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Dermot went to University College Dublin, where he studied English and Philosopy. In 1974 he took up a teaching post, but left 2 years later to persue the comedy career that he had started at university. In 1979 his first introduction to TV came with an appearance on "Live Mike" on RTE television as Fr. Trendy, a catholic priest who was religiously hip. He became a regular for the next 4 years. His career took a slump in the mid-eighties, when his humour didn't fit in with the views of RTE who controlled the media in Ireland at the time. In 1988 he set up his own production company, Cue Productions and began work on a radio show called "Scrap Saturday". This show lampooned Irish politicians, and allowed him to use his wonderful talent for mimicry. In 1991, at the height of it's success the show was cancelled by RTE. He remained angry about the cancellation of the show for many years. He returned to doing stand up comedy. In 1995 he started his most popular show, "Father Ted" which won him several awards. He had just completed the third series of "Father Ted" when he died.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1952-03-31
- event Death Date 1998-02-28
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 0.4
- info Birth Place Dublin, Ireland
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Dermot Morgan
5
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007-05-10
6.3
The First Snow of Winter
1998-12-25
0
Dermot Morgan Live
1994-09-02
5.7
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016-09-12
5.6
Taffin
1988-02-26
8
Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted
2011-01-01
7.5
Shooting Stars
1993-12-27
8.2
Father Ted
1995-04-21
6
Comic Relief
1988-02-05