Best known for his stand-up comedy and hosting shows like Mock the Week and The Panel, Dara Ó Briain has quite the interesting background.
The 50-year-old was born in Bray, County Wicklow, in Ireland. He was adopted at a young age and studied at UCD, where he was both the auditor of the Literary and Historical Society (the university's oldest debating society) and the co-founder and co-editor of The University Observer college newspaper.
In 1994, he won the Irish Times National Debating Championship and The Irish Times/Gael Linn National Irish language debating championship; he is a fluent Irish speaker, and speaks to his father only in that language. As well as his Irish skills, He played both Gaelic football and hurling for Bray Emmets and hurling for the Wicklow County minor team. Did we mention he also writes?
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The talented comedian is no stranger to television but who is his wife and which TV shows has he presented? Here’s everything you need to know.
Who is Dara Ó Briain's wife?
Ó Briain married Susan, a surgeon, in 2006. They live in West London with their three children, one daughter (born 2008) and two sons (born 2011 and 2015).
He was best man at his best friend Ed Byrne's wedding in 2008 after Byrne had previously been Ó Briain's best man.
What TV shows has he presented?
Dara Ó Briain is best known for presenting Mock the Week, Blockbusters, Robot Wars, Stargazing Live, Dara and Ed’s Great Big Adventure and Dara Ó Briain’s Go 8Bit.
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