Dermot Morgan
Dermot Morgan as Father Ted
Birth name	Dermot Morgan
Born	March 3, 1952(1952-03-03) Dublin, Ireland
Died	February 28, 1998 (aged 45) St Margarets, Twickenham, United Kingdom

Dermot Morgan (3 March 1952 – 28 February 1998) was an Irish schoolteacher-turned-comedian and actor, who achieved international renown as Father Ted Crilly in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted. Publicity shot of Dermot Morgan promoting which I have had on disk for some time. ... is the 62nd day of the year (63rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... is the 62nd day of the year (63rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Dermot Morgan as Father Ted Father Ted Crilly is the central character in the British Channel 4 situation comedy series Father Ted played by the late Dermot Morgan. ... This article is about the British television station. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Father Ted was a popular 1990s television situation comedy set around the lives of three priests on the extremely remote (and completely fictional) Craggy Island off the west coast of Ireland. ...

Father Trendy and The Live Mike

Born in Dublin and educated at Oatlands College, Stillorgan and University College Dublin, Morgan first came to prominence as part of the team of the highly successful RTÉ television show The Live Mike, presented by Mike Murphy. Between 1979 and 1984 Morgan, previously a full-time teacher at the elite private school St. Michael's College, Ailesbury Road, played a range of comic characters, who would appear between segments, including Father Trendy, an unctuous trying-to-be-cool Roman Catholic priest given to drawing ludicrous parallels with non-religious life in two minute 'chats' to camera. He also played (among other characters) an intolerant GAA bigot, who would wave his hurling stick around aggressively while verbally attacking his pet hates. Morgan's success, which made him an instant hit with viewers, led him to quit teaching and become a full-time comedian. University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin - more commonly University College Dublin (UCD) - is Irelands largest university, with over 20,000 students. ... Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ; Irish for Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national publicly-funded broadcaster of Ireland. ... The Live Mike was a television variety show which was broadcast in Ireland by Radio Telefís Éireann from 1979 to 1984. ... For other people see Michael Murphy Mike Murphy (born October 20, 1941) was an Irish television and radio broadcaster with the national station, Radio Telefís Éireann. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... This article is about the year. ... Saint Michaels College is a private liberal arts college located in Colchester, Vermont. ... Ailesbury Road, Dublin 4, Ireland, is a tree_lined avenue linking Sydney Parade Station on Sydney Parade Avenue and the Church of the Sacred Heart, Donnybrook. ... For other uses, see GAA (disambiguation). ... Sliotar(Ball) and Hurley A hurley (Irish: camán) is a wooden stick approx one metre (three feet) long with a flattened, curved end, used to hit a sliotar (leather ball) in the Irish sport of hurling. ...

Kenny Live

His relationship with RTÉ, however, became difficult, as the station tried without success to find some way of making use of what it saw as Morgan's incredible but undisciplined talent; a number of attempts in the form of 'pilot' shows never aired. (They allegedly lacked enough humour to air; he claimed that they feared the humour might offend some people^{[citation needed]}.) Morgan saw RTÉ as a conservative organisation unable to cope with avant garde humour^{[citation needed]}. Morgan returned to the screen in the late 1980s playing his past roles and new ones - initially on Kenny Live, a new Saturday chat show presented by Pat Kenny which launched to fill the gap in the schedules left by the moving of the famed Late Late Show to a new Friday slot. However, the show axed its comedy slot when it changed its format in response to negative public responses to the show's structure. Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ; Irish for Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national publicly-funded broadcaster of Ireland. ... Kenny Live was a very popular television chat show which was broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ One between 1988 and 1999. ... Pat Kenny Third and current presenter of the long-running Late Late Show on RTÉ Pat Kenny (born January 29, 1948) is the presenter of Irelands The Late Late Show, the worlds longest running chat show[1], which is broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann. ... For the American late-night talk show presented by Tom Snyder, Craig Kilborn and Craig Ferguson, see The Late Late Show (CBS). ...

Mr. Eastwood

Morgan moved into a new area when he released a comedy single in 1986 called Thank you very very much, Mr. Eastwood, a take on the fawning praise of his manager given after bouts by internationally successful Irish boxer Barry McGuigan, which 'featured' lines by McGuigan, Ronald Reagan, Bob Geldof, and Pope John Paul II, all performed by Morgan, in which they too thanked "Mr. Eastwood" repeatedly. Finbar Patrick Barry McGuigan MBE (born February 28, 1961 in Clones, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland), nicknamed The Clones Cyclone, is a former professional boxer who became a world Featherweight champion. ... “Reagan” redirects here. ... Robert Frederick Xenon Geldof, (or Zenon, sources differ)KBE[1], known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951) [2], is an Irish singer, songwriter, actor and political activist. ... Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: , Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan PaweÅ‚ II) born   []; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) reigned as the 264th Pope of...

