John Ruddy | |
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| Born | Letterkenny, Ireland |
| Occupation(s) | School teacher, actor, YouTuber |
John D Ruddy is an Irish actor, artist, teacher and YouTuber.
John Ruddy | |
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| Born | Letterkenny, Ireland |
| Occupation(s) | School teacher, actor, YouTuber |
John D Ruddy is an Irish actor, artist, teacher and YouTuber.
Ruddy was born in Letterkenny, County Donegal. [1]
Ruddy has been involved in a number of theatre productions in Ireland. His first notable role was in the multi-award-winning production of The 39 Steps directed by Pluincead Ó Fearraigh which toured across Ireland in September 2012. [2]
He went on to play Billy McKeague in The Rising by Joe O'Byrne, a two-man play of a Protestant and a Catholic telling the story of the 1916 Easter Rising. The play premiered in the Powerscourt Theatre, Dublin in June 2012 and toured Ireland in 2013 and 2014. [3]
Ruddy's performance was reviewed in The Irish Times where the reviewer stated that "Ruddy's characterisations – particularly his inner-city Concepta and, at times, his Pádraig Pearse – are so funny that they divert us guiltily from the weight of the lesson." [4] Irish culture magazine Vulgo described Ruddy and his co-star Nick O'Connell as "exciting new talent" and "say that you saw the electric O'Connell and Ruddy here first" in their review of the show. [5]
Ruddy created the webcomic Manny Man 2010. [6] The weekly strip poked fun at pop culture including Star Wars, Pokémon, Doctor Who and Game of Thrones.[ citation needed ]
He made his first historical animation, Irish History in 6 Minutes, in 2013 which went viral in Ireland. [7] [8] [9] His subsequent videos covering World War I, World War II each amassed over a million views on YouTube. [10] [11]
Ruddy's animations have since been inducted into the Donegal County Museum. [12]
In addition to his animations, Ruddy is also an illustrator, and provided illustrations for Kieran Kelly's book, Letterkenny: Where the Winding Swilly Flows. [13]
Ruddy also published two books of his own: Manny Man Does: Revolutionary Ireland and Manny Man Does: History of Ireland. [14] [15] [ better source needed ]
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