Pat Shortt
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Pat Shortt
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| Born |
12 December 1967 Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Medium | Television, film, stand-up |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Notable works and roles |
D'Unbelievables Father Ted Garage Killinascully |
| Website | http://www.patshortt.com/ |
Pat Shortt (born 12 December 1967) is an Irish actor, comedian, writer and entertainer. His role in the 2007 film Garage led to him receiving the IFTA for Best Actor.
Shortt toured alongside Jon Kenny as D'Unbelievables. They were a very successful duo until 2000, releasing One Hell of a Video, D'Unbelievables, D'Video (a live random sketch show), D'Telly (featuring Shortt and Kenny playing various characters - primarily two brothers who run a shop together), D'Mother (in which Kenny's character oversaw the running of a public house alongside his "mother" - who was later revealed to be his father, in a role played by Shortt) and D'collection. One character played by Shortt was Dan Clancy, known for telling "his stories". He later appeared as 5 different characters in the spin-off Killinascully. The group were highly successful in Ireland, selling out the Vicar Street venue for 14 weeks. The group stopped touring after Kenny was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Shortt played the role of Tom, a crazy man, in Father Ted. His character maintained a unibrow and wore a tee shirt with the slogan "I shot JR".
In 2008, RTÉ approached Shortt to create a comedy series. Using existing as well as new characters, Killinascully ran for 5 seasons, with 6 Christmas specials.
In 2009, Shortt created and starred in a comedy, Mattie, for RTÉ, based in a Garda Station. The series was retitled and reworked in 2011. The cast included Sue Collins.
He starred in the 2007 Cannes award-winning film Garage, directed by Lenny Abrahamson. Shortt won the Best Actor award at the 2008 IFTAs for his performance in this film. In 2008, An Post issued a postage stamp featuring Pat Shortt, as Josie, in the film Garage.
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