Brendan O'Carroll

Comedian

Brendan O'Carroll was born in Finglas, Ireland on September 15th, 1955 and is the Comedian. At the age of 69, Brendan O'Carroll biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, TV shows, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Mrs Brown, Mammy, Agnes
Date of Birth
September 15, 1955
Nationality
Ireland
Place of Birth
Finglas, Ireland
Age
69 years old
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
Profession
Actor, Comedian, Novelist, Stage Actor, Television Actor, Writer
Brendan O'Carroll Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 69 years old, Brendan O'Carroll has this physical status:

Height
160cm
Weight
Not Available
Hair Color
Not Available
Eye Color
Not Available
Build
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Measurements
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Brendan O'Carroll Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Not Available
Hobbies
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Education
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Brendan O'Carroll Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Doreen Dowdall ​ ​(m. 1977; div. 1999)​[citation needed], Jennifer Gibney ​(m. 2005)​
Children
4, including Fiona and Danny
Dating / Affair
Not Available
Parents
Gerard O'Carroll (father), Maureen McHugh (mother)
Siblings
Eilish O'Carroll
Brendan O'Carroll Career

Having become well known as a comedy guest on The Late Late Show, O'Carroll released four stand-up videos, titled How's your Raspberry Ripple, How's your Jolly Roger, How's your Snowballs and How's your Wibbly Wobbly Wonder.

O'Carroll wrote the screenplay to Sparrow's Trap, a boxing movie. The film, which had Stephen Rea cast in the lead role, ran into financing difficulties midway through the shoot when the distributor withdrew and it was abandoned. Incurring debts of over €1 million, O'Carroll became bankrupt and the film has never been produced.

O'Carroll presented a quiz show, called Hot Milk and Pepper, on RTÉ One, with long-term collaborator Gerry Browne.

In 1992, O'Carroll performed a short radio play titled Mrs. Brown's Boys and shortly afterwards he wrote four books titled The Mammy, The Granny, The Chisellers and The Scrapper. In 1999, a movie named Agnes Browne, starring Anjelica Huston, was released, based on his book "The Mammy". O'Carroll also co-wrote the screenplay. He then decided to put together his own family theatre company, Mrs. Browne's Boys, and dressed up as a woman to play his part, as the actress he had originally hired didn't show up.

From 1999 to 2009, he wrote and performed in five plays. Since 2011, the stage shows have been re-toured across the UK. In 2011, his plays were adapted into a television sitcom (with the name "Browne" shortened to "Brown"). So far, from 2011, 28 episodes have aired, across three series, several Christmas-special episodes and a one-off live episode that aired in 2016 on RTÉ One and BBC One. Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie was released on 27 June 2014, and was a significant success in the UK, staying at number one in the box office for two consecutive weeks. However, the film had negative reviews; one saying it was not just unfunny but "close to anti-funny". O'Carroll's wife, his sister Eilish, his son Danny, and his daughter Fiona all appear or have appeared on episodes of Mrs. Brown's Boys.

It was announced in January 2015 that the BBC wanted O'Carroll to do "other stuff", due to the fact that Mrs Brown's Boys had become so successful. He revealed plans to adapt his first ever written play, patser grey into a television sitcom.

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Revealed: Black member of Mrs Brown's Boys production team quit show over Brendan O'Carroll's N-word 'joke'

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 17, 2024
A black member of the Mrs Brown's Boys production team quit the show over Brendan O'Carroll's 'implied' N-word 'joke', it has been revealed. The BBC1 comedy show has become embroiled in a racism row over the attempted gag, with O'Carroll given a final warning by the corporation, but allowed to remain in the role. During a reading of the script, while in character as Agnes Brown, the comedian is said to have said: 'I don't call a spade a spade, I call a spade a…' He then started to utter the N-word before he was interrupted by a co-star. The incident is said to have happened in front of actors and production staff during rehearsals for the show's Christmas specials.

Trevor McDonald blasts Mrs Brown's Boys N-word 'joke' 'crude, offensive and insulting' - but says Brendan O'Carroll's show should not be cancelled

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 16, 2024
Sir Trevor McDonald has said the attempted joke at the centre of the Mrs Brown's Boys racism controversy was 'crude', 'offensive' and 'insulting'.  The TV presenter, who was ITN's first black reporter, called on the BBC to have 'harsh words' with the show's star Brendan O'Carroll over the remarks. O'Carroll, who writes and stars in the hit comedy series, allegedly 'implied' the N-word during rehearsals for the show's Christmas specials. During a reading of the script while in character as Agnes Brown, O'Carroll is said to have said: 'I don't call a spade a spade, I call a spade a…' He then started to utter the N-word before he was interrupted by a co-star. The incident is said to have taken place in front of co-stars and production staff.

Mrs Brown's Boys star Brendan O'Carroll's racist joke is revealed after show halted for BBC probe

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 16, 2024
The show has become embroiled in a racism row after O'Carroll alluded to the highly offensive slur in front of shocked co-stars and production staff. Reports that O'Carroll made a 'racial joke' first surfaced in the Daily Mirror. The new revelation raises questions about the BBC's initial handling of the incident. In initial statements about the incident, neither the BBC nor O'Carroll acknowledged the severity of the offensive slur.