Best known for his role as 'Father Ted', he died in February 1998 at the age of 45.
"For that I think he'll always be grateful to have experienced the accord that came with it; but it's a shame that it wasn't the writing that he was so proud of his own work. "The really harsh and cruel part about it is that Dermot didn't get to enjoy it, and didn't get to enjoy the things that he would have gone on to do. "I look back to 17-year-old me and I just have so much compassion for him because of what he had to deal with at that time in his life".
The son of Irish comedian Dermot Morgan, who passed away 25 years ago today, has said he loves seeing his father on television as “he'll never get older”.
"For that I think he'll always be grateful to have experienced the accord that came with it; but it's a shame that it wasn't the writing that he was so proud of his own work. "The really harsh and cruel part about it is that Dermot didn't get to enjoy it, and didn't get to enjoy the things that he would have gone on to do. "I look back to 17-year-old me and I just have so much compassion for him because of what he had to deal with at that time in his life".
THE son of Father Ted star Dermot Morgan has told how he's devastated his dad didn't live to witness the comedy's long-lasting success.Today marked th.
He said: "The really harsh and cruel part about it is that Dermot didn't get to enjoy it, and didn't get to enjoy the things that he would have gone on to do. He said: "I kind of love that he'll never get older, I love that I'll never see him stooped over, or struggling to come to terms with one's own mortality. He added that he thinks it's cruel that Dermot never got to really enjoy the success of the show as he died so soon after it wrapped.
The son of Father Ted star Dermot Morgan has revealed he is 'still processing' his father's death 25 years later.
Remembering both Frank Kelly and Dermot Morgan on the anniversary of both their deaths. They're still making people laugh and will be for a very long time. Thinking today of the greats Frank Kelly and Dermot Morgan.— Father Ted Speak (@FatherTedSpeak) Two of the all-time greats.— Father Ted Quote of the Day (@FrTedQOTD) 25 years today since we lost Dermot Morgan, and 7 years today since Frank Kelly passed away. The now 42-year-old also detailed his own joy of seeing his father still on Irish TVs, noting the element of his father being ever-young.
28 February marks the 25th anniversary of Dermot Morgan's death, and his son Rob has spoken of the devastation he feels that his father didn't get to see ...
I look back to 17-year-old me and I just have so much compassion for him because of what he had to deal with at that time in his life”. I love that he’ll always be 45 every time I look at him, that’s a really nice thing. He continues, “The really harsh and cruel part about it is that Dermot didn’t get to enjoy it, and didn’t get to enjoy the things that he would have gone on to do”. However, while he speaks of the heartbreak of his dad never getting to enjoy the spoils brought on by the show, he also speaks with a positive outlook of not having to watch his father struggle with old age. “To see people still fondly talking about the Ted stuff or the live comedy stuff – or even I’ve heard Oliver Callan talk about what he credits Dermot for in terms of his own work – and that’s massive”. 28 February marks the 25th anniversary of Dermot Morgan’s death, and his son Rob has spoken of the devastation he feels that his father didn’t get to see the long-lasting success of the hit comedy.