Occupation Comedian, singer Parents Seamus Grace Spouse Eileen Doyle (m. 1973) | Name Brendan Grace Years active 1969–present Movies Moondance | |
Role Comedian · brendangrace.com Albums Songs for the Gathering, Graceful Memories Children Melanie Grace, Brendan Patrick, Amanda Grace, Bradley Grace Similar People Dermot Morgan, Pat Shortt, Frank Kelly, Richie Kavanagh, Brendan Shine | ||
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Brendan Grace (born 1 April 1951) is an Irish comedian and singer. He is known for his comedy schoolboy character "Bottler", the role of Murphy in the 1995 movie Moondance, and his 1996 appearance in the Irish TV sitcom Father Ted as Father Fintan Stack.
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- Brendan grace live hillarious
- Brendan grace national drink of ireland comedy
- Early life
- Music career
- Acting career
- Personal life
- References
His 1975 song, "Combine Harvester", hit number one in Ireland, and the song would later become a U.K. number one hit for The Wurzels in 1976.
Brendan grace national drink of ireland comedy
Early life
Born in the heart of Dublin in 1951, Grace was raised in the inner city Liberties neighbourhood. His father Seamus worked as a bartender, an ambulance man and other odd jobs to keep the family going. Like many young Dubliners of the time, Grace left school at the age of 13 to begin working. His first job was as a messenger boy, an occupation he often refers to in his live act.
Music career
At the age of 18, Grace formed a band known as The Gingermen and toured Ireland, in what has become known as the showband era of the '60s, although The Gingermen were a folk group rather than a showband. During a gig one night, the band found themselves two members short and, in an attempt to calm an anxious crowd, Brendan was thrust upon the stage to humour them. His wit and razor sharp observations of daily life in Ireland immediately won over the crowd and since then he has been selling out venues around the globe. Brendan has shared stages with many well-known names, such as Frank Sinatra, who referred to Grace as his "man in Europe", and John Denver, among many others.
His hit songs include "Cushie Butterfield", "Combine Harvester" (which topped the charts in Ireland in 1975, and would later become a U.K. number one hit for The Wurzels in 1976), and "The Dutchman".
Acting career
In 1995, Grace starred in Moondance, and the following year he appeared in the Father Ted episode New Jack City as Father Fintan Stack. In 2007, he appeared as Big Sean in Killinaskully, and in 2015, he starred in The Gift.
He also reprised his Bottler character in a TV movie also called Bottler in November 2013. It tells of Bottler's exploits in his early years.
Personal life
Grace married Eileen Doyle in 1973. They have four children, one of whom, Bradley Grace, is a member of the American hardcore punk band Poison the Well.
In November 2009, he released his best-selling autobiography, Amuzing Grace, which received critical acclaim. Grace now divides his time between his home in West Palm Beach, Florida, and his pub in Killaloe, County Clare, which he named 'Brendan Grace's Bar'.