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| Born | November 3, 1971 Navan, County Meath, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish  |
| Years active | 1992 – present |
| Spouse | Elaine Moran |
| Notable works and roles | Just For Laughs Bernard Black in Black Books (also writer of; 2000–2004) David in Shaun of the Dead (2004) Monster/Monster 2 (2002 and 2004)) Gordon in Run Fat Boy Run (2007) |
| Youngest winner of Perrier Comedy Award (1996) | |
| BAFTA Awards | |
| Situation Comedy Award 2005 Black Books (writer) Situation Comedy Award 2001 Black Books (writer) |
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Dylan Moran (born November 3, 1971) is a BAFTA and Perrier Award-winning Irish comedian, actor and writer. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Navan (ˈnævən) is the largest town and County town or administrative capital of County Meath, Ireland. County Meath (Contae na Mí is a county in Ireland, often informally called The Royal County Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Just for Laughs (in French Juste pour rire) is a Comedy festival held each July in Bernard Ludwig Black is a fictional Bookseller and the main character in the sitcom Black Books. Black Books was a British sitcom broadcast on Channel 4 starring Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey and Tamsin Greig Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 British Zombie -themed Comedy (or " rom zom com " as it dubs itself film Run Fat Boy Run is a 2007 Romantic comedy directed by David Schwimmer, written by Michael Ian Black and Simon Pegg The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The 2005 British Academy Television Awards were held on Sunday April 17 at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London. Black Books was a British sitcom broadcast on Channel 4 starring Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey and Tamsin Greig The 2001 British Academy Television Awards were held on Sunday May 13 2001. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The ifcomedy awards, formerly the Perrier comedy awards, are a group of prizes awarded annually to comedy shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms He is most famous for his stand up comedy, the television sitcom Black Books which he co-wrote and starred in, and his work with Simon Pegg in Shaun of the Dead and Run Fatboy Run. Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall " Black Books was a British sitcom broadcast on Channel 4 starring Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey and Tamsin Greig Simon Pegg (born Simon John Beckingham; 14 February 1970) is an award-winning English Actor, Comedian, Writer Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 British Zombie -themed Comedy (or " rom zom com " as it dubs itself film Run Fat Boy Run is a 2007 Romantic comedy directed by David Schwimmer, written by Michael Ian Black and Simon Pegg Moran is a regular performer at national and international comedy festivals including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Kilkenny Comedy Festival. The Edinburgh Fringe (officially the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, commonly just The Fringe) is the world’s largest Arts festival. Just for Laughs (in French Juste pour rire) is a Comedy festival held each July in The Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF is held each April in a number of venues across Melbourne, Victoria, Australia The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival is a Comedy Festival held each year in Kilkenny, Ireland
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Biography
Early life
Moran (pronounced 'mawr-in') was born in Navan, County Meath, Ireland. Navan (ˈnævən) is the largest town and County town or administrative capital of County Meath, Ireland. County Meath (Contae na Mí is a county in Ireland, often informally called The Royal County Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world He attended St. Patrick's Classical School (with fellow comic Tommy Tiernan) and left at age 16[1] with no qualifications and apparently spent four jobless years "drinking and writing bad poetry". St Patrick's Classical School in Navan, County Meath is a prominent Roman Catholic Church -run school for boys in the Republic of Ireland Tommy Tiernan is an Irish Comedian, Actor and Writer, born 3 November 1969 in Carndonagh, a town on the [2] He worked as a florist for a week but hated it. [2] He also attended Rannafast Gaeltacht in 1986 staying in Teach Nora Frank along with several other classmates and pupils from Northern Irish schools.
Career
Moran fell into comedy at age 20 after watching Ardal O'Hanlon and other comedians perform at Dublin's Comedy Cellar, a small ninety-seater comedy club with no microphone. Ardal O'Hanlon (born 8 October 1965) is an Irish Comedian and Actor, best known for his roles in television sitcoms as He began his stand up here in 1992 and, although nervous, got a good reception. [1] Between 1995 and 1996 Moran wrote a weekly column for The Irish Times. The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet news paper launched in the late 1850s.
