John Linehan was born in 1952 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He is an actor and writer, known for Divorcing Jack (1998), May's Panto Party (2009) and It's the Way He Told Them... A Tribute to Frank Carson (2012). He has been married to Brenda Linehan since 1975. They have two children.
He was diagnosed as suffering from syringomyelia (rare disease affecting the spinal cord and the central nervous system) in the early 1980s. He underwent a brain operation in 1983 to correct the problem. He subsequently suffered meningitis and had a lumbar puncture to help with the pain. Since the operation he has experienced muscle wastage and little feeling in his left side.
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He has two daughters, Donna (born 1978) and Kerry (born 1983), and one grandson Johnny (born 1999).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
May's Panto Party
2009
TV Movie
Host
Black Taxi
2009
Short
Joe
Divorcing Jack
1998
Announcer
Screenplay
1992
TV Series
Bobby Smith
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
May's Panto Party
2009
TV Movie
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
It's the Way He Told Them... A Tribute to Frank Carson
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Children in Need
2004
TV Series
Herself
Kelly
2001-2003
TV Series
Herself
Comic Asides
1999
TV Series documentary
Herself (as May McFettridge)
Known for movies
Divorcing Jack (1998) as Announcer
May's Panto Party (2009) as Host
It's the Way He Told Them... A Tribute to Frank Carson (2012) as Himself
$300,000
