Dermot Morgan

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WATCH: Remember Dermot Morgan with these life lessons from ... (IrishCentral)

Dermot Morgan, the beloved star of the iconic Irish sitcom "Father Ted," was born on this day in 1952. Celebrate his life with these wise lessons from ...

You’ve picked the wrong place to sit at the dinner table and ended up listening to the never-ending story from the man with the most monotone voice in existence. Rather like 50 Shades of Gray,' 'The Passion of Saint Tibulus' would have never attracted quite so much attention if it weren’t for some handcuffs. While the sitcom had no shortage of comedy and hijinx, certain life lessons abounded from Father Ted and company. It’s right there in the small print! Nobody wants to happen across eight priests in the lingerie department. At least Jack could be soothed with a drink.

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Ireland AM star Alan Hughes looks very different in throwback pic ... (The Irish Sun)

Dermot Morgan passed away in 1998 from a heart attack aged 45 and today would have been his 70th birthday. Advertisement. Alan shared a throwback snap with ...

"But I think he'd be proud of it. He introduced disrespect to this country in a way that was very important and then he went across the water and did it all over again." "I think first of all you have to acknowledge the fact that that's a big thing to be remembered for and it's still on the TV and I think he'd be proud of it and proud of his work. "I know he didn't rate his acting, I think he was vey modest about his acting skills but Lisa Evans who was the producer on Ted said said the episode where he tells Pat Mustard to feck off - I don't know if you remember that scene. He said: "By the time he died he was getting tired of Ted and they all were. "'Rubbish'. But that's life and that's something we've had to get used to over the last 24 years."

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