Scrap Saturday Breaks The Mould

Morgan's biggest Irish broadcasting success occurred in the late 1980s in the Saturday morning radio comedy show, Scrap Saturday, in which Morgan, co-scriptwriter Gerard Stembridge, and Pauline McLynn mocked Ireland's political, business and media establishment. In particular the relationship between then Taoiseach (prime minister), the ever-controversial Charles Haughey and his press secretary, P. J. Mara became legendary, with Haughey's dismissive attitude towards the latter and Mara's adoring and grovelling attitude towards the "Boss . . . the greatest Leader, Man of Destiny, Statesman, Titan, a Colossus", becoming a broadcasting legend and winning critical praise. Scrap Saturday was a satirical radio sketch show created by Dermot Morgan, who was also the main performer on the show, and Gerry Stembridge which ran on RTÉ Radio 1 on Saturday mornings from 1989 until 1991. ... Pauline McLynn (born 10th July 1962) is an Irish actress best known for playing Mrs Doyle in the TV series Father Ted and in adverts for the Inland Revenue. ... In economics, a business is a legally-recognized organizational entity existing within an economically free country designed to sell goods and/or services to consumers, usually in an effort to generate profit. ... The Taoiseach (IPA: or ) — plural: Taoisigh ( or ), also referred to as An Taoiseach[1], is the head of government of Ireland or prime minister. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Morgan pilloried Haughey's propensity for claiming a family connection to almost every part of Ireland he visited through the mocking use of a famous drinks advertisement for an Irish beer called Harp, which had played on the image of someone returning home and seeking friends, especially "Sally O'Brien, and the way she might look at you". In the Morgan skit version, Haughey's visits to somewhere in the world, from Dublin to Dubai and elsewhere, would invariably cue after a few seconds the traditional music of the real advertisement, at which Haughey would begin "did I tell you, PJ, about my cousins in . . . " And he would begin discussing "my cousin François Haughey" (France), "Helmut Haughey" (Germany), "Yassar Haughey" (Palestine), "Yitzak Haughey" (Israel) or wherever, to the increasingly despairing Mara, who would groan "Ah now Jaysus, Boss. Come on now, Ah Jaysus (sigh)!"

The Haughey/Mara "double act" became the star turn in a series that mocked all sides, from Haughey and his advisors to opposition Fine Gael TD Michael Noonan as a Limerick disk jockey called "Morning Noon'an Night" and a host of other characters. When RTÉ axed the show in the early 1990s a national outcry ensued. Morgan lashed the decision, calling it "a shameless act of broadcasting cowardice and political subservience". An RTÉ spokesman famously said "The show is not being axed, it's just not being continued!" Fine Gael (IPA: , though often anglicised to ) (approximate English translation: Family or Tribe of the Irish) and officially, Fine Gael - The United Ireland Party, is the second largest political party in the Republic of Ireland, presently forming the largest opposition party in the Dail (Irish Parliament), and claims a membership... Michael Noonan (Irish: ; born 21 May 1943) is an Irish politician and was Leader of the Opposition and Leader of Fine Gael from February 2001 to June 2002. ... This article is about the city in Ireland. ...

Father Ted

Although a celebrity in Ireland, Morgan's "big break" came, although late in life, in the shape of the title-role in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted, which ran for three seasons from 1995. Writers Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan developed the series from a character featured in the former's stand-up comedy act. The writers apparently specified Morgan as their first and only choice for the casting of the Father Ted character. This article is about the British television station. ... Father Ted was a popular 1990s television situation comedy set around the lives of three priests on the extremely remote (and completely fictional) Craggy Island off the west coast of Ireland. ... Arthur Mathews (born 1959 in County Meath, Ireland) is a comedy writer who, often with writing partner Graham Linehan, has either written - or contributed to - a number of popular television comedies. ... Graham Linehan (born 1968) is an Irish television writer and director who, often in partnership with Arthur Mathews, has written or co-written a number of popular television comedies. ...

