Simon O’Brien

Quick Facts

Full Name	Simon O'Brien
Occupation	Actor
Date Of Birth	Jun 19, 1965(1965-06-19)
Age	59
Birthplace	Garston
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Garston
Horoscope	Gemini

Simon O'Brien Biography

Simon O'Brien is one of the most popular and richest Actor who was born on June 19, 1965 in Garston, Garston, United Kingdom. Simon O’Brien (19 June 1965, Garston, Liverpool, Merseyside) is a British television actor and radio presenter as well as a property developer.

In 1999, O’Brien presented Inside Football, a series of eight episodes produced by Nathan Carey and Freedom Media for Channel 5.

O’Brien was back on TV on BBC One from 5 September 2011, hosting the second series of To Build or Not to Build.

In 2014 O’Brien was appointed chair of the Liverpool Green Strategy Group. He and his wife Liz, a teacher, have one daughter.

In the 1990s, after a spell presenting BBC football show Standing Room Only and a regular role on the American sitcom Out All Night, he left show business