"to release live albums and he also recorded several comedic songs that enjoyed commercial success as novelty singles including parodies of Tammy Wynette's song ""D.I.V.O.R.C.E."" (which he performed on ""Top of the Pops"" in December 1975) and the Village People's ""In the Navy"" (titled ""In the Brownies""). In 1976, Connolly's first play, ""An' Me wi' a Bad Leg, Tae"" opened in Irvine and toured in London. It was there that, after consuming a sizable amount of cocaine and alcohol, he collapsed on the floor of a recording studio. In 1979, Connolly met Pamela Stephenson, the New Zealand-born comedy actress, for"
"the voices of those who are not usually listened to. The company performs in a variety of settings including schools, arts centres, health centres and conference halls. She ran the 'Laughing for a Change' project, funded by Time to Change, which encouraged comedians and audiences to talk about mental health; this culminated in a stand-up tour in 2014 featuring Seymour Mace, Rob Deering and others. In October 2015, Connolly appeared in the stage adaptation of Meera Syal's novel ""Anita and Me"" at the Birmingham Rep, for which she was acclaimed for her ""comic talent"". Connolly is married with two children"
"12-bedroom Candacraig House in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, which they had purchased in 2008 from Dame Anita Roddick. Later in the year, Connolly topped an unscientific poll of ""Britain's Favourite Comedian"" conducted by the network Five, placing him ahead of performers such as John Cleese, Ronnie Barker, Dawn French, and Peter Cook. In 2006, he revealed he has a house on the Maltese island of Gozo. He and his wife also have an apartment in New York City near Union Square. On 30 December 2007, Connolly escaped uninjured from a single-car accident on the A939 near Ballater, Aberdeenshire. In 2011, Connolly and"
"two-year-old son Brian (born 26 May 1995) with girlfriend Jean. Fans organised a memorial concert for Brian at the Camden Palace in London on 11 October 1998. Money was raised to pay for a plaque dedicated to Brian at Breakspear Crematorium, Breakspear Road, Ruislip, Middlesex. It was unveiled on 9 February 2000. In 2013 Connolly's son, Brian, competed in the television talent show ""The X Factor"". Jean went on to marry Glen Williams, who was, for a brief time, a band member. They now reside in Spain. Brian Connolly Brian Francis Connolly (5 October 1945 – 10 February 1997) was"
"Birley was in a relationship that resulted in a son. Birley divorced Francis Pike in 2006. Two years later, in 2008, she married her current husband Sebastian Whitestone, at Chelsea Registry. Whitestone is an antiquarian horologist. Birley, the granddaughter of society and royal portrait painter Sir Oswald Birley, is a painter whose 1999 portrait, ""Conrad Moffat Black (Baron Black of Crossharbour) and Barbara Amiel"", appears at the National Portrait Gallery (London). She illustrated her mother's book, ""Copper: A Dog's Life"". Beginning in 2003 she was co-director of her father's nightclub, Annabel's, with her brother Robin Birley. Her father left her"
"John Kerry. Connolly is currently involved in real estate development. Connolly is married to Lynda M. Connolly, Chief Justice of the Dedham District Court. They have four children, including Boston City Councilor John R. Connolly. Michael J. Connolly Michael Joseph Connolly (born April 20, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a former politician who served as Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth from 1979–1994. An attorney by profession, Connolly was first elected to public office in 1973 when he won a seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Edward Brooke's United States Senate"
"helped Billy Crudup train for ""Without Limits"", a film about Steve Prefontaine's life. Patrice Donnelly Patrice Michelle ""Pat"" Donnelly (born April 30, 1950) is a retired American track and field athlete and actress, known primarily for hurdling. Donnelly was born in San Diego, California. She attended Grossmont College. She was a high school physical education teacher at St. Paul High School in Santa Fe Springs, CA. In 1971, she was Miss La Mesa. After the 1976 Olympic Games she married shot putter Peter Shmock. After divorcing Shmock, she married sprinter Mark Lutz, ex-spouse of distance runner Francie Larrieu. Once the"
"roles in ""When the Bough Breaks"", ""Innocent Victims"" and ""The Plague"". Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as one of six boys, he currently resides in Los Angeles. Connolly married the former Bronni Jo Stein on February 14, 1998 and has one son, James, from a previous marriage. John P. Connolly (actor) John P. Connolly is an American actor and the former Executive Director of Actors' Equity Association. Connolly served in this position from February 2007 until November 2009, after serving six years as the President of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (""AFTRA""). As a Union leader and activist,"