Moran's talent was acknowledged in 1993 when he won the So You Think You're Funny award at the Edinburgh Festival. Since the competition began in 1988 So You Think You're Funny has gone on to produce some of Great Britain's and Ireland's finest comedy Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for several simultaneous arts and cultural Festivals which take place during August each year in Edinburgh, He went on to become the youngest person to win the Perrier Comedy Award in 1996 at the Edinburgh Festival at age 24. The ifcomedy awards, formerly the Perrier comedy awards, are a group of prizes awarded annually to comedy shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. [2] Gurgling For Money was Moran's first major one man stand up UK tour in 1997. He went on to perform at many other festivals including the Hay Festival, Montreal comedy festival, Vancouver Comedy Festival and the Edinburgh Festival. The Hay Festival of Literature & Arts is an annual literature festival held in Hay-on-Wye, Wales for ten days from May to June Just for Laughs (in French Juste pour rire) is a Comedy festival held each July in
In 1998 Moran won his first major television role playing Ian Lyons in the BBC 2 sitcom How Do You Want Me?, with Charlotte Coleman. How Do You Want Me? was a British television sitcom, produced by Kensington Films & Television and written by Simon Nye. Charlotte Ninon Coleman ( 3 April, 1968 - 14 November, 2001) was an English Actress. [1] He went on to appear in a small role in the 1999 movie Notting Hill as Rufus the thief. Notting Hill is a 1999 Romantic comedy film set in Notting Hill, London, released on 21 May 1999
In 2000, Black Books was first aired on Channel 4. Black Books was a British sitcom broadcast on Channel 4 starring Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey and Tamsin Greig Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began The sitcom about a miserable, unsociable, drunken book shop owner, Bernard Black, was the original idea of Moran and brought into existence with the aid of co-writer and fellow Irishman Graham Linehan. Bernard Ludwig Black is a fictional Bookseller and the main character in the sitcom Black Books. Graham Linehan (born 1969 is an Irish television writer and director who often in partnership with Arthur Mathews, has written or co-written a number of popular The second series was televised in 2002, and the third, which aired in 2004, was greeted with great enthusiasm by critics and fans alike. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " [1] In the same year, Moran appeared in his first major film role, playing David in the comedy Shaun of the Dead, a snide adversary vying for the affections of Shaun's girlfriend. Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 British Zombie -themed Comedy (or " rom zom com " as it dubs itself film
2004 saw Moran taking to the road again with his new shows Monster I and Monster II, including performances in New York and Milan, as well as a zig-zag tour around Britain and Ireland, culminating in a week-long run at London's Palace Theatre, before two shows at Dublin's Vicar Street, and finally an appearance at the Hay Festival. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Vicar Street is a mid-sized Concert and Events venue in Ireland, located on Thomas Street Dublin 8. The Hay Festival of Literature & Arts is an annual literature festival held in Hay-on-Wye, Wales for ten days from May to June The tour was described by The Times as a "masterclass of comic charisma: swinging from topic to topic in a manner seemingly spontaneous but actually tightly organised". The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. [1]
A live DVD of the Monster II tour, filmed May 28th at Dublin's Vicar Street, was released that year, as Moran's first live stand-up DVD. After a successful run in New York in 2004 as part of the British Comedy Invasion (including performances by top British comedians such as Eddie Izzard, fellow Black Books star Bill Bailey and Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan) Moran returned to New York for a month-long run at the Village Theatre. Edward John "Eddie" Izzard (born February 7, 1962) is a British stand-up comedian and Dramatic Actor. Black Books was a British sitcom broadcast on Channel 4 starring Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey and Tamsin Greig Mark Bailey where he was initially an academic pupil winning most of the prizes Tommy Tiernan is an Irish Comedian, Actor and Writer, born 3 November 1969 in Carndonagh, a town on the He then performed a two-week London West End run at the Wyndham's Theatre, November 1st-13th 2004. Wyndham's Theatre is a West End theatre, one of two opened by the actor/manager Charles Wyndham (cp Criterion Theatre) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
His third major tour, Like, Totally, opened at the Buxton Opera House on 3 May 2005. Buxton Opera House is in The Square Buxton, Derbyshire, England. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1] and as with his previous tours, the stand-up routine was accompanied by projected cartoons drawn by Moran. A DVD of the tour was released in December 2005.
During his April and May 2006 tour of Australia the promoting company underestimated his appeal. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. His planned tour of Sydney encompassed four shows in mid-sized venues but when they rapidly sold out the promoter was forced to add more and more performances, booked into any available theatre. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 This culminated with nearly ten extra performances, triumphantly ending with five sell out nights at the 2000 seat State Theatre. It also pushed his voice to the limit, leaving him somewhat hoarse by the final performance.
