Keith Duffy
Irish singer, actor, and autism awareness campaigner.
Keith Duffy is an Irish singer, actor, and television presenter.[1] He is best known as a member of the boyband Boyzone and for playing Ciaran McCarthy on Coronation Street.[1]
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Keith Peter Thomas Francis John Duffy
- Born
- 1 October 1974
- Birthplace
- Donaghmede, Dublin, Ireland
- Occupation
- Singer
- actor
- drummer
- television presenter
- Spouse
- Lisa Smith (1998)
- Children
- 2
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
For his education, Duffy first went to Belgrove National School, then attended both Ardscoil Rís and Plunket's for secondary schooling.[2] From age 7 until he turned 18, Duffy participated in hurling and Gaelic football, and for three years he was a member of the Dublin under-16 hurling team.[2] Duffy spent one year studying architecture at college but then left without completing the course.[3] Duffy became an original Boyzone member, taking a supporting role while Ronan Keating and Stephen Gately performed most of the lead vocals.[4]
In 2001, Duffy participated in the debut season of the UK's Celebrity Big Brother, where he placed third.[5] On 24 June 1998, Duffy wed Lisa Smith in Las Vegas, with Ronan Keating serving as the best man.[6]
What the cited sources add
An entertainmentdaily.com article states that Duffy played Ciaran McCarthy on Coronation Street from 2002 to 2005 and returned from 2010 to 2011.[1] That same source notes Duffy also played Declan Brady in Hollyoaks from 2011 until 2012.[1]
References
- Tamzin Meyer, "Coronation Street - Who did Keith Duffy Play?", entertainmentdaily.com, 22 Mar 2023. facts only, no text reused. entertainmentdaily.com
- Wikipedia, "Keith Duffy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "In my life - Keith Duffy, singer, actor and presenter of TV3's The Box", Irish Times, 3 October 2006; "In my life - Keith Duffy, singer, actor and presenter of TV3's The Box", Irish Times, 3 October 2006 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Keith Duffy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Keith Duffy Experience", Keithduffyexperience.co.uk; "In my life - Keith Duffy, singer, actor and presenter of TV3's The Box", Irish Times, 3 October 2006 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Keith Duffy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "In my life - Keith Duffy, singer, actor and presenter of TV3's The Box", Irish Times, 3 October 2006 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Keith Duffy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "KEITH 'N' SHANE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company", Officialcharts.com; "Series 1, Episode 1"; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Keith Duffy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Chip off the old block: Keith Duffy's son Jay lands Abbey Theatre Debut", Evoke.ie, 22 February 2015; "Happy Birthday to the most wonderful human being on the planet' Keith Duffy to daughter Mia", Evoke.ie, 11 March 2015; "RCSI – Homepage", Rcsi.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Keith Duffy (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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