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Desmond Bernard O'Connor (12 January 1932 – 14 November 2020) was an English comedian, singer and television presenter.. He was a long-time TV chat-show host, beginning with The Des O'Connor Show in 1963, which ran for ten years as well as the lunchtime chat show Today with Des and Mel from 2002 to 2006 with Melanie Sykes.
Rowe was born in St Buryan, Cornwall, on 8 March 1948, the son of a farmer.After leaving school, he apprenticed as a carpenter and worked in the Levant tin mine. [1] [2] His father, Hugh, founded the St Buryan Male Voice Choir, and Jethro made his first stage appearances with the St Just District Operatic Society in St Just as a bass singer.
Tributes pour in for Des O'Connor who has died in his sleep at the age of 88, days after suffering a fall at his home
Jethro built his name as a comedian in the 1980s and 1990s with his brand of observational comedy, rocketing to fame after making his first national television appearance on the Des O’Connor Show.
The One and Only Des O'Connor was aired on 8 April 2012 to celebrate O'Connor's 80th Birthday. [2] The show was presented by O'Connor and featured guests including Melanie Sykes, Bradley Walsh, Michelle Keegan, Katherine Kelly, Matt Lucas, Paul O'Grady and Robert Lindsay. [3] O'Connor died on 14 November 2020, aged 88.
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The Des O'Connor Show is a British variety and chat show hosted by Des O'Connor which was broadcast on ITV from 1963 until 1973. History
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