"In January 1982 he and Lockary, who cited an ""irretrievable breakdown"" of their marriage after a four-year separation, divorced. In 1988, Connolly married Elizabeth L. Moore, a court stenographer who worked at the FBI headquarters at Government Center, Boston. Connolly had no children with his first wife but fathered three sons with his second wife, Elizabeth. When John and Elizabeth first married he bought a $80,000 condominium for them in Brewster, Massachusetts and took regular vacations to Cape Cod. His sister-in-law Mary Ann Moore, is married to Arthur Gianelli. Gianelli and Connolly purchased adjoining properties in Lynnfield, Massachusetts from a"
"Her children include two stillborns, Robert Carlton and Hope Newman, and her daughter Abby Newman. Ashley has lived in New York City, but has recently decided to return to Genoa City. Traci is the only biological daughter of John Abbott and Dina Mergeron. She has had a very successful career as a novelist. She used to be a singer, and had developed a rivalry with Lauren Fenmore. Traci has been married to Danny Romalotti, Brad Carlton (two marriages), and to Steve Connelly to whom she was married to until mid-July 2014 when their divorce was finalized. She had a daughter,"
"honorary doctorate from University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. Billy Connolly Sir William Connolly, (born 24 November 1942) is a Scottish stand-up comedian, musician, presenter, actor and artist. He is sometimes known, especially in his homeland, by the Scots nickname ""The Big Yin"" (""The Big One""). His first trade, in the early 1960s, was as a welder (specifically a boilermaker) in the Glasgow shipyards, but he gave it up towards the end of the decade to pursue a career as a folk singer, firstly in the Humblebums alongside friend Gerry Rafferty and Tam Harvey until 1971, and subsequently as a solo"
"John Connolly (FBI) John Joseph Connolly Jr. (born August 1, 1940) is a former FBI agent who was convicted of racketeering, obstruction of justice, and murder charges stemming from his relationship with James ""Whitey"" Bulger, Steve Flemmi, and the Winter Hill Gang. State and federal officers had been trying to imprison Whitey Bulger for years, but Bulger evaded capture until 2011. As the FBI handler for Bulger and Flemmi, Connolly (who had grown up in the Old Harbor Housing Project with Bulger) had been protecting them from prosecution by supplying Bulger with information about possible attempts to catch them, and"
"worked as an art historian, a municipal financial advisor for U.S. cities and states, a non-profit fundraiser for institutions and two statewide political campaigns, and a professional genealogist. She has included elements of all of these in her mysteries. Connolly is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Romance Writers of America, and Sisters in Crime, and is also a member of the steering committee for the New England Crime Bake, an annual mystery conference. Currently she lives in southeastern Massachusetts, with her husband, daughter, and three cats. Sheila Connolly Sheila Connolly (born 1950) is a mystery writer and author"
"In 2013, he played Steve Connolly in the ITV detective drama ""Broadchurch"". In 2014, he appeared on BBC One's Kay Mellor drama series ""In The Club"". In 2015, he was the narrator of ""Tattoo Disasters UK"" for Spike. Mellor has pursued a career in modelling, notably for Topman. Mellor voices the mascot of card and gift company ""funkypigeon.com"" Mellor met dancer Michelle McSween when they starred together in the stage musical ""Oh, What a Night"" in 1999. They married in 2007, and have two children. Will Mellor William Mellor (born 3 April 1976) is an English actor, singer, and model."
"by the 500 letters preserved, she researched Connolly's life, publishing her biography, ""The Sea Captain's Wife"" in 2007. The letters capture the fragility and volatility of life in the era and show that Connolly was able to challenge convention by improving her social standing when she married a black man. Many of the Caribbean branches of Connolly, some spell it Conolly, are related to Smiley and Eunice, including William Warren Conolly, who was the great-grandson of Smiley's brother Thomas Dighton Conolly Eunice Connolly Eunice Connolly (December 9, 1831 – September 27, 1877) was an American woman born into pre-Civil War-New"
"the ""Billy and Albert"" video. When the Fox Network aired ""Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebration"" in 1988, Connolly was still virtually unknown in the States, but his performance drew attention, particularly from producers, and interest in him grew. In March 1988, his father died after a stroke, the eighth of his life. His mother died five years later, in 1993, of motor neurone disease. Connolly and Stephenson married in Fiji on 20 December 1989; he had been living with her since 1981. ""Marriage to Pam didn't change me; it saved me,"" he later said. ""I was going to die."
