Damien Fahey: Difference between revisions
update proper label |
Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.9.5) (Cyberpower678 - 20210 |
||
| (16 intermediate revisions by 10 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{short description|American |
{{short description|American voice actor and writer}} |
||
{{Infobox person |
{{Infobox person |
||
| image = |
| image = |
||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
| birth_name = Damien Richard Fahey |
| birth_name = Damien Richard Fahey |
||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1980|06|01}}<ref name=mtv/> |
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1980|06|01}}<ref name=mtv/> |
||
| birth_place = [[Longmeadow, Massachusetts]], U.S.<ref name="featured alumni">{{cite web|title=Featured Alumni: Damien Fahey|url=http://www.northeastern.edu/camd/commstudies/2004/05/01/3451/|publisher=Northeastern University|accessdate=June 5, 2015|date=May 1, 2004}}</ref> |
| birth_place = [[Longmeadow, Massachusetts]], U.S.<ref name="featured alumni">{{cite web|title=Featured Alumni: Damien Fahey|url=http://www.northeastern.edu/camd/commstudies/2004/05/01/3451/|publisher=Northeastern University|accessdate=June 5, 2015|date=May 1, 2004|archive-date=May 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529031535/http://www.northeastern.edu/camd/commstudies/2004/05/01/3451/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
||
| occupation = Writer, voice actor, DJ, television host, comedian, drummer |
|||
| occupation = Co-Executive Producer (''[[Family Guy]]''), [[VJ (media personality)|MTV VJ]] (''[[Total Request Live|TRL]]'') TV host<ref name=mtv/> |
|||
| spouse = |
| spouse = |
||
{{marriage|Grasie Mercedes|2013|2022|end=divorced}} |
|||
| children = |
| children = |
||
| website = {{URL|http://www.damienfahey.com}} |
| website = {{URL|http://www.damienfahey.com}} |
||
| height = |
| height = |
||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Damien Richard Fahey''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|æ|h|i}}; born June 1, 1980)<ref name="mtv">{{cite web|title=TRL › Meet The Cast > Damien|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/trl/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=8024|url-status= |
'''Damien Richard Fahey''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|æ|h|i}}; born June 1, 1980)<ref name="mtv">{{cite web|title=TRL › Meet The Cast > Damien|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/trl/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=8024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402020212/http://www.mtv.com/shows/trl/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=8024#moreinfo|archive-date=2 April 2010|website=MTV|access-date=10 November 2014}}</ref> is an American writer, voice actor, DJ, television host, comedian, drummer,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2005-07-19|title=Damien Fahey|url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/2005/07/damien-fahey-2-2/|access-date=2021-11-20|website=Modern Drummer Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> and former [[video jockey]].<ref name="Audrey">{{cite book|last=Foster|first=Gwendolyn Audrey |title=ClassPassing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0S7FyVm4WJAC&pg=PA85|accessdate=26 September 2014|publisher=SIU Press|isbn=9780809388349|page=85}}</ref> He is known for his work on ''[[Family Guy]]'' as a voice actor, writer, and producer, and formerly working on [[MTV]] as a video jockey. |
||
== Early life == |
== Early life == |
||
| Line 38: | Line 39: | ||
== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
||
Fahey met his now ex-wife, |
Fahey met his now ex-wife, Grasie Mercedes, when they both worked at MTV in 2003, although they didn't start dating until some years later.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Coughlan|first=Maggie|date=30 June 2013|title=Former MTV Veejay Damien Fahey Marries Grasie Mercedes|url=https://people.com/celebrity/former-mtv-veejay-damien-fahey-marries-graise-mercedes/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-20|website=People|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701070710/http://people.com:80/celebrity/former-mtv-veejay-damien-fahey-marries-graise-mercedes/ |archive-date=2017-07-01 }}</ref> The pair was married on June 28, 2013, in Camarillo, California.<ref name=":3" /> |
||
== References == |
== References == |
||
| Line 48: | Line 49: | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fahey, Damien}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fahey, Damien}} |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:American video jockeys]] |
||
[[Category:Living people]] |
[[Category:Living people]] |
||
[[Category:1980 births]] |
[[Category:1980 births]] |
||
| Line 54: | Line 55: | ||
[[Category:People from Longmeadow, Massachusetts]] |
[[Category:People from Longmeadow, Massachusetts]] |
||
[[Category:People from Chicopee, Massachusetts]] |
[[Category:People from Chicopee, Massachusetts]] |
||
[[Category:Comedians from Massachusetts]] |
|||
{{Authority control}}<br /> |
{{Authority control}}<br /> |
||
{{US-music-bio-stub}} |
{{US-music-bio-stub}} |
||
Revision as of 17:53, 30 June 2024
Damien Fahey | |
|---|---|
| Born | Damien Richard Fahey June 1, 1980[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, voice actor, DJ, television host, comedian, drummer |
| Spouse |
Grasie Mercedes
(m. 2013; div. 2022) |
| Website | www |
Damien Richard Fahey (/ˈfæhi/; born June 1, 1980)[1] is an American writer, voice actor, DJ, television host, comedian, drummer,[3] and former video jockey.[4] He is known for his work on Family Guy as a voice actor, writer, and producer, and formerly working on MTV as a video jockey.
