Paul O'Grady

Paul O'Grady

Paul James O'Grady, MBE DL (14 June 1955 - 28 March 2023) was an English comedian, television presenter, actor, writer and radio disc jockey. He achieved fame using his comedic drag queen character, "Lily Savage", and later became well known for presenting TV programmes as himself, such as The Paul O'Grady Show. Born to a working-class Irish family in Birkenhead, he attended Blessed Edward Campion Secondary Modern School, in Claughton Village, Birkenhead, Cheshire (now Merseyside). O'Grady moved to London in the late-1970s, there working as a peripatetic care officer for Camden Council. It was here in 1978 that he developed his drag act, basing the character of Lily Savage upon traits found amongst female relatives. Touring northern England as part of drag mime duo, the Playgirls, he eventually went solo as a stand-up comedian. Performing as Savage for eight years at a South London gay pub, the Royal Vauxhall Tavern (RVT), he gained a popular following among the city's gay community and used his character to speak out for LGBT rights. After being nominated for a 1992 Perrier Award, he attracted mainstream attention and made various television, radio, and theatrical appearances. As Savage, he presented morning chat show The Big Breakfast (1995–96), game show Blankety Blank (1997–2002) and comedy series Lily Live! (2000–01), earning various awards and becoming a well known public figure. Seeking to diversify his career away from Savage, O'Grady starred in BBC sitcom Eyes Down (2003–04) and presented two travel documentaries for ITV. In 2004, he began presenting ITV's daytime chat show The Paul O'Grady Show, which proved a hit with audiences. After the network refused to transfer creative control of the series to O'Grady's production company, Olga TV, in 2006 he defected to rival Channel 4, where the show was rebranded as The New Paul O'Grady Show and ran until 2009. O'Grady subsequently presented a late night ITV show, Paul O'Grady Live (2010–11) as well as Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs (which ran from 2012 until his death in 2023) and Paul O'Grady's Animal Orphans (2014–2016), while presenting BBC Radio 2's Paul O'Grady on the Wireless and publishing a four-volume autobiography. O'Grady received a variety of awards, among them honorary degrees and an MBE in the 2008 Birthday Honours for services to entertainment. He died on 28th March 2023 aged 67.

  • Teitl: Paul O'Grady
  • Poblogrwydd: 1.382
  • Yn adnabyddus Am: Acting
  • Pen-blwydd: 1955-06-14
  • Man Geni: Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
  • Tudalen hafan:
  • Hefyd yn hysbys fel: Paul Savage, Lily Savage
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Paul O'Grady Ffilmiau

  • 1996
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    An Evening with Lily Savage

    An Evening with Lily Savage

    1 1996 HD

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  • 2023
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    For the Love of Paul O'Grady

    For the Love of Paul O'Grady

    8 2023 HD

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  • 1993
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    Lily Savage Live: Paying the Rent

    Lily Savage Live: Paying the Rent

    1 1993 HD

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  • 1995
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    Lily Savage: Live And Outrageous

    Lily Savage: Live And Outrageous

    1 1995 HD

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  • 2022
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    Maisie

    Maisie

    1 2022 HD

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  • 1994
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    Filth!

    Filth!

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1998
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    Lily Savage: The Live Show

    Lily Savage: The Live Show

    1 1998 HD

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  • 2021
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    Our Cilla: The One and Only

    Our Cilla: The One and Only

    1 2021 HD

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  • 2005
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    Comic Aid

    Comic Aid

    5 2005 HD

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  • 1993
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    In the Name of the Father

    In the Name of the Father

    7.899 1993 HD

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  • 2024
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    The Life and Death of Lily Savage

    The Life and Death of Lily Savage

    1 2024 HD

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  • 2015
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    Our Cilla

    Our Cilla

    6.5 2015 HD

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  • 2024
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    The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved

    The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved

    1 2024 HD

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  • 1991
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    Lily Savage Live from the Hackney Empire

    Lily Savage Live from the Hackney Empire

    1 1991 HD

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  • 2017
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    The Paul O'Grady Story

    The Paul O'Grady Story

    8.3 2017 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Untransmittable Lily Savage Show

    The Untransmittable Lily Savage Show

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2020
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    The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years

    The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years

    1 2020 HD

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  • 2000
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    County Kilburn

    County Kilburn

    1 2000 HD

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  • 2018
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    The London Studios: Home of the Stars

    The London Studios: Home of the Stars

    1 2018 HD

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  • 1994
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    Fairest of Them All

    Fairest of Them All

    1 1994 HD

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  • 2016
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    Paul O'Grady's Favourite Fairy Tales

    Paul O'Grady's Favourite Fairy Tales

    1 2016 HD

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  • 1994
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    Filth!

