Dylan William Moran (/ˈmÉ"Ë rÉ™n/ MORE-an; born 3 November 1971) is
an Irish comedian, writer, actor, filmmaker and artist. He is best
known for his observational comedy, the televisional sitcom Black
Books (which he starred in and co-wrote) and his work with Simon Pegg
in Shaun of the Dead and Run Fatboy Run. He appeared as one of the two
lead characters in the Irish black comedy titled A Film with Me in It
in 2008.Moran's most recent film is Calvary, an Irish black comedy
drama film written and directed by John Michael McDonagh. Moran is a
regular performer at national and international comedy festivals
including the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Just for Laughs Montreal
Comedy Festival, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the
Kilkenny Comedy Festival. In 2007, Moran was voted the 17th-greatest
stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups and again in the
updated 2010 list as the 14th-greatest stand-up comic.Moran was born
in Navan, County Meath, Ireland. He attended St. Patrick's Classical
School, where he experimented early on with stand-up, with fellow
comics Tommy Tiernan and Hector Ã" hEochagáin, and left at age 16
with his Leaving Certificate. After leaving school, it has been said
that Moran spent four years unemployed "drinking and writing bad
poetry". At one point, Moran worked as a florist but quit after a week
because he hated the job.
an Irish comedian, writer, actor, filmmaker and artist. He is best
known for his observational comedy, the televisional sitcom Black
Books (which he starred in and co-wrote) and his work with Simon Pegg
in Shaun of the Dead and Run Fatboy Run. He appeared as one of the two
lead characters in the Irish black comedy titled A Film with Me in It
in 2008.Moran's most recent film is Calvary, an Irish black comedy
drama film written and directed by John Michael McDonagh. Moran is a
regular performer at national and international comedy festivals
including the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Just for Laughs Montreal
Comedy Festival, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the
Kilkenny Comedy Festival. In 2007, Moran was voted the 17th-greatest
stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups and again in the
updated 2010 list as the 14th-greatest stand-up comic.Moran was born
in Navan, County Meath, Ireland. He attended St. Patrick's Classical
School, where he experimented early on with stand-up, with fellow
comics Tommy Tiernan and Hector Ã" hEochagáin, and left at age 16
with his Leaving Certificate. After leaving school, it has been said
that Moran spent four years unemployed "drinking and writing bad
poetry". At one point, Moran worked as a florist but quit after a week
because he hated the job.
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