Jon Kenny, den elskede komiker fra Father Ted, er død i en alder af 66 år. Læs om hans liv og den indflydelse han har haft!
Jon Kenny, den talentfulde irske komiker og skuespiller, er desværre død i en alder af 66 år. Han er bedst kendt som den ene halvdel af den ikoniske komikerdue D'Unbelievables, hvor han sammen med sin makker Pat Shortt fik os til at grine i årevis. Kenny gjorde også et bemærkelsesværdigt indtryk i den elskede tv-serie Father Ted, hvor han med sit unikke humør og charme blev en uforglemmelig del af den irske underholdningsscene. Hans død er en stor sorg for både fanatikere og andre, der elskede hans skuespil.
Kenny har ikke kun underholdt os med sine komiske evner, men han har også været åben omkring sine personlige kampe, især i sin ungdom, da han var diagnosticeret med non-Hodgkins lymfom. Han kæmpede tappert mod sygdommen og kom sig, men i 2020 meddelte han, at kræften var vendt tilbage. Tiden og indflydelsen, der blev skabt af hans arbejde, vil altid blive husket, især af de mange, der fandt trøst og glæde i hans komiske talent.
Præsident Michael D. Higgins har også givet sine kondolencer, hvilket understreger den indflydelse, Kenny har haft på den irske kultur. Både fans og kolleger har sendt strømme af tributter til den talentfulde komiker, som har beriget vores liv med latter og indsigt. Jon Kennys humor og autenticitet vil fortsætte med at inspirere fremtidige generationer, der prøver at finde deres stemme i underholdningsverdenen.
Selvom Jon Kenny efterlader en tom plads i hjertet på mange, er det vigtigt at huske de gode stunder, han skabte. Visste du for eksempel, at D'Unbelievables også udgav en række albums, der var lige så populære som deres optrædener? Og herfra kan vi også lære, at bag den glade komiker skjulte der sig en dybt følsom mand, der ikke var bange for at tale åbent om livet og sine udfordringer. Jon Kenny vil altid være husket for sin uovertrufne evne til at bringe os glæde, selv i svære tider.
Best known for his work opposite Pat Shortt in the comedy duo D'Unbelievables, he also appeared in Father Ted.
Best known as one half of D'Unbelievables, Kenny also starred in Father Ted and The Banshees of Inisherin.
Kenny suffered from non-Hodgkins lymphoma when he was in his 40s but had made a full recovery. However, the much-loved comedian announced in 2020 his cancer had ...
Jon Kenny was best known as half of the comedy duo with Pat Shortt called D'Unbelievables in the 1980s and made two guest appearances in Father Ted.
The Limerick actor was best known as one half of the comic duo D'Unbelievables with Pat Shortt. Kenny died on Friday evening in Galway Clinic, his wife ...
President Michael D Higgins has led the tributes to the comedian and actor Jon Kenny following his death at the age of 66.
Irish actor and comedian Jon Kenny, best known for his role in Father Ted, has died following a battle with cancer.
Jon Kenny was funny, charming, and unafraid to speak honestly and movingly about his own personal battles with health, writes Evelyn O'Rourke.
The Limerick actor was best known as one half of the comic duo D'Unbelievables with Pat Shortt. Advertisement. Mr Kenny died on Friday in Galway Clinic, his ...
The D'Unbelievables star will be reposing at St Patrick's Church in Lough Gur, Bruff on Monday, from 4pm to 7pm.
Mr Kenny, from Hospital, Co Limerick, died in University Hospital Galway (UHG) following a cardiac arrest. He also had a much publicised and long battle with ...
FUNERAL details have been announced for the Limerick comedian, musician, and actor Jon Kenny, who died Friday. The 66-year-old entertainer from Rockbarton, ...
'Jon has left what is a substantial body of work which will be recalled with the greatest warmth by the Irish public,' says Michael D.
'His wit, humour, generosity, and kindness will outlast his passing.'