Con O'Neill
Actor
Matt Lucas' London Play Shuts Early...last month (Oct09). Devastated Lucas pulled out of his lead role as he continued to grieve, and producers replaced him with actor Con O'Neill - but the show is to end three weeks early after a slump in ticket sales. The producers said in... In this article: Matt Lucas, Con O'Neill, London, Suicide, Little Britain, and Edinburgh, Scotland |
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BBC News | November 04, 2009
Lucas West End play closes early
...former partner Kevin McGee was found dead in his Edinburgh flat. Lucas was replaced in the Simon Bent play by Telstar actor Con O'Neill. The last performance of Prick Up Your Ears will take place at the Comedy Theatre on Sunday 15...
In this article: Joe Orton, Matt Lucas, Prick Up Your Ears, Telstar, and John Lahr
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Scotland on Sunday | November 03, 2009
Show closing early after Lucas exit
...of his starring role in the production following the suicide of his ex-partner just days into the show's London run. Respected actor Con O'Neill was drafted in to complete the run, but ticket sales have not been strong enough to continue...
In this article: Matt Lucas, All rights reserved, Suicide, Facebook, and Little Britain
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PR-Inside.com Entertainment News | October 13, 2009
LUCAS WILL NOT RETURN TO WEST END ROLE
...show bosses have now confirmed he will not return to the role. His part as Keith Halliwell in the play will be taken over by actor Con O'Neill. A statement from show producers reads, "Given the sad news that Matt Lucas has recently...
In this article: Matt Lucas, West End, Suicide, Shock, Little Britain, and Edinburgh, Scotland
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BBC News | October 12, 2009
Matt Lucas theatre role recast
...Britain star had temporarily pulled out of the show after Kevin McGee was found dead in his Edinburgh flat last Monday. Telstar actor Con O'Neill will now replace Lucas in the role of Kenneth Halliwell for the rest of the run. Lucas and...
In this article: Matt Lucas, Telstar, Joe Meek, Little Britain, and Edinburgh
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ITN Headline News - Index | October 12, 2009
Matt Lucas quits play after Kevin McGee's suicide
...the suicide of Kevin McGee last week. But producers now say he won't be coming back and he will be replaced by stage and film star Con O'Neill. McGee was found dead at his Edinburgh flat last week after posting a message on his Facebook...
In this article: Matt Lucas, Suicide, Joe Orton, Facebook, Little Britain, and Edinburgh
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Wales Online | October 12, 2009
Theatre: Matt Lucas quits stage role after ex-partner's suicide
...of the show said today that he would not come back to the role. He is being replaced as Keith Halliwell by stage and film star Con O'Neill. McGee was found dead at his Edinburgh flat last week after posting a message on his Facebook...
In this article: Matt Lucas, Suicide, West End, Joe Orton, Prick Up Your Ears, Joe Meek, and Little Britain
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Sunday Mirror | October 12, 2009
Matt Lucas quits stage role after ex-partner Kevin McGee's suicide
...of the show said today that he would not come back to the role. He is being replaced as Keith Halliwell by stage and film star Con O'Neill. flat last week after posting a message on his Facebook page which read: "Kevin McGee thinks...
In this article: Matt Lucas, Suicide, West End, Joe Orton, Prick Up Your Ears, Joe Meek, and Little Britain
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PR Newswire | September 29, 2009
12th Annual Savannah Film Festival - October 31-November 7 - to Include Gala Screenings and Special Guests
...of James Ivory's "The City of Your Final Destination," with Ivory in attendance, and Nick Moran's "Telstar," with Moran and star Con O'Neill in attendance; Jodie Markell's "The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond" (from a screenplay by Tennessee...
In this article: Savannah, Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Emmy Rossum, The Messenger, Academy Award, Savannah College of Art and Design, Cannes Palme d'Or Michael Haneke, Nick Moran, and The Young Victoria
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Telegraph.co.uk - Arts | September 28, 2009
Telstar DVD review
...about to engineer his own tragic end. Moran's film romps along, effectively splicing comic sequences with dark nights of the soul. Con O'Neill powerfully captures Meek's volatility and vulnerability, and there's terrific support from Kevin...
In this article: Joe Meek, Telstar, Nick Moran, Heinz, Allegation, Business partner, and Screaming Lord Sutch
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Times Online | June 10, 2009
Con O'Neill is Meek, but far from mild
Navigation - link to other main sections from here Con O'Neill is Meek, but far from mild The 42-year-old actor has spent years playing the deeply disturbed record mogul Joe Meek on stage. Now he's tearing up the screen in the role in...
In this article: Joe Meek, Telstar, Blood Brothers, and Criminal Justice
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Con O'Neill is a British actor, born in 1966 Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England to parents from Dundalk in Ireland. He started acting at the Everyman Youth Theatre in Liverpool.
He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1988 for "Best Actor in a Musical" for his performance in Willy Russell's Blood Brothers, and was nominated for Broadway's 1993 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for Blood Brothers.
He also starred in Dancin' Thru the Dark, the film adaptation of Willy Russell's Stags and Hens. In 2006 he starred as Aston in a tour of Sheffield Theatre's production of Harold Pinter's The Caretaker, alongside David Bradley and Nigel Harman.
In 2008 he appeared in Criminal Justice a five part TV drama on the BBC, playing the part of Ralph Stone, a solicitor.
- Name At Birth:
- Robert O'Neill
- Birth Date:
- January 01, 1966
- Birthplace:
- Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England
- Years Active:
- 1980s-present
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