"with quirky and whimsical lyrics, but he had not especially focused on comedy at this point. In 1968, a 26-year-old Connolly married Springburn native and interior designer Iris Pressagh, with whom he had two children. They initially lived on Redlands Road in Glasgow's West End, but when fans began to wait out in the street, they moved to Drymen, near the south-eastern shore of Loch Lomond. Later that year, Connolly's mother went to meet him backstage after a Humblebums gig in Dunoon, where she was working in the cafeteria at Dunoon General Hospital. It was the second and final meeting"
"Love"". He is married, has three children, and two grandchildren, and lives with his wife, Plum, in London. Ray Connolly Ray Connolly is a British writer. He is best known for his journalism and for writing the screenplays for the films ""That'll Be the Day"" and the sequel ""Stardust"", for which he won a Writers Guild of Great Britain best screenplay award. Ray Connolly was born and brought up in Lancashire. He was educated at West Park Catholic Grammar School, St. Helens, Ormskirk Grammar School and the London School of Economics where he read social anthropology. There he also edited"
"John R. Connolly John R. Connolly (born July 6, 1973) is a former at-large Boston city councilor and candidate for mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. He was first elected in November 2007. Connolly is a resident of West Roxbury where he lives with his wife, Meg, (née Kassakian), and children, Clare, Teddy, and Mary Katherine. Meg is a psychologist and former social worker. His mother, Lynda Connolly recently retired as a Massachusetts court judge. His father, Michael J. Connolly, is a former Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth During his high school years, Connolly attended Roxbury Latin School. After graduating he earned"
"Billy Connolly Sir William Connolly, (born 24 November 1942) is a Scottish stand-up comedian, musician, presenter, actor and artist. He is sometimes known, especially in his homeland, by the Scots nickname ""The Big Yin"" (""The Big One""). His first trade, in the early 1960s, was as a welder (specifically a boilermaker) in the Glasgow shipyards, but he gave it up towards the end of the decade to pursue a career as a folk singer, firstly in the Humblebums alongside friend Gerry Rafferty and Tam Harvey until 1971, and subsequently as a solo artist. In the early 1970s, Connolly made the"
"Connelly. The first season of the series was released on Amazon Prime Video on February 13, 2015. Welliver is also the narrator of several audiobooks, including Robert B. Parker's series of American western novels, 'Appaloosa', 'Brimstone', 'Blue-Eyed Devil' and 'Ironhorse'. He has also narrated several of the Michael Connelly 'Bosch' series of crime fiction novels, including 'The Crossing', 'The Burning Room' and 'The Wrong Side of Goodbye'. Welliver has been married four times. His marriages to Heather Wielandt and actress Joanna Heimbold ended in divorce, and he was widowed when his third wife, Elizabeth W. Alexander, died of breast cancer"
"of sending the unsigned, unattributed flyers. On February 26, 2013, Connolly announced he would stand in the 2013 mayoral election. Connolly finished the second of twelve in the preliminary election in September 2013, behind State Representative Marty Walsh. On November 5, 2013, he lost the general election to Marty Walsh. John R. Connolly John R. Connolly (born July 6, 1973) is a former at-large Boston city councilor and candidate for mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. He was first elected in November 2007. Connolly is a resident of West Roxbury where he lives with his wife, Meg, (née Kassakian), and children, Clare,"
"killing him. Conolly was an even-tempered, safe jockey who didn't take chances. In 1835, the Sporting Magazine said of him, 'he has a smile that relates the history of his heart. Long as he has been absent from his country, his accent still adheres to him…and he is not ashamed of it.' On 9 February 1836 Conolly married Elizabeth Boyce in the parish church of Woodditton near Newmarket. The couple had two daughters, Ellen and Mary Anne, and a son, Frank. Conolly also had a son from a previous relationship with Michael Prendergast's niece, Ellen Ricketts. The son went to"
"the 1956 Games, Connolly began a relationship with Czech discus thrower Olga Fikotova, a fellow gold medal winner. They married after the Olympics, the following year in Prague—in three ceremonies there, with a celebration before 40,000 well-wishers. The best man at their wedding ceremony was Czech runner Emil Zátopek. They were divorced in 1975, and the following year, he married Pat Winslow, a former coach of track star Evelyn Ashford and herself a three-time Olympian in the 800 meters and pentathlon. A son from his first marriage, Jim Connolly, was the NCAA decathlon champion for U.C.L.A. in 1987; Adam Connolly,"
