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About|the singer and actor|the bass guitar player|Keith Duffy (bassist)BLP sources|date=February 2010Infobox musical artist| name = Keith Duffy| image = Keith Duffy.jpg| caption = KeithDuffy at the 2011 British Soap Awards| landscape = yes| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Keith Peter Thomas Francis John Duffy| birth_date = Birth date and age|1974|10|1|df=y| birth_place = Dublin , Republic of Ireland|Ireland | death_date =| death_place =| occupation = Musician, singer-songwriter, actor, dancer, drummer, television presenter| genre = Pop music|Pop | years_active = 1993–presentKeith Peter Thomas Francis John Duffy (born 1 October 1974) is an Irish people|Irish singer-songwriter, actor, drummer, dancer and television presenter. He began his career as part of Boyzone in the 1990s. In the 2000s, he achieved critical acclaim for his acting roles, particularly in soap opera s such as Coronation Street and Fair City . He has presented The Box (Irish TV series)|The Box and '' You're a Star .
Duffy has been an autism awareness campaigner since his daughter was diagnosed with the condition as a child. He is often seen on television trying to make lots of money so that he can give it to autism charities. He is six foot three inches (1.85 metre) tall. He made £400,000 from the Boyzone Brother Tour in 2011.
Early life
Duffy was born and raised as a Catholic Church|Catholic in Dublin .cite news|url= http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/latest/2010/01/26/duffy-haunted-by-stephen-s-death-115875-21996274/|title=Duffy haunted by Stephen's death|publisher= Daily Mirror |date=January 26, 2010|accessdate=September 9, 2010|first=|last= A native of Dublin, Ireland.
Career
Duffy very much played a backing role in Boyzone His profile was raised as a result of his appearance on Celebrity Big Brother 2001 (UK)|the first series of the UK's Celebrity Big Brother (UK)|Celebrity Big Brother in 2001, finishing third out of six. He branched out from Boyzone to more serious acting, most notably on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as the character Ciaran McCarthy . In March 2010, Duffy reportedly announced that he would not be renewing his contract with the ITV soap.
He went on to play the part of Ringo in the Irish soap opera Fair City , and starred in a television advertisement for condom s, and as presenter of The Box (Irish TV series)|The Box on Irish television channel TV3 (Ireland)|TV3 , as well as Irish comedy '' Mrs. Brown's Boys|Mrs Brown . Duffy served as a judge on the Raidió Teilifís Éireann|RTÉ talent contest You're a Star ''. He presented the You're a Star (series 5)|fifth series of the show.cite news|url= http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007/0109/youreastar.html|title=Keith Duffy looking forward to You're A Star|date=9 January 2007|accessdate=14 May 2009|work=RTÉ
Duffy played the title role in The Wizard of Oz (adaptations)|The Wizard of Oz , staged at the Weymouth Pavilion in Weymouth, Dorset . Duffy is reportedly working on solo material, with a rumoured collaboration with singer Rihanna .citation needed|date=November 2011 He finished the London Marathon at a time of 3hrs 52 minutes on 26 April 2009. On 2 May 2009, Duffy and his wife won UK gameshow All Star Mr. and Mrs . The £10,000 prize money went to an autism charity.
Duffy landed his first major feature-film role in 2010 when he was cast in Irish horror film Loftus Hall . He reportedly had to bow out of the production due a prior contract stipulation which committing him to a 2010 Coronation Street return, which would have interfered with the film's schedule.cite web|author=Horoscopes |url= http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/film-cinema/duffy-pulls-out-of-horror-movie-role-2033700.html |title=Duffy pulls out of horror movie role - Film & Cinema, Entertainment |publisher=Herald.ie |date= |accessdate=2012-01-20cite web|last=Turek |first=Ryan |url= http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php? id=13848 |title=Samantha Mumba Spooked in Loftus Hall |publisher=Shock Till You Drop |date=2010-01-27 |accessdate=2012-01-20 Subsequently, he returned to the soap in February 2010, reprising his role as lovable Irish rogue Ciaran McCarthy.
On 2 and 3 April 2010, Duffy appeared in ITV's one off game show The Door .cite web|url= http://www.itv.com/entertainment/thedoor/ |title=The Door - ITV Entertainment |publisher=Itv.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-20 He won the show and his prize was £25,000 for a charity of his choice - http://www.treehouse.org.uk/ Treehouse (a UK-based charity for autism education). In June 2010, he continued his good work with Autism, launching a mobile phone recycling campaign in Ireland. http://www.insideireland.ie/index.cfm/section/news/ext/iaafundraising001/category/896 KeithDuffy launches autism fundraising campaign He appeared on All Star Family Fortunes on 11 September 2010 raising money for TreeHouse, an Autism charity.cite web|last=Charpentieron |first=Nia |url= http://www.talkaboutautism.org.uk/discussion-forums/general-discussion/events/5895 |title=Keith Duffy on All Star Family Fortunes this Saturday raising money for TreeHouse& #33; |publisher=TalkaboutAutism.org.uk |date=2010-09-13 |accessdate=2012-01-20
Duffy returned to Boyzone after he left the British soap Coronation Street in January 2011. He returned to Coronation Street at the end of the year. His last appearance as Ciaran was on 25 November 2011.cite web|last=Daniels|first=Colin|title='Coronation Street's KeithDuffy for dramatic exit|url= http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s3/coronation-street/news/a342190/coronation-streets-keith-duffy-for-dramatic-exit.html|work= Digital Spy |publisher= Hearst Magazines |accessdate=6 November 2011
Filmography
TV
Year
Show
Role
Notes
2000
FBi
Himself
Presenter
2001
The Bombmaker
DS Power
2002–2005, 2010-2011
Coronation Street
Ciaran McCarthy
Series regularNominated for British Soap Award 2010 & 2011 Sexiest Male, being voted for as one of the top 4 both times.
Duffy married Lisa Smith in June 1998 in Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas . They have two children, Jay Duffy|Jay (born 22 April 1996) and Mia (born 11 March 2000). After Mia was diagnosed with autism , Duffy has become involved in raising awareness of the condition.
References
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External links
http://www.keithduffyexperience.co.uk/ KeithDuffy Experience - The place to be for Keith news!
IMDB name|0240568
http://www.boyzone-central.co.uk/ Boyzone-Central - Website Updated daily with all the latest news. Run by the fans for the fans
BoyzoneThe DoorTV3hostsYou're a StarCBBUKHMS Use dmy dates|date=August 2010 Persondata | NAME = Duffy, Keith | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 1 October 1974 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Dublin , Republic of Ireland|Ireland | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Duffy, Keith Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:Boyzone members Category:Celebrity Big Brother UK contestants Category:Fair City Category:Irish game show hosts Category:Irish male singers Category:Irish pop singers Category:Irish soap opera actors Category:People from Dublin (city) Category:TV3 (Ireland) presenters Category:RTÉ television presenters Category:You're a Star hosts Category:You're a Star judges
