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Gavin Friday(I)

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The singer, composer and painter Gavin Friday was born in Dublin in October 1959. He was the founder member of the legendary Irish band The Virgin Prunes. His debut exhibition of paintings 'I Didn't Come Up The Liffey in a Bubble' was in 1988. Since 1985 he has composed and performed with his longtime musical partner Maurice Seezer, first in a a live setting, running a 'cabaret club' in Dublin called 'The Blue Jaysus'. In 1988 they were signed to Island Records. Friday-Seezer studio albums include 'Each man kills the thing he loves' and `Adam'n'Eve'. In 2002, Gavin Friday and the Friday/Seezer ensemble performed the Kurt Weill tribute 'Ich Liebe Dich' at the Dublin Theatre Festival.
BornOctober 8, 1959
BornOctober 8, 1959
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    • Awards
      • 6 nominations total

    Known for

    In America (2002)
    In America
    7.7
    • Composer
    • 2002
    Daniel Day-Lewis in In the Name of the Father (1993)
    In the Name of the Father
    8.1
    • Music Department
    • 1993
    Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge! (2001)
    Moulin Rouge!
    7.6
    • Soundtrack("Children Of The Revolution")
    • 2001
    Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
    Breakfast on Pluto
    7.2
    • Billy Hatchett
    • 2005

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    • Peter & the Wolf (2023)
      Peter & the Wolf
      6.7
      Short
      • Composer (music)
      • 2023
    • Francis Bacon: The Outsider (2022)
      Francis Bacon: The Outsider
      • composer
      • 2022
    • War Requiem (2015)
      War Requiem
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2015
    • 50 Cent in Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
      Get Rich or Die Tryin'
      5.5
      • Composer
      • 2005
    • Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2004
    • In America (2002)
      In America
      7.7
      • Composer
      • 2002
    • Disco Pigs (2001)
      Disco Pigs
      6.5
      • Composer
      • 2001
    • Daniel Day-Lewis and Emily Watson in The Boxer (1997)
      The Boxer
      7.0
      • Composer
      • 1997
    • Grace: I Want to Live (1995)
      Grace: I Want to Live
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1995
    • John Lynch and Jacqueline McKenzie in Angel Baby (1995)
      Angel Baby
      7.0
      • Composer
      • 1995
    • Naomi Campbell: Love & Tears
      5.8
      Music Video
      • Composer (original music by)
      • 1994
    • Sinéad O'Connor in Sinéad O'Connor: You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart (1994)
      Sinéad O'Connor: You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart
      7.6
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1994

    Music Department



    • In America (2002)
      In America
      7.7
      • music arranger
      • music producer
      • musician: voice
      • 2002
    • Daniel Day-Lewis and Emily Watson in The Boxer (1997)
      The Boxer
      7.0
      • musician: orchestra
      • 1997
    • Daniel Day-Lewis in In the Name of the Father (1993)
      In the Name of the Father
      8.1
      • music consultant
      • 1993

    Actor



    • Peter & the Wolf (2023)
      Peter & the Wolf
      6.7
      Short
      • Narrator (voice)
      • 2023
    • Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
      Breakfast on Pluto
      7.2
      • Billy Hatchett
      • 2005
    • Disco Pigs (2001)
      Disco Pigs
      6.5
      • Paschal Stankard
      • 2001

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • Mr.Gavin Friday
    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • October 8, 1959
      • Dublin, Ireland
    • Spouse
      • Renee O'ReillyOctober 1, 1993 - ? (divorced)
    • Other works
      Reads the Poe story "For Annie" on the CD "Closed On Account of Rabies."
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Print Biography

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    • Trivia
      Best friend of U2's Bono
    • Quotes
      'I could never Rock and I never wanted to Roll'

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