Simon O'Brien
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
- | Born Liverpool in 1965, Simon O'Brien got his big break as Damon Grant in ''Brookside''. He left the Channel 4 soap opera after five years, to present programmes - he fronted children's quiz [[I Can Do That]], and played the lighthouse keeper in ''Fraggle Rock''. Simon was a regular on the Def II strand, hosting football show ''Standing Room Only'' and the ''Rough Guide'' series. | + | Born in Liverpool in 1965, Simon O'Brien got his big break as Damon Grant in ''Brookside''. He left the Channel 4 soap opera after five years, to present programmes - he fronted children's quiz [[I Can Do That]], and played the lighthouse keeper in ''Fraggle Rock''. Simon was a regular on the Def II strand, hosting football show ''Standing Room Only'' and the ''Rough Guide'' series. |
He left showbiz in the mid-1990s, to set up a cycle centre-cum-cafe in Liverpool. An interest in sustainable property development brought him back to the small screen in the 2000s, hosting programmes about improving the existing housing stock. | He left showbiz in the mid-1990s, to set up a cycle centre-cum-cafe in Liverpool. An interest in sustainable property development brought him back to the small screen in the 2000s, hosting programmes about improving the existing housing stock. |
Current revision as of 14:42, 15 April 2021
Biography
Born in Liverpool in 1965, Simon O'Brien got his big break as Damon Grant in Brookside. He left the Channel 4 soap opera after five years, to present programmes - he fronted children's quiz I Can Do That, and played the lighthouse keeper in Fraggle Rock. Simon was a regular on the Def II strand, hosting football show Standing Room Only and the Rough Guide series.
He left showbiz in the mid-1990s, to set up a cycle centre-cum-cafe in Liverpool. An interest in sustainable property development brought him back to the small screen in the 2000s, hosting programmes about improving the existing housing stock.