Gary Hollywood

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Gary Hollywood
Born
Gary Michael Hollywood

(1979-09-02) 2 September 1979 (age 44)
Pollok, Glasgow, Scotland
EducationSt Robert Bellarmine Secondary School
OccupationActor
Years active1993-present
Notable work Mrs. Brown's Boys (2011–2020)
All Round to Mrs Brown's (2017–2020)
Television Taggart
Take the High Road
Spouse(s)Sharon Mudie (2003-2017)
Cherylanne Hollywood (2019-present)
Children4

Gary Michael Hollywood (born 2 September 1979) is a Scottish actor who is best known for his role as Dino Doyle in the BAFTA-winning show Mrs. Brown's Boys [1] and for playing Dominic Dunbar in Scottish soap opera Take the High Road .

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Biography

Hollywood was born and raised in Glasgow, where he attended St. Robert Bellarmine Secondary School. [2]

When he was 12, his drama teachers sent him to audition for a starring guest role in the Scottish Television police drama Taggart alongside 34 other competitors. He was successful in his audition and landed the part of Simon Barrow in the episode Gingerbread. [3]

He went on to play Henry in Doctor Finlay . Hollywood has worked in television since his first appearance in Taggart in 1993 and starred in the STV soap opera Take the High Road between 1995 and 2002. He completed his first American film, playing the title role in Lawrence R. Hott's biopic about the Scots-born founder of Yosemite National Park, The Boyhood Of John Muir (1998). His film credits also include The Winter Guest , where he played alongside Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson, directed by Alan Rickman, and The Flying Scotsman with Jonny Lee Miller and Brian Cox. He also played alongside Conor McCarron in the feature film Neds as PC Muir, directed by Peter Mullan.

He has worked extensively in theatre, film, and television. It was whilst doing pantomime in Glasgow in 2000 that he met Brendan O'Carroll [4] who asked him to work for him in his production company and tour with his theatre show Mrs. Brown's Boys [5] [6] which has since transferred to television on BBC One and has become a multi award winning show. In October 2020 after over 20 years, Hollywood and fellow actor Damien McKiernan quit the show after a dispute, and their characters were retired from the show. [7] [8]

Personal life

He was married to Sharon Mudie from 2003 to 2017, and they have two children. Hollywood then married Cherylanne in 2019; [9] they have a son.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1993 Taggart Simon BarrowEpisode: Gingerbread
1995 Doctor Finlay HenryEpisode: Old Flames
1995–2003 Take the High Road Dominic Dumbar/Ramsay
1997 The Winter Guest Alex
1998The Boyhood Of John Muir John Muir
2004–2008 Mrs Brown's Boys: Original Series Dino Doyle
2006 The Flying Scotsman Cycle Courier
2010 Neds PC Muir
2011–2020 Mrs. Brown's Boys Dino Doyle BBC One
2014 Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie Released in cinemas on 27 June 2014
2017–2020 All Round to Mrs Brown's Saturday Night Chat Show

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References

  1. Profile Archived 6 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine , mrsbrownsboys.com; accessed 13 September 2015.
  2. "Scots actor Gary Hollywood has always had a passion for cars and his dream pick would be a soft-top Bentley Continental", Daily Record, 7 June 2013.
  3. Taggart ("Gingerbread") details, imdb.com; accessed 13 September 2015.
  4. "Mrs. Brown's Boy", sheknows.com; accessed 13 September 2015.
  5. "RTÉ Television – Programmes – Entertainment – Mrs. Brown's Boys". Rte.ie. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  6. "Gary Hollywood: My agent told me NOT to do 'Mrs Brown's Boys'", DailyRecord.co.uk; accessed 13 September 2015.
  7. O'Connor, Rachael (5 October 2020). "Disaster for 'Mrs Brown's Boys' as two stars leave show in row over pay". The Irish Post . Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  8. Gallagher, Katie (10 August 2021). "Ex-Mrs Brown's Boys star Gary Hollywood breaks silence on exit with boss Brendan O'Carroll". DublinLive.ie . Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  9. "MRS Brown's Boys star Gary Hollywood ties the knot in surprise wedding ceremony".