Born:
September 15, 1955
in
Dublin
Best Known For:
Mrs Brown's Boys.
Early-life:
O'Carroll was born on 15 September, 1955, in Dublin's North Inner City and was the youngest of 11 children. His mother, Maureen, was a Labour Party official and he says this has had a huge impact on his life. He left school aged 12 and had a string of occupations including waiter, milkman, DJ, before making the move to comedy. Much of his comedy is about his childhood in Finglas and Dublin City.
Career:
He has appeared in many movies and TV shows over the years and has had parts in Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere, Angela's Ashes, Agnes Browne alongside Anjelica Huston (for which he also wrote the screenplay), Sweety Barret with Brendan Gleeson, Britain's Fattest Man and The Van. O'Carroll has written seven novels, including The Mammy, The Chisselers, The Granny, The Scrapper (originally published as "Sparrows Trap") and The Young Wan. He is best known for playing Agnes Brown in the sitcom Mrs Brown's Boys.
Quote:
"Mrs Brown was first written for radio. I wrote it for a radio series in 1992. It was a five-minute piece for radio and it's been absolutely astonishing."
Trivia:
O'Carroll supports Manchester United and Liverpool FC.