Risteárd Cooper

Risteárd Cooper

Infobox Person


image_size = 150px
name = Risteárd Cooper
caption =
birth_name =
birth_date =
birth_place =
death_date =
death_place =
death_cause =
resting_place =
resting_place_coordinates =
residence =
nationality = Irish
other_names =
known_for =
education =
employer =
occupation = Actor, comedian, mimic, writer.
title =
salary =
networth =
height =
weight =
term =
predecessor =
successor =
party =
boards =
religion =
spouse =
partner =
children =
parents =
relatives =


website =
footnotes =

Risteárd Cooper is an Irish actor, comedian, mimic and writer, famous as one of the stars of "Après Match". He also starred, alongside Hector Ó hEochagáin, in "Chasing The Lions", a programme about the 2005 Lions tour of New Zealand and "Chasing the Blues" which followed Ireland's progress in the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

Cooper graduated from the Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity College. He lived in New York for several years where he worked at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, the Irish Rep and Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company (founded by, amongst others, John Malkovich), playing Mickey in the American premiere of Jez Butterworth's award-winning play, "Mojo". [ [http://www.lisarichards.ie/actor_559.html] ] As an actor he has appeared many times at the Gate and Abbey Theatre in plays such as "An Ideal Husband", "See You Next Tuesday", "Eccentricities of a Nightingale", "Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme" by Frank McGuinness, "Betrayal" by Harold Pinter and "The Deep Blue Sea" by Terence Rattigan. Other theatre work includes "I, Keano" at the Olympia Theatre.

A satirical programme written by Risteárd Cooper (along with Gerard Stembridge) called "The State of Us" was a four-part series focusing on the clash between politicians and the media. The programme began airing on RTÉ One on Sunday April 29 2007. [ [http://www.rte.ie/tv/stateofus/] ]

Cooper recently started writing for the newspaper, "The Irish Times".

Appearances

The following is a list of appearances by Risteard Cooper. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178335/] ]

*"Après Match" (1996 - "present")
*"The Closer You Get" (2000)
*"This is Ireland" (2004)
*"Chasing the Lions" (2005)
*"I, Keano" (2005)
*"Batman Begins" (2006)
*"The State of Us" (2007)
* "Bittersweet"

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Cooper (surname) — Cooper is a surname originating in England,[1] and means maker of barrels; see Cooper (profession). Cooper is the 32nd most common surname in the United Kingdom.[2] Many notable persons share this surname. Contents: Top · 0–9 A B C D E F G H …   Wikipedia

  • The State of Us — infobox television show name = The State of Us caption = Pat Kenny format = Comedy runtime = ?? minutes per episode creator = Gerard Stembridge and Risteárd Cooper starring = Risteárd Cooper country = Ireland network = Radio Telefís Éireann first …   Wikipedia

  • Après Match — Infobox Television show name = Après Match caption = Liam Brady and Eamon Dunphy format = Comedy camera = picture format = audio format = runtime = varied creator = developer = producer = executive producer = voices = starring = Barry Murphy,… …   Wikipedia

  • I, Keano — Infobox Musical name= I, Keano caption= music= Paul Woodfull lyrics= Arthur Mathews Michael Nugent book= Arthur Mathews Michael Nugent basis= productions= 2005 Dublin awards= I, Keano is a comedy musical play about footballer Roy Keane leaving… …   Wikipedia

  • Festival de télévision de Monte-Carlo 2010 — Festival de télévision de Monte Carlo Cérémonie Date du 6 au 10 juin 2010 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • List of Irish people — This is a list of famous Irish people.It covers * People who were born on the island of Ireland and/or who have lived there for most of their lives. * People who, though not necessarily ever having been born or lived in Ireland, have been raised… …   Wikipedia

  • Hector Ó hEochagáin — Infobox Person image size = 150px name = Hector caption = birth name = Shane Hector Ó hEochagáin birth date = birth place = Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland death date = death place = death cause = resting place = resting place coordinates = residence …   Wikipedia

  • Conor MacNeill — ‹ The template below (BLP IMDb refimprove) is being considered for deletion. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus.› Conor MacNeill Born 4 July 1988 Belfast, Northern Ireland Conor MacNeill (born 4 July 1988) is an actor from… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”