Born:
August 14, 1973
in
Farnworth, Bolton
Best Known For:
Phoenix Nights, his TV presenting work, and his catchphrases.
Early-life:
Born Patrick Joseph McGuinness in Bolton on August 14, 1973, where he went to school with Peter Kay. He had various jobs including as a silver service waiter at JJ's A La Carte Restaurant, a warehouse worker for Morrisons, a building site labourer, a lifeguard at Horwich leisure centre and a job cleaning machines at Warburtons bakery.
Career:
While still working at Horwich, he filmed two episodes of That Peter Kay Thing and the first series of Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights. He left his job when work on the second series of Phoenix Nights began. The show spawned a spin-off series, Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere. His popularity skyrocketed, and his ensuing stand-up tour was a major hit. McGuinness also released a fitness DVD titled Max & Paddy's The Power of Two. He went on to become a regular on TV, presenting Take Me Out, 71 Degrees North, Paddy's Show & Telly, Mad Mad World, Text Santa, Paddy's TV Guide, and Your Face Sounds Familiar. He's also guest-hosted The Paul O'Grady Show and featured alongside Rory McGrath in Rory and Paddy's Great British Adventure, which followed the duo's trips to remote communities where they participated in such sports as cheese rolling and bog snorkelling.
Quote:
"It was never my conscious decision to go, 'I must put some catchphrases in here'. I just wrote it and did it to get something that people could be familiar with in the show, and it stuck."
Trivia:
He has taken part in the charity football match Soccer Aid, which raises money for Unicef.