Early life
Fahey was interested in radio from a young age, buying radio equipment and setting up a mock radio station in his teenage bedroom.[1][5] At 15, Fahey got an internship and on-air DJ position at 94.7 WMAS in Springfield, Massachusetts.[1][3][5]
In 1999, Fahey enrolled in Northeastern University, and majored in communications.[5] He left Northeastern in 2002 after being hired by MTV.[5]
Career
Radio
Fahey worked for several years at 94.7 WMAS, before becoming a DJ at Kiss 108 in Boston. Fahey worked there until he began working for MTV in 2002.[1]
Fahey now regularly hosts as a radio DJ on 104.3 MYfm in Los Angeles, California, which he started in 2012.[6][7][8]
Television
In 2002, Fahey replaced Carson Daly as the host of MTV's Total Request Live after Daly left the network to host his own late-night show on NBC.[1][3] Fahey continued hosting with Total Request Live until the show ended in 2008.[6][7]
Fahey was a guest host for CBS's The Late, Late Show in 2004 when Craig Kilborn abruptly exited and was believed to be one of the four finalists for the permanent role.[9][10]
Fahey was the host for the single season of NBC's I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here in 2009, and later hosted Hulu's The Morning After from 2012 to 2014.[6][7]
In 2007, Fahey began voice acting on occasion for Family Guy.[11] As part of that team, he began writing for Family Guy in 2015.[6] Fahey then received his first full writing credit for "Run Chris Run" in 2016.[6] He began producing episodes of Family Guy in 2017, moving from co-producer up to supervising producer.[11]
Personal life
Fahey met his now ex-wife, Grasie Mercedes, when they both worked at MTV in 2003, although they didn't start dating until some years later.[7][12] The pair was married on June 28, 2013, in Camarillo, California.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "TRL › Meet The Cast > Damien". MTV. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Featured Alumni: Damien Fahey". Northeastern University. May 1, 2004. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Damien Fahey". Modern Drummer Magazine. 2005-07-19. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey. ClassPassing. SIU Press. p. 85. ISBN 9780809388349. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d Jicha, Megan (2006-04-05). "Former student returns on 'Request' to Blackman". The Huntington News. Northeastern University. Archived from the original on 2021-11-20. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ a b c d e Stanton, Barry W. (2018-01-24). "What Happened to Damien Fahey? - 2018 Update". Gazette Review. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ a b c d e Galla, Brittany (2013-06-30). "Damien Fahey, Former MTV VJ, Gets Married!". Us Weekly. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ Vanderberg, Marcus (4 January 2012). "Former MTV VJ Damien Fahey Joins KBIG-FM". Adweek. Archived from the original on 2021-11-20. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Peter Lassally on hiring Craig Ferguson on the Late Late Show - TelevisionAcademy.com/Interviews". YouTube. 13 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-10-24. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "'Late Late Show' short list". UPI. 3 November 2004. Archived from the original on 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ a b "Damien Fahey". MN2S. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ Coughlan, Maggie (30 June 2013). "Former MTV Veejay Damien Fahey Marries Grasie Mercedes". People. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
External links
   | This United States musical biography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |