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'''Des O'Connor''' (b. 12 January 1932) is the current presenter of [[Countdown]]. He took over from [[Des Lynam]] at the start of [[Series 56]]. He has announced his intention to leave the show, and will do so at the end of the [[Series 59|current series]].
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'''Des O'Connor''' (b. 12 January 1932) was presenter of [[Countdown]] from 2006 until 2008. He took over from [[Des Lynam]] at the start of [[Series 56]]. He has announced his intention to leave the show, and will do so at the end of the [[Series 59|current series]].
  
 
O'Connor started off life as a variety performer where he appeared on stage both singing and telling jokes. He got his own show in 1963, [[Wikipedia:Kraft Music Hall Presents The Des O'Connor Show|The Des O'Connor Show]] and since 1963 has had a run of television entertainment shows, including ''Des O'Connor Entertains'' and ''Des O'Connor Tonight'', which ran for 26 years before it was cancelled. Between 2002 and 2006 he hosted ''Today with Des and Mel'' with Melanie Sykes. The show was cancelled in 2006, but since then O'Connor has been the host of Countdown.
 
O'Connor started off life as a variety performer where he appeared on stage both singing and telling jokes. He got his own show in 1963, [[Wikipedia:Kraft Music Hall Presents The Des O'Connor Show|The Des O'Connor Show]] and since 1963 has had a run of television entertainment shows, including ''Des O'Connor Entertains'' and ''Des O'Connor Tonight'', which ran for 26 years before it was cancelled. Between 2002 and 2006 he hosted ''Today with Des and Mel'' with Melanie Sykes. The show was cancelled in 2006, but since then O'Connor has been the host of Countdown.
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*[[Wikipedia:Des O'Connor|Des O'Connor]] on Wikipedia.
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*Des O'Connor on the [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640300/ Internet Movie Database].
  
 
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Revision as of 18:23, 12 December 2008

Des O'Connor.

Des O'Connor (b. 12 January 1932) was presenter of Countdown from 2006 until 2008. He took over from Des Lynam at the start of Series 56. He has announced his intention to leave the show, and will do so at the end of the current series.

O'Connor started off life as a variety performer where he appeared on stage both singing and telling jokes. He got his own show in 1963, The Des O'Connor Show and since 1963 has had a run of television entertainment shows, including Des O'Connor Entertains and Des O'Connor Tonight, which ran for 26 years before it was cancelled. Between 2002 and 2006 he hosted Today with Des and Mel with Melanie Sykes. The show was cancelled in 2006, but since then O'Connor has been the host of Countdown.

O'Connor was not just known for his light entertainment, he was a singer and had a UK #1 with I pretend. In total he's released ten singles as well as various albums.

See also