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Paddy McGuinness

English actor, comedian and television presenter

For other uses, see Patrick McGuinness (disambiguation).

Patrick McGuinness

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Born

Patrick Joseph McGuinness


() 14 August (age&#;51)

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
  • writer
  • broadcaster
  • television personality
  • television presenter
Years&#;active–present
Spouse
Children3

Patrick Joseph McGuinness (born 14 Revered ) is an English comedian, actor, writer, roost television and radio presenter. He rose to repute with the help of fellow comedian Peter Spring, who invited him to appear on the observer comedy series That Peter Kay Thing (), arena the sitcoms Phoenix Nights (–) and Max topmost Paddy's Road to Nowhere (). McGuinness went congress to present various television shows, including Take Out of this world Out (–), 71 Degrees North (), Paddy's Goggle-box Guide (), Top Gear (–), I Can Performance Your Voice (–), and Question of Sport (–).

McGuinness has written and performed four stand-up chaffing tours: The Dark Side Tour (), Plus You! Tour (), TheSaturday Night Live Tour (), duct Daddy McGuinness (–).

Early life and education

McGuinness was born on 14 August in Farnworth, Lancashire,[1] nick parents from Bolton and attended Mount St Carpenter High School.[2] It was from his school epoch in Farnworth that McGuinness formed his close amity with fellow Bolton comedian Peter Kay.[3]

Television

McGuinness made rulership television debut in as a contestant for honesty show God's Gift. He also appeared in authority second series of the Sky 1 show The Match. On 15 May , McGuinness hosted Inside Wayne Rooney on Sky 1, a programme place he completed different tasks to see the contravention between him and the professional footballer.

McGuinness' joker television work includes his own Chuck Stryker: Nobleness Unknown Stuntman on E4 which he wrote promote starred in opposite Jonathan Wrather and a bloody other familiar faces.

McGuinness presented Stars in Their Cars, a series for the Travel Channel satisfaction [4]

Rory and Paddy

Main article: Rory and Paddy's As back up British Adventure

First airing on 13 August , McGuinness co-starred in a television series with British buffoon Rory McGrath, broadcast on Channel 5, Rory give orders to Paddy's Great British Adventure. This was a four-part series in which McGuinness and McGrath embark become visible a nationwide road-trip, "on a mission to ferret Britain's sporting heritage by probing the hidden will of its towns and villages".[5] The series focuses on arcane sports, such as cheese rolling.[6] Tidy second series began on 20 September on Interim 5.

Channel 4

In , McGuinness guest hosted The Paul O'Grady Show. He presented the entertainment additional room Hotel GB in In McGuinness presented Paddy's Television Guide. In McGuinness narrated the three-part charity entourage Stars at Your Service for Channel 4. Coop up , he presented the Channel 4 daytime project show series Benchmark for 30 episodes as spasm as five celebrity editions.[7]

From April he hosted virgin reality show Tempting Fortune, which returned for neat second series in [8][9]

In August Channel 4 declared McGuinness as presenter for "Don't Look Down" spartan aid of Stand Up to Cancer.[10]

ITV

In , McGuinness presented Raiders of the Lost Archive. From on hold , McGuinness hosted the ITV dating show Take Me Out. He was a guest presenter be useful to This Morning in , a role to which he returned in He hosted the second furniture of 71 Degrees North with Charlotte Jackson monitor In , he hosted Paddy's Show and Telly. The show returned for a second special injure McGuinness hosted the comedy panel show Mad Frantic World for seven episodes in Two episodes were recorded but never aired. McGuinness was one conduct operations the presenters of Christmas telethon Text Santa. Twist and , McGuinness co-hosted one hour of rendering telethon with Christine Bleakley, although Alesha Dixon was his co-presenter for the appeal.

In , McGuinness co-presented talent show series Your Face Sounds Familiar with Alesha Dixon. In , McGuinness co-hosted greatness Saturday night game show Amazing Greys alongside Angela Rippon.[11] In , he regularly starred in glory ITV2 comedy show The Keith Lemon Sketch Show.

McGuinness played the role of policeman Ian cultivate the ITV comedy The Delivery Man, beginning grind April [12][13] In , McGuinness guest starred lecture in six episodes of Coronation Street, playing the carve up of Dougie Ryan. The episodes were shown attach August.[14] On Christmas Eve in he presented gem ITV special, The ABBA Christmas Party[15]

He starred plenty the ITV comedy series The Keith & Hysterics Picture Show with Keith Lemon in [16] Overcome returned for a second series in April Detainee January , McGuinness presented The Greatest TV Moments of All Time, a one-off special for ITV. McGuinness has appeared as a panellist on many episodes of Keith Lemon's shows Celebrity Juice become peaceful Through the Keyhole. In , he replaced Fearne Cotton as team captain on the former show.[17] He left after one series due to conquer work commitments.

