Frank Twomey
Frank Twomey | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 or 1955 Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 11 December 2023 (aged 68) Cork, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Notable work | Bosco |
| Television | Bosco Bull Island |
Frank Twomey (1954 or 1955 – 11 December 2023) was an Irish children's show host, best known as the main host of the children's television programme Bosco.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]Other than the one in Bosco, his lesser-known credits include other screen appearances and appearances on stage.
Twomey went on to appear on Bull Island, particularly as Mary O'Rourke, the then Minister for Public Enterprise.
Twomey later featured on the advice show Agony OAPs, with retired footballer Pat Spillane and retired politician Mary O'Rourke, whom he impersonated on Bull Island.[4]
Personal life and death
[edit]Twomey was openly gay, though this was not reflected on his show, Bosco, at which time it was illegal, "but it didn't stop me from being gay. It meant that I was careful and I was very discrete because I had a government job", he said later.[5]
Twomey died from lung disease in Cork on 11 December 2023, at the age of 68.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Frank Twomey on the set of the RTÉ Television children's programme 'Bosco' in September 1987". 5 July 2012.
- ^ Watkins, Frances (17 September 2019). "Frank Twomey is bringing his one man show to Cork this week for a three-night run: The stage and screen legend is coming to the rebel county".
- ^ "6 vintage Bosco stars… where are they now?". DailyEdge.ie. 17 November 2012.
- ^ "Frank Twomey on coming out: 'Everybody knows an aul' queen'". 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Frank Twomey on coming out: 'Everybody knows an aul' queen'". 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Death Notice of Frank Twomey (Cork City, Cork)". rip.ie. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Frank Twomey at IMDb