"at Austin. DeConnick is married to fellow comic book writer Matt Fraction with whom she has two children, Henry Leo and Tallulah Louise. Each year around the anniversary of the day she quit drinking (eighteen years as of June 2018), DeConnick posts an update on social media about her years of sobriety and offers advice to those who are still struggling with their addictions. DeConnick is a self-proclaimed feminist and takes her position as a voice for women in the comic industry seriously. She started the #VisibleWomen movement on Twitter in March 2016 ""to disabuse folks of the notion that"
"on him. Not long after, he co-wrote the song ""Don't Know Why"" (from ""Wonderland"") with Vicky. The McFly song ""The Ballad of Paul K"", which he co-wrote with McFly bandmate Dougie Poynter, whose father also left home, was based on both their experiences. Jones has rarely spoken of his father and only briefly mentioned him in McFly's autobiography. Jones previously dated Miss England 2008 Laura Coleman. On 26 July 2013, Jones announced he was engaged to model and former Miss England Georgia Horsley. They married on 2 August 2014 in Old Malton, North Yorkshire. They have a son born in"
"Glenn Baxley about 18 months after they met in Mexico. They filed for divorce in 2005. On December 15, 2007, Bono married Congressman Connie Mack IV (R-FL) in Asheville, North Carolina. In May 2013, the couple announced they had separated on amicable terms and divorced later that month. In September 2015, Bono married former astronaut and retired Navy rear admiral Stephen S. Oswald. Mary Bono has a son born in 1988, and a daughter born in 1991, from her marriage to Sonny Bono. In addition to her family, Bono has interests in music and outdoor activities such as hiking and"
"and lives in Kings Heath, Birmingham. In 2017 she appeared in the New Years Honours list in recognition of her contribution to community arts through her work with Women and Theatre. She was awarded a British Empire Medal. Janice Connolly Janice Connolly is a British actress, comedian and artistic director. She runs the Birmingham-based group Women and Theatre, and performs stand-up comedy as her character ""Mrs Barbara Nice"". Connolly has also appeared in ""Coronation Street"", ""That Peter Kay Thing"", ""Phoenix Nights"", ""Max and Paddy's Road To Nowhere"", ""Thin Ice"" and ""Dead Man Weds"". She has also worked at the Birmingham"
"Doyle was married to former model Craig Melton from 2002 to 2016. They have three children: a son, Chase, and two daughters, Tish and Amma. Doyle moved from Centreville, Virginia to Naples, Florida. In November 2016, Doyle announced that she was in a relationship with Abby Wambach. In February 2017, they announced their engagement, and they married on May 14, 2017. Glennon Doyle Melton Glennon Doyle (born March 20, 1976) is an author, activist, philanthropist, creator of the online community Momastery, and founder and president of Together Rising, a nonprofit for women and children in crisis. Her works include ""Love"
"he was taught daily to sing in an operatic style, he went on to win the show and has released an album of show tunes, called A Different Stage. Manford cites Billy Connolly as his comedy hero, after seeing him when Manford was 11, and comics such as Tommy Cooper and Peter Kay heavily influenced his comic style. In 2009, in an interview on ""Friday Night With Jonathan Ross"", Manford talked about his passion for musicals, expressing an interest in taking a singing and acting role on stage, and giving a short, impromptu performance of ""Suddenly Seymour"". Manford married his"
"romance with co-star Billy Campbell. They were involved for five years before they broke up in 1996. Connelly then had a relationship with photographer David Dugan, with whom she had a son, Kai, born in 1997. On January 1, 2003, in a private family ceremony in Scotland she married actor Paul Bettany, whom she had met while working on ""A Beautiful Mind"". The couple's first child Stellan was born on August 5 the same year. She gave birth to her third child, Agnes, on May 31, 2011, in New York City. On November 14, 2005, Connelly was named Amnesty International"
"his wife were living full-time in New York City while still retaining their Candacraig residence. The Connollys decided to sell Candacraig House in September 2013, with a price of £2.75 million. In 2012, Connolly provided the voice of King Fergus in Pixar's Scotland-set animated film ""Brave"", alongside fellow Scottish actors Kelly Macdonald, Craig Ferguson, Robbie Coltrane, Emma Thompson, and Kevin McKidd. Connolly appeared as Wilf in ""Quartet"", a 2012 British comedy-drama film based on the play ""Quartet"" by Ronald Harwood, directed by Dustin Hoffman. In 2014, Connolly appeared in """" as Dáin II Ironfoot, a great dwarf warrior and cousin"
"""quietly changed the duties of both these DEA special agents so they would not become aware of this matter."" Boston FBI Special Agent Robert Fitzpatrick said: Before he was brought up on criminal charges, Connolly was mentioned in the crime fiction book ""The Underboss: The Rise & Fall of a Mafia Family"" in 1989 by Gerard O'Neill and Dick Lehr which followed the FBI's campaign against Gennaro Angiulo with Connolly, John Morris and a team of fellow FBI agents. Connolly's first wife, Marianne Lockary, was his childhood sweetheart whom he married as he neared graduation from Suffolk University Law School."