Father Ted centred on three disparate characters. Father Ted Crilly was a financially dubious character living a frustrated life trapped on the island and played by Morgan. Famed Irish TV comedy actor Frank Kelly played the retired Father Jack Hackett, a foul-mouthed alcoholic, while dim-witted Father Dougal McGuire was played by new Irish comedian Ardal O'Hanlon. In addition to the three priests was their housekeeper, Mrs Doyle, played by Pauline McLynn, with whom Morgan had worked on Scrap Saturday. Dermot Morgan as Father Ted Father Ted Crilly is the central character in the British Channel 4 situation comedy series Father Ted played by the late Dermot Morgan. ... Frank Kelly (b. ... Frank Kelly as Father Jack, with his short lived pet brick Father Jack Hackett is a fictional character in the Channel 4 television series Father Ted. ... Ardal OHanlon as Father Dougal Father Dougal McGuire is a character in the comedy series Father Ted, played by the actor Ardal OHanlon. ... Ardal OHanlon (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. ... Mrs. ... Pauline McLynn (born 10th July 1962) is an Irish actress best known for playing Mrs Doyle in the TV series Father Ted and in adverts for the Inland Revenue. ...

BAFTA award

Father Ted's comic depiction of Irish Catholicism earned it wide popularity and critical acclaim. In 1996 the show won a BAFTA award for Best Comedy, while Morgan won a BAFTA for Best Actor, and McLynn the Best Actress award. Apart from the main characters, many other successful side characters featured, most famously the camp hyperactive Father Noel Furlong, played by Irish comedian and British talk show host Graham Norton. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... BAFTA Award The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... Father Noel Furlong is a recurring character in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Sudden death and legacy

After the recording of the third series had been completed, Morgan intended to work on a new comedy series, based around two retired football players living in a small flat together. However, 24 hours after finishing the recording of the last episode of Father Ted, while hosting a dinner party at his home, Morgan collapsed and died of a heart attack. He was 45. Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Father Ted was a popular 1990s television situation comedy set around the lives of three priests on the extremely remote (and completely fictional) Craggy Island off the west coast of Ireland. ... Acute myocardial infarction (AMI or MI), more commonly known as a heart attack, is a disease state that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted. ...

Chair erected in memory of Dermot Morgan in Merrion Square, Dublin.

Frank Kelly said of his acting colleague "Dermot's mind was mercurial. I think he was a kind of comedic meteor. He burned himself out." The irony of Morgan's death, at a time when after twenty years of struggle, he had finally achieved financial and artistic freedom, was not lost on his family and friends and commented on by his colleagues in the media. Ironically, for a station that has such a tempestuous relationship with him, repeats of Morgan's Father Ted on TV and Scrap Saturday on radio are now almost continually shown on RTÉ. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1536 × 2048 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1536 × 2048 pixel, file size: 1. ... Frank Kelly (b. ...

Morgan is generally perceived to have been Ireland's finest satirist in the last decades of the twentieth century ^{[citation needed]}. He gave to RTÉ a particular blend of successful satire, through Father Ted and Scrap Saturday. Tragically for Morgan, as RTÉ itself admitted, the station he worked with was ill suited to his comedic talent and failed to make full use of it^{[citation needed]}. It was in a British-made TV show about Irish Catholic priests that Morgan finally achieved international acclaim and the sort of steady income and support he had sought from RTÉ. Unfortunately, however, his sudden death denied him the chance to show the full repertoire of his comedic and satirical skills, leaving him remembered internationally for just one, fondly remembered sitcom, Father Ted.

Morgan was survived by his girlfriend, his first wife, and his three sons. His Requiem Mass in St. Therese's Church in his native Mount Merrion, South Dublin, was attended by among others, the President of Ireland Mary McAleese and her predecessor, Mary Robinson and by the leaders of Ireland's church and state, many of whom had been the victims (often to their own amusement, sometimes to their anger) of Morgan's humour in Scrap Saturday. The Requiem (from the Latin requiés, rest) or Requiem Mass (informally, the funeral Mass), also known formally (in Latin) as the Missa pro defunctis or Missa defunctorum, is a liturgical service of the Roman Catholic Church as well as the Anglican/ Episcopalian High Church and certain Lutheran Churches in... -1... Mary Patricia McAleese (Irish: [1]; born 27 June 1951) is the eighth, and current, President of Ireland. ... For the poet, see Mary Robinson (poet). ...

Dermot Morgan was cremated in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin and buried in Deansgrange Cemetery. Glasnevin Cemetery The round tower (centre) stands over the tomb of Daniel OConnell Glasnevin gravestones Glasnevin Cemetery, also known as Prospect Cemetery, is the main Catholic cemetery in Dublin, the capital of Ireland. ... Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ...

In 1999 his three sons produced a book about Morgan, entitled Our Father, making reference to his association through Father Ted and Father Trendy with Catholicism. (ISBN 1-874597-96-0). This article is about the year. ... Father Ted was a popular 1990s television situation comedy set around the lives of three priests on the extremely remote (and completely fictional) Craggy Island off the west coast of Ireland. ...

External links

• Dermot Morgan at the Internet Movie Database
• Dermot Morgan & Father Ted Tribute
• Dermot Morgan Memorial at Find A Grave