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Gay Byrne

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Irish television and radio presenter (1934-2019)

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Gabriel Mary Byrne was an Irish presenter and host of radio and television. His most notable role was as the first host of The Late Late Show over a 37-year period spanning 1962 until 1999. The Late Late Show is the world's longest-running live chat show.

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Filmography 8

Nothing Compares2022 · ★ 7.8
Conspiracy of Silence2003
Rory Gallagher: Calling Card2024
Sinéad2024
Gaybo Laughs Back2008
Dear Gay2021
The Charlie O'Leary Story2026
Mrs. Brown's Boys: The Last Wedding - Part 12002

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Television 5

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The Late Late Show1962
The Meaning of Life2009
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?2000

Awards 2

2013honorary doctorate
IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award

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About this person

Gabriel Mary Byrne was an Irish presenter and host of radio and television. His most notable role was as the first host of The Late Late Show over a 37-year period spanning 1962 until 1999. The Late Late Show is the world's longest-running live chat show. He was affectionately known as "Uncle Gay", "Gaybo" or "Uncle Gaybo". His time working in Britain with Granada Television saw him become the first person to introduce the Beatles on-screen, and Byrne was later the first to introduce Boyzone on-screen in 1993. According to Byrne, Paul McCartney asked him to be the Beatles' agent during a sound check for his show but he declined the offer.

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Actors
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Actor
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deceased
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Lived 1934 to 2019 · aged 85
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