Brendan O'Connor (media personality)
Brendan O'Connor (born 23 January 1970) is an Irish media personality and comedian. He presents the Current Affairs panel show Cutting Edge on RTÉ. He presented The Saturday Night Show on RTÉ from 2010 to 2015, he is also known for his columns in the Sunday Independent newspaper. He is also editor of the newspaper's Life Magazine.
Brendan O'Connor | |
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| Born | 23 January 1970 Cork, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | University College Cork (UCC) |
| Occupation(s) | Columnist, television presenter, comedian |
| Employer(s) | Sunday Independent, Raidió Teilifís Éireann |
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Spouse | Sarah Caden (m. 1999) |
| Children | 2 |
O'Connor's pop career included a one-hit wonder as Fr Brian & The Fun Loving Cardinals, the comedy song "Who's in the House?", reaching number 3 in the Irish charts.
O'Connor has pursued varied media career over several decades in Ireland. During the 1990s he appeared on Don't Feed the Gondolas, as well as on a number of other TV programmes. During the 2000s he served a member of the judging panel on Raidió Teilifís Éireann's (RTÉ) You're a Star TV talent contest before presenting The Apprentice: You're Fired! and The Saturday Night Show. With a salary of €228,500 in 2011, he is one of RTÉ's highest paid stars.