    Filth!

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1996
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    An Evening with Lily Savage

    An Evening with Lily Savage

    1 1996 HD

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  • 1988
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    This Morning

    This Morning

    5.7 1988 HD

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  • 2002
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    Harry Hill's TV Burp

    Harry Hill's TV Burp

    6.318 2002 HD

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  • 2001
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    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    5.87 2001 HD

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  • 1984
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    The Bill

    The Bill

    6.635 1984 HD

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  • 2002
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    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

    5.9 2002 HD

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  • 2003
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    Eyes Down

    Eyes Down

    5.8 2003 HD

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  • 2004
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    The Paul O'Grady Show

    The Paul O'Grady Show

    4.6 2004 HD

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  • 2014
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    Good Morning Britain

    Good Morning Britain

    4.7 2014 HD

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  • 2007
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    The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle

    The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle

    6 2007 HD

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  • 1979
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    Blankety Blank

    Blankety Blank

    4.6 1979 HD

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  • 2000
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    Lily Live!

    Lily Live!

    1 2000 HD

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  • 2008
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    Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong

    Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong

    4 2008 HD

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  • 2003
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    Celebrity Mastermind

    Celebrity Mastermind

    6 2003 HD

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  • 1991
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    Chimera

    Chimera

    6 1991 HD

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  • 1995
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    The Ant & Dec Show

    The Ant & Dec Show

    1 1995 HD

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  • 2009
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    Let's Dance for Comic Relief

    Let's Dance for Comic Relief

    6.7 2009 HD

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  • 2009
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    Kate Garraway's Life Stories

    Kate Garraway's Life Stories

    5.9 2009 HD

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  • 2002
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    Outtake TV

    Outtake TV

    1 2002 HD

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  • 1997
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    The Lily Savage Show

    The Lily Savage Show

    1 1997 HD

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  • 2003
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    Celebrity Driving School

    Celebrity Driving School

    1 2003 HD

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  • 2009
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    Death In Venice

    Death In Venice

    1 2009 HD

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  • 2005
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    Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

    7.5 2005 HD

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  • 2010
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    Coronation Street - 50 Years, 50 Moments

    Coronation Street - 50 Years, 50 Moments

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2021
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    Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up

    Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up

    7 2021 HD

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  • 2021
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    The Madame Blanc Mysteries

    The Madame Blanc Mysteries

    7.045 2021 HD

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  • 2012
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    Playhouse Presents

    Playhouse Presents

    6 2012 HD

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  • 2007
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    The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

    7.2 2007 HD

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  • 1978
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    An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

    5.3 1978 HD

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  • 2014
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    Paul O'Grady's Animal Orphans

    Paul O'Grady's Animal Orphans

    7 2014 HD

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  • 1992
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    The Big Breakfast

    The Big Breakfast

    6.6 1992 HD

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  • 2004
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    Parkinson

    Parkinson

    1 2004 HD

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  • 1988
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    Smash Hits Poll Winners Party

    Smash Hits Poll Winners Party

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1987
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    The New Statesman

    The New Statesman

    7.511 1987 HD

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  • 2024
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    Paul O'Grady's Great Elephant Adventure

    Paul O'Grady's Great Elephant Adventure

    8 2024 HD

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  • 2018
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    Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs - India

    Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs - India

    8 2018 HD

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  • 2012
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    For the Love of Dogs

    For the Love of Dogs

    9.2 2012 HD

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  • 2011
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    Perspectives

    Perspectives

    1 2011 HD

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  • 2020
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    Paul O'Grady's Great British Escape

    Paul O'Grady's Great British Escape

    1 2020 HD

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  • 1998
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    Parkinson

    Parkinson

    1 1998 HD

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  • 1998
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    Parkinson

    Parkinson

    1 1998 HD

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  • 1964
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    Top of the Pops

    Top of the Pops

    6.525 1964 HD

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  • 1999
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    The British Soap Awards

    The British Soap Awards

    1 1999 HD

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  • 1970
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    The British Soap Awards

    The British Soap Awards

    7 1970 HD

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