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Irish celebrities who suddenly vanished out of the spotlight

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    #302
    darkdubh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,628 ✭✭✭darkdubh


    Who was that mixed race guy who used to show up on RTE shows to do with fashion/music quite a bit in the early Noughties?Small guy,shaved head I think he had a Latin/Spanish sounding surname(could have been Cruz or something similar).Came across as an insufferable egotist,wasen't too sorry when he disappeared without trace


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    #303
    MisterKipling
    Registered Users Posts: 611 ✭✭✭MisterKipling


    darkdubh wrote:
    Who was that mixed race guy who used to show up on RTE shows to do with fashion/music quite a bit in the early Noughties?Small guy,shaved head I think he had a Latin/Spanish sounding surname(could have been Cruz or something similar).Came across as an insufferable egotist,wasen't too sorry when he disappeared without trace

    Graham Cruz....sang in a band called doves. He's actually a really nice down to earth guy lol


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    #304
    darkdubh
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    MisterKipling wrote: »
    Graham Cruz....sang in a band called doves. He's actually a really nice down to earth guy lol

    The crowd that Hazel whatsherface was in?


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    #305
    syklops
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    tipptom wrote: »
    Michelle De Bruin,know she was studying to become a barrister.
    Is she actually practising?

    Toxicology would be more appropriate for her.


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    #306
    darkdubh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,628 ✭✭✭darkdubh


    That Irish guy who used to be in The Bill in the early days.Burt Reynolds moustache,used to be considered as something of a sex symbol,whatever became of him?Not to be mixed up with the fat dark haired guy who also had a tash and who I think died.


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    #307
    George White
    Registered Users Posts: 1,301 ✭✭✭George White


    darkdubh wrote: »
    That Irish guy who used to be in The Bill in the early days.Burt Reynolds moustache,used to be considered as something of a sex symbol,whatever became of him?Not to be mixed up with the fat dark haired guy who also had a tash and who I think died.

    Tony Scannell, aka DS Roach.
    Still acting, after being pronounced bankrupt. Was also in Flash Gordon.

    The fat lad was Kevin Lloyd, who played "Tosh" Lines.


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    #308
    George White
    Registered Users Posts: 1,301 ✭✭✭George White


    Ormond's hosting the TV3 Toy Show. So he may stick around for a wee bit, i.e. 90 minutes.


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    #309
    JP Liz V1
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    MisterKipling wrote: »
    Graham Cruz....sang in a band called doves. He's actually a really nice down to earth guy lol



    Is he a make up artist now?
    https://forumofgames.com/




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    #310
    George White
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    Chemical Byrne wrote: »
    One thing I always wondered about Brendan Kilkenny is whether he is just taking the piss and parodying wannabe celebrities OR is he actually serious.

    I'm hoping it's the former as the latter is quite sad and I'd feel sorry for him.

    Or maybe his aim is to confuse people as such and is in fact a master of his art!

    He was genuine. *snip*


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    #311
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    *Mod*

    Whatever about celebrities that disappeared, no need for accusations into their personal lives


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    #312
    fryup
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    whatever happened to the guy who presented mt usa ??


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    #313
    Kenny Logins
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    fryup wrote: »
    whatever happened to the guy who presented mt usa ??

    Since he died? Not much.


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    #314
    amdublin
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    fryup wrote: »
    whatever happened to the guy who presented mt usa ??

    He must be dead 30 years now. He was great!

    Actually he was fab!
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Hanley

    Only 33 :(


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    #315
    kazamo
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    Fergal Sharkey (former Undertone), its about 30 years ago since his solo no1 hit A Good Heart and then a follow up called You Little thief.
    And then never heard of him again


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    #316
    George White
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    Didn't he become the head of some music guild? Edit - British Music Rights.


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    #317
    tipptom
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    George White wrote: »
    Didn't he become the head of some music guild? Edit - British Music Rights.
    Or was that his cousin?


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    #318
    kingtiger
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    amdublin wrote: »
    He must be dead 30 years now. He was great!

    Actually he was fab!
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Hanley

    Only 33 :(

    yes used to watch MT-USA religiosity

    I remember when he died, RTE reported him dying from an eye infection


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    #319
    ohnonotgmail
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    amdublin wrote: »
    He must be dead 30 years now. He was great!

    Actually he was fab!
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Hanley

    Only 33 :(

    The best thing about sunday afternoon. It had the first irish showing of the video for Thriller.


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    #320
    toptom
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    Enya


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    #321
    darkdubh
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    tipptom wrote: »
    Or was that his cousin?

    His perfect cousin.


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    #322
    Amalgam
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    toptom wrote: »
    Enya

    Enya's back, in Pog form.

    BBC - November 03, 2015: http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34699044

    Whatever happened to Maurice Pratt?


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    #323
    tipptom
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    Amalgam wrote: »
    Enya's back, in Pog form.

    BBC - November 03, 2015: http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34699044

    Whatever happened to Maurice Pratt?
    He went on to become a managing director for a lot of big companys like Cantrell-Cochrane and the likes.
    He was the butt of many a profanity in Irish households when he came on in those adds mainly because of his name and how wooden he was but I guess it garnered a lot of publicity.


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    #324
    Second Toughest in_the Freshers
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    Lord Lucan,

    Shergar


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    #325
    road_high
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    kingtiger wrote: »
    yes used to watch MT-USA religiosity

    I remember when he died, RTE reported him dying from an eye infection

    Thing was, was there even a name for AIDs at that stage? Possibly not, and people died from secondary infections after their immune systems collapsed. Sadly of its time.

    EDIT; I see he died in 1987 so they would have been aware by then....stigma would have been huge, still is.


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    #326
    RainyDay
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    ohnonotgmail wrote: »
    The best thing about sunday afternoon.

    Nearly the best. The real best was
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ9yAV8uQ7g


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    #327
    Aglomerado
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    tipptom wrote: »
    He went on to become a managing director for a lot of big companys like Cantrell-Cochrane and the likes.
    He was the butt of many a profanity in Irish households when he came on in those adds mainly because of his name and how wooden he was but I guess it garnered a lot of publicity.

    Very true, how many marketing managers can claim to have been household names? :)


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    #328
    L1011
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    kingtiger wrote: »
    yes used to watch MT-USA religiosity

    I remember when he died, RTE reported him dying from an eye infection

    Case of (severe) inacurracy by omission - he died from toxoplasmosis which does affect the eyes; but the reason he got that was never going to be mentioned at the time.


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    #329
    kingtiger
    Registered Users Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭kingtiger


    L1011 wrote: »
    but the reason he got that was never going to be mentioned at the time.

    yes of course, but everyone knew anyway

    although I would say Vinny had a great time in San Fran though


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    #330
    Kevhog1988
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    doc11 wrote: »
    She must know someone. How a girl from the middle of Dublin got a job presenting a show about rural ireland/farming amazes me. Abit like George lee the Agricultural Correspondent who would be have been lucky to step inside a farm in his entire life.Jobs for the boys.


    She knows a bit, converse with her on twitter the odd time


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    #331
    George White
    Registered Users Posts: 1,301 ✭✭✭George White


    F.A.B, Irish girl band who were a Z-rate B*Witched, if IIRC.
    Buffalo G, a similar "salt of the earth" act. One of them was the sister of Shane off Boyzone and his two sisters who were in B*Witched, IIRC.
    Kerri-Ann - No. 1 hit and rumours of a "relationship" with Stephen Gately (PR cobblers, at most) and then nothing...


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