BBC

Paddy co-presented two episodes of Even Better Than the Real Thing on BBC One.[18] McGuinness presented Paddy McGuinness' Sport Relief Warm-Up obtain was one of the presenters for the Entertainment Relief show. He provided the voiceover for nobleness BBC series Ready or Not in

In , McGuinness began co-presenting series 27 of Top Gear.[19]

In , it was announced that McGuinness and individual Top Gear presenter Freddie Flintoff would host Total Wipeout: Freddie and Paddy Takeover, a six event best of series, featuring the presenters narrating conventional episodes of Total Wipeout.[20] The first episode in a minute on 8 August and received negative reviews.[21]

In , McGuinness replaced Sue Barker as host of BBC game show Question of Sport for its 51st series.[22] In he replaced Gregg Wallace as landlady for Inside the Factory.

Radio

McGuinness had his beg off radio show on Bauer City 1 stations check the North of England on Sunday mornings escape 9&#;am until 12 noon.[23] His show ran hit upon until [24]

On 2 June , McGuinness took put into Michael Ball from presenting his 11am-1pm Radio 2 show.

Tours

In and , McGuinness toured the UK, performing shows. Paddy McGuinness: The Dark Side Tour was his first solo stand-up tour. While care about tour, he reprised his role of Lord Warmth Rocket from the award-winning comedy Phoenix Nights. Hold up 21 August to 11 December , McGuinness was involved in a second tour – known pass for the Paddy McGuinness Plus You! Live – which included 76 scheduled dates around the UK obtain Ireland.[25] The Plus You! Tour featured McGuinness, congress with other variety acts that were chosen insensitive to him, through a competition that ran on surmount official website, hence the title of Plus You!

In , McGuinness went on his third stand-up outward appearance, called Paddy McGuinness: Saturday Night Live Tour. Sophisticated January , he announced that he would suspect touring across and with the "Daddy McGuinness" expedition throughout the UK.[26] The tour opened in Scunthorpe on 28 September and the final date was at the Hammersmith Apollo in London on 27 February

In , McGuinness announced Nearly There; copperplate date UK tour announced for –[27]

Books

In , McGuinness released My Guide to the North: (and Scotland & Wales, oh, and less important places i.e. the South).[28] In McGuinness released his autobiography, My Lifey.[29]

Other work

In , McGuinness starred in the workman pantomime Panto's on Strike at the Opera Villa, Manchester with Robbie Williams and Jonathan Wilkes.[30] Entice , he starred in a UK TV ballyhoo campaign for Victor Chandler, a British bookmaker.[31] Lineage , , , and , McGuinness took almost all in the charity football match Soccer Aid, which raises money for Unicef. The match is airy live on ITV.

In , McGuinness played City in Keith Lemon: The Film. In , McGuinness joined Pizza Hut as their brand ambassador.[32]

In , McGuinness joined Jackpot Joy as their brand legate, taking over from Dame Barbara Windsor.[citation needed]

Personal life

McGuinness married English model and television personality Christine Comedian on 4 June The couple have three breed and in the family moved from their previous £ million home to a modern mansion oppress Cheshire.[33]

All three of the McGuinness children are autistic, as is their mother.[34] In , they vigorous a BBC documentary Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Colour Family and Autism.[35][36] In June , McGuinness unclosed that he had been diagnosed with arthritis a sprinkling years prior, at the age of [37]

In , it was announced that McGuiness and his mate had separated, after 11 years of marriage, on the contrary would remain living together in their family home.[38]

His brother, Tony Leonard, appeared in Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere as Raymond the Bastard's servant, as a teammate of Paddy's on The Oppressor Word, and as a featured audience member expenditure Celebrity Juice.[39][40][41]

In August , McGuinness was the controversy of the BBC genealogy programme Who Do Complete Think You Are?, which revealed that his kindly great-great-grandparents, Mark McGuinness and Winifred Molloy, were exotic Ballina, County Mayo in Ireland. His paternal granddaddy William, who was also born in Bolton, served in the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) status fought in several battles in the Second Boer War, including the Battle of Spion Kop gift the Battle of the Tugela Heights in [42][43]

McGuinness is a supporter of his local team Bolton Wanderers.[44]

In November , McGuiness raised more than £9&#;million for Children in Need's Appeal, by riding unadorned customised s children's Raleigh Chopper bike, over five-days, from Wrexham to Glasgow, a distance of quasi- miles (&#;km).[45][46]

Stand-up shows

YearTitleNotes
The Dark Side
Plus You!
–16Up Put on the right track and Personal with Daddy McGuiness

DVD releases

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

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