Keith Duffy (born Keith Peter Thomas Francis John Duffy in Dublin on October 1, 1974) is a member of the boy band Boyzone. He has since branched out into acting, most notably on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as the character "Ciaran McCarthy". Recently Duffy appeared as the great wizard of Oz, staged at the Pavilion Theatre in Weymouth, Dorset. He is married to Lisa Smith, and they have two children, Jordan and Mia. Mia suffers from autism, which has lead Duffy to become involved in raising awareness of the condition. October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... A boy band (American English) or boyband (British English) is a style of pop group featuring between three and six young male singers who are usually also dancers. ... Boyzone on the cover of the song Words (1996) Boyzone is an Irish boy band (pop group) of the 1990s, comprising: Keith Duffy (born 1 October 1974) Mikey Graham (15 August 1972) Ronan Keating (3 March 1977) Shane Lynch (3 July 1976) Stephen Gately (17 March 1976) They formed on... Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. In England and Wales the channel was recently rebranded ITV1 by ITV plc who own the regional broadcasting licences for the regions. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... Coronation Street is Britains longest-running television soap opera, and the UKs consistently highest-rated show. ... Autism is classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder that manifests itself in markedly abnormal social interaction, communication ability, patterns of interests, and patterns of behavior. ...

Keith played bass on Moya Brennan's album Whisper To The Wild Water. Máire Ní Bhraonáin, better known as Máire Brennan (born August 4, 1952, Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland), is a Celtic folk singer, best known for her work with the band Clannad. ... Whisper to the Wild Water is a music album by Irish musician Máire Brennan. ...

Keith also took part in the first series of Celebrity Big Brother. He finished 3rd out of 6. Celebrity Big Brother is a British TV reality show shown on Channel 4 in which a number of celebrity contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize being donated to the winners nominated charity...