Moran appeared as the character of Gordon in the comedy film Run, Fat Boy, Run, released in September 2007 which cast Moran as the best friend to Dennis (Shaun of the Dead co-star Simon Pegg), having played an adversary to Pegg's character in Shaun of the Dead. Run Fat Boy Run is a 2007 Romantic comedy directed by David Schwimmer, written by Michael Ian Black and Simon Pegg Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 British Zombie -themed Comedy (or " rom zom com " as it dubs itself film Simon Pegg (born Simon John Beckingham; 14 February 1970) is an award-winning English Actor, Comedian, Writer
In October and November 2008, Moran will be embarking on a new UK tour entitled 'What It Is', starting at the Grand Opera House in York, and ending in Oxford's New Theatre. York ( is an historic Walled city sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, Other notable venues include Colston Hall at Bristol, Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall, the Bournemouth International Centre and the Waterfront Hall Auditorium in Belfast. Colston Hall is a Concert hall situated on Colston Street Bristol, England. Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC is one of the leading venues for conferences exhibitions entertainment and events in Southern England Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland.
Awards and commendations
At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe he has won the So You Think You're Funny? Award in 1993, and the Perrier Award in 1996, but later dismissed the latter as "a load of media rubbish," stating Bill Bailey deserved it more. Mark Bailey where he was initially an academic pupil winning most of the prizes
A popular poll commissioned by Channel 4 ranked him the 17th Greatest Comedy Stand-up. [3]
Moran was declared "the greatest comedian, living or dead" by major European newspaper, Le Monde in July 2007[4]
He has also twice won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Situation Comedy, both for Black Books. Le Monde (The World is a The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation Black Books was a British sitcom broadcast on Channel 4 starring Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey and Tamsin Greig
Personal life
Dylan married his wife Elaine on 4 September 1997 in London. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. They have two children, Siobhan and Simon, who frequently feature in his stand-up shows. The family currently resides in Edinburgh. He is an atheist. Atheism
Appearances
| Year | Title | Type | Notes |
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| Not known | Just for Laughs | Comedy Festival | |
| 1998 | How Do You Want Me? | Television | Ian Lyons |
| 1999 | Notting Hill | Film | Rufus the Thief |
| 2000 | Ready, Steady. Just for Laughs (in French Juste pour rire) is a Comedy festival held each July in How Do You Want Me? was a British television sitcom, produced by Kensington Films & Television and written by Simon Nye. Notting Hill is a 1999 Romantic comedy film set in Notting Hill, London, released on 21 May 1999 . . Cough | Tour | |
| 2000-2004 | Black Books | Television | BAFTA Award winning show |
| 2003 | The Actors | ||
| 2004 | Shaun of the Dead | Film | David |
| 2002 and 2004 | Monster 1-2 | Tour | |
| 2006 | A Cock and Bull Story | Film | Dr Stop |
| 2006 | Like, Totally | Tour | |
| 2006 | Melbourne International Comedy Festival | Live | |
| 2006 | Tell it to the Fishes | Film | Finn |
| 2006 | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Television | |
| 2007 | Run, Fat Boy, Run | Film | Gordon |
| 2008 | A Film With Me In It | Film | |
| 2008 | What It Is | Tour |
References
- ^ a b c d e f Maxwell, Dominic. Black Books was a British sitcom broadcast on Channel 4 starring Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey and Tamsin Greig The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The Actors is a 2003 Film written and directed by Conor McPherson and starring Dylan Moran and Michael Caine. Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 British Zombie -themed Comedy (or " rom zom com " as it dubs itself film A Cock and Bull Story (released in the United States and Australia as Tristram Shandy A Cock and Bull Story) is a 2006 The Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF is held each April in a number of venues across Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Run Fat Boy Run is a 2007 Romantic comedy directed by David Schwimmer, written by Michael Ian Black and Simon Pegg A Film With Me In It is an upcoming Comedy film currently in Post-production, which is directed by Ian Fitzgibbon written by Mark Doherty and starring "Bye bye Bernard", The Times, 2006-04-22. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Retrieved on 2007-07-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus
- ^ a b c Kelner, Martin. ""People have told me I'm grumpy"", BBC Bradford and West Yorkshire, June 2005. Retrieved on 2007-07-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus
- ^ 100 Greatest Comedy Comedy Stand-ups. Channel4.com (undated). Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Retrieved on 2007-07-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus
- ^ Le Monde, Issue 37954-2375a July 29 2007
External links
| Black Books |
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| List of Black Books episodes |
| Characters |
| Bernard Black | Manny Bianco | Fran Katzenjammer |
| Actors |
| Dylan Moran | Bill Bailey | Tamsin Greig |
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