Paul O'Grady

Paul O'Grady

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1955-06-14
Deathday: 2023-03-28 (67 years old)

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Biography

Paul James O'Grady, MBE DL (14 June 1955 - 28 March 2023) was an English comedian, television presenter, actor, writer and radio disc jockey. He achieved fame using his comedic drag queen character, "Lily Savage", and later became well known for presenting TV programmes as himself, such as The Paul O'Grady Show. Born to a working-class Irish family in Birkenhead, he attended Blessed Edward Campion Secondary Modern School, in Claughton Village, Birkenhead, Cheshire (now Merseyside). O'Grady moved to London in the late-1970s, there working as a peripatetic care officer for Camden Council. It was here in 1978 that he developed his drag act, basing the character of Lily Savage upon traits found amongst female relatives. Touring northern England as part of drag mime duo, the Playgirls, he eventually went solo as a stand-up comedian. Performing as Savage for eight years at a South London gay pub, the Royal Vauxhall Tavern (RVT), he gained a popular following among the city's gay community and used his character to speak out for LGBT rights. After being nominated for a 1992 Perrier Award, he attracted mainstream attention and made various television, radio, and theatrical appearances. As Savage, he presented morning chat show The Big Breakfast (1995–96), game show Blankety Blank (1997–2002) and comedy series Lily Live! (2000–01), earning various awards and becoming a well known public figure. Seeking to diversify his career away from Savage, O'Grady starred in BBC sitcom Eyes Down (2003–04) and presented two travel documentaries for ITV. In 2004, he began presenting ITV's daytime chat show The Paul O'Grady Show, which proved a hit with audiences. After the network refused to transfer creative control of the series to O'Grady's production company, Olga TV, in 2006 he defected to rival Channel 4, where the show was rebranded as The New Paul O'Grady Show and ran until 2009. O'Grady subsequently presented a late night ITV show, Paul O'Grady Live (2010–11) as well as Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs (which ran from 2012 until his death in 2023) and Paul O'Grady's Animal Orphans (2014–2016), while presenting BBC Radio 2's Paul O'Grady on the Wireless and publishing a four-volume autobiography. O'Grady received a variety of awards, among them honorary degrees and an MBE in the 2008 Birthday Honours for services to entertainment. He died on 28th March 2023 aged 67.

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Filmography

all 57

TV Shows 37

self 27

Movies 20

Writer 1

Self (Archival Footage)
For the Love of Paul O'Grady

For the Love of Paul O'Grady (2023)

Movie
Self
Maisie

Maisie (2022)

Movie
David
The Madame Blanc Mysteries

The Madame Blanc Mysteries (2021)

TV
Self - Presenter
Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up

Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up (2021)

TV
Himself
Our Cilla: The One and Only

Our Cilla: The One and Only (2021)

Movie
Self - Presenter
Paul O'Grady's Great British Escape

Paul O'Grady's Great British Escape (2020)

TV
Self - TV Presenter & Friend
Cilla: The Lost Tapes

Cilla: The Lost Tapes (2020)

Movie
Self
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years

The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years (2020)

Movie
Himself
The London Studios: Home of the Stars

The London Studios: Home of the Stars (2018)

Movie
Himself / Lily Savage (archive footage)
The Paul O'Grady Story

The Paul O'Grady Story (2017)

Movie
Presenter
Paul O'Grady's Favourite Fairy Tales

Paul O'Grady's Favourite Fairy Tales (2016)

Movie
Self
Our Cilla

Our Cilla (2015)

Movie
Self
Good Morning Britain

Good Morning Britain (2014)

TV
Paul O'Grady's Animal Orphans

Paul O'Grady's Animal Orphans (2014)

TV
Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs

Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs (2012)

TV
Playhouse Presents

Playhouse Presents (2012)

TV
Self
BBC Radio 1's Longest Show Ever

BBC Radio 1's Longest Show Ever (2011)

Movie
Coronation Street - 50 Years, 50 Moments

Coronation Street - 50 Years, 50 Moments (2010)

TV
Death In Venice

Death In Venice (2009)

TV
Self
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night (2009)

TV
Self
Kate Garraway's Life Stories

Kate Garraway's Life Stories (2009)

TV
Let's Dance for Comic Relief

Let's Dance for Comic Relief (2009)

TV
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong

Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong (2008)

TV
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle

The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle (2007)

TV
Self
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show (2007)

TV
7.5
Paul O'Grady
Doctor Who

Doctor Who (2005)

TV
6.37
Comic Aid

Comic Aid (2005)

Movie
Self - Host / Self - Presenter / Self
The Paul O'Grady Show

The Paul O'Grady Show (2004)

TV
Parkinson

Parkinson (2004)

TV
Celebrity Mastermind

Celebrity Mastermind (2003)

TV
Ray Temple
Eyes Down

Eyes Down (2003)

TV
Celebrity Driving School

Celebrity Driving School (2003)

TV
Self - Presenter
Outtake TV

Outtake TV (2002)

TV
Harry Hill's TV Burp

Harry Hill's TV Burp (2002)

TV
6
Self
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002)

TV
Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)

TV
Lily Savage
Lily Live!

Lily Live! (2000)

TV
Himself
County Kilburn

County Kilburn (2000)

Movie
Lily Savage
Lily Savage: The Live Show

Lily Savage: The Live Show (1998)

Movie
Lily Savage
The Lily Savage Show

The Lily Savage Show (1997)

TV
Self
An Evening with Lily Savage

An Evening with Lily Savage (1996)

Movie
Self
Lily Savage: Live And Outrageous

Lily Savage: Live And Outrageous (1995)

Movie
The Ant & Dec Show

The Ant & Dec Show (1995)

TV
Actor
Fairest of Them All

Fairest of Them All (1994)

Movie
Lily Savage / Writer
Filth!

Filth! (1994)

Movie
Prisoner
In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father (1993)

Movie
5.4
Lily Savage
Lily Savage Live: Paying the Rent

Lily Savage Live: Paying the Rent (1993)

Movie
Lilly Savage (On the Bed Interviewer)
The Big Breakfast

The Big Breakfast (1992)

TV
Donaldson
Chimera

Chimera (1991)

TV
Self
This Morning

This Morning (1988)

TV
Self
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party

Smash Hits Poll Winners Party (1988)

TV
Marlene Dietrich
The New Statesman

The New Statesman (1987)

TV
8
Self - Presenter / Self
Blind Date

Blind Date (1985)

TV
The Bill

The Bill (1984)

TV
Lily Savage
Blankety Blank

Blankety Blank (1979)

TV
Self
An Audience with...

An Audience with... (1978)

TV
Lily Savage
The Untransmittable Lily Savage Show

The Untransmittable Lily Savage Show

Movie

Ratings

Average 4.98
Based on 473 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1978
1995
2004
2001
2023
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1955-06-14

Deathday
2023-03-28 (67 years old)

Birth Place
Brighton, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Residences
Aldington, United Kingdom

Also Known As
Paul Savage, Lily Savage

Awards
Member of the Order of the British Empire


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