Whistle Theft | Song for Europe | The Plague | Rock-a-Hula Ted | Cigarettes and Alcohol and Rollerblading | New Jack City | Flight into Terror Christmas special: A Christmassy Ted Series 3: Are You Right There, Father Ted? | Chirpy Burpy Cheap Sheep | Speed 3 | The Mainland | Escape from Victory | Kicking Bishop Brennan up the Arse | Night of the Nearly Dead | Going to America |
| Other & Related Pages | Craggy Island | Rugged Island | "My Lovely Horse" | Feck | Ted Fest |
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