Ford Kiernan
Kiernan (right) in Still Game
Born	1962 Dennistoun, Glasgow
Notable roles	Jack Jarvis in Still Game

Ford Kiernan (born 1962) is a Scottish comedian. Along with his comedy partner, Greg Hemphill he is best known in the United Kingdom for his appearances in Still Game and Chewin' The Fat. Image File history File links Jckvctr. ... Still Game is a Scottish sitcom, a spin-off from the sketch show series Chewin the Fat. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Dennistoun is a large district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... The following is a list of regular and semi-recurring characters from the BBC Scotland sitcom Still Game. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... This article is about the Scottish as an ethnic group. ... Greg Hemphill is a comedian, TV and radio presenter from Glasgow, Scotland. ... Still Game is a Scottish sitcom, a spin-off from the sketch show series Chewin the Fat. ... Chewin the Fat is a Scottish comedy sketch show, starring Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill and Karen Dunbar. ...

Personal life

Born in Dennistoun, Glasgow, Kiernan was educated at Alexandra Parade Primary School and Whitehill Secondary School. He then went on to train as a tailor and work as a barman at Glasgow University. In 1995, he married his current wife Lesley and they have two children together. Dennistoun is a large district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... A tailor is a person whose occupation is to sew menswear style jackets and the skirts or trousers that go with them. ... The University of Glasgow was founded in 1451, in Glasgow, Scotland. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Career

Kiernan has appeared both on television and on stage. His play "Don't Start Me" won an award at the 1995 Edinburgh Fringe. He has also broadcast frequently on BBC Radio Four and BBC Radio Scotland. However, it is the sketch show Chewin' The Fat that he is best known for due to his ability to play a number of characters. At first the show was only shown in Scotland but the third and fourth series, the BBC decided to show it nationwide. Likewise, spin-off Still Game started in Scotland but branched out to a wider audience. The latter's fifth series broadcast on BBC Two in June 2006. Kiernan has also had several bit-part roles in films. In 1996, he starred alongside fellow Scot Robert Carlyle in Carla's Song and in 2002, he also played the role of Black Joke Chief in Martin Scorsese film Gangs of New York. Interior of the 1928 B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A street performer on the Royal Mile, with volunteer (2004). ... BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... BBC Radio Scotland is the BBCs national radio network for Scotland, broadcasting since 1976 on 92-95 FM and 810 medium wave. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Chewin the Fat is a Scottish comedy sketch show, starring Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill and Karen Dunbar. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of £4 billion. ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... Still Game is a Scottish sitcom, a spin-off from the sketch show series Chewin the Fat. ... BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC and Europes first television channel to broadcast regularly in colour (from 1967), envisaged as a home for less mainstream and more ambitious programming. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... A bit part is a supporting acting role with at least one line of dialogue. ... Film may refer to: photographic film a motion picture in academics, the study of motion pictures as an art form a thin skin or membrane, or any covering or coating, whether transparent or opaque a thin layer of liquid, either on a solid or liquid surface or free-standing Film... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... This article is about the Scottish as an ethnic group. ... Robert Carlyle, OBE (born April 14, 1961) is a Scottish movie actor. ... Carlas Song (1996) is a British movie directed by Ken Loach with screenplay by Paul Laverty. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Martin Luciano Scorsese (born November 17, 1942) is an iconic American film director. ... Gangs of New York is a 2002 film set in the middle 19th century in the Five Points district of New York City. ...

In 2007, Kiernan will star in the movie adaptation of Irvine Welsh's best-selling novel Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance. Along with Still Game co-star Paul Riley, Kiernan wrote and starred in Dear Green Place, a BBC One sitcom featuring park wardens. The one-off special is now being created into a full-fledged series. ^[1] 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Directed by Rob Heydon Based on the story The Undefeated from Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance by Irvine Welsh, a sly, subtle romance between a young woman dissatisfied with the confines of her suburban life and an aging clubgoer. ... Irvine Welsh, reading one of his new short stories at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Irvine Welsh (born Leith, Edinburgh, September 27, 1958) is a Scottish novelist. ... Paul Riley is a Scottish actor, best known for his roles in the Scottish comedy series Still Game and Chewin the Fat. ... BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the primary channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ...

Controversy

In November 2005, Kiernan outraged onlookers when he proclaimed to guests in a Glasgow hotel that he had pre-marital relations with newsreader Sarah Heaney. According to the Sunday Mail, Kiernan was drunk and "seemed unconcerned by who heard the claims". Hours earlier, he had swore in front of an audience of the BAFTA Scotland ceremony, using several foul words. Kiernan later issued an apology stating that "[he was] really, really sorry" and he admitted that "[he'd] had a few drinks". ^[2] Sarah Heaney flatly denied any affair with Kiernan: "Not now, not ever". 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Sarah Heaney Sarah Heaney was one of the main newsreaders on Scottish TVs news programme for Central Scotland, Scotland Today. ... The Sunday Mail is a Scottish tabloid newspaper published every Sunday. ...

External links

• Ford Kiernan at the Internet Movie Database
• Gazetter for Scotland biography

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