Tom O'Connor (comedian)
| Tom O'Connor | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Thomas Patrick O'Connor |
| Born |
31 October 1939 Bootle, Lancashire, England |
| Medium | Television |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Spouse | Patricia |
| Notable works and roles | Star of The Comedians and Crosswits on ITV |
| Website | http://www.tomoconnor.co.uk/ |
Thomas Patrick "Tom" O'Connor (born 31 October 1939 in Bootle, Lancashire) is an English comedian, TV presenter and actor. He is best known for presenting game shows such as Crosswits, The Zodiac Game, Name That Tune, Password and Gambit.
Tom O'Connor attended St Mary's College, Crosby and Saint Mary's College, Twickenham. He became a mathematics and music teacher at the St Joan of Arc School, Bootle. After work he appeared as a comedian in working men's clubs.
His television break came when he appeared on The Comedians. During the 1970s and 1980s he was one of the most popular faces on British TV. He was a subject of the television programme This Is Your Life in 1977 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews. He continues to tour comedy venues all around the country.
He continued to host many shows including Name that Tune, Wednesday at 8, Tom O'Connor Show, Gambit, Crosswits, and many more including the Tom O'Connor Road Show for the BBC. This show ran daily at lunch times and was watched by over 12 million viewers each day, but was a very expensive show to mount as it came live from a different town each week, requiring the production team to move weekly. The show had several young producers who were overseen by executive producer Steve Weddel, and came out of the now defunct BBC Pebble Mill Studios. The script was written by O'Connor and writer Barry Faulkner, who had worked with O'Connor on his previous shows, with up-to-the-minute changes being made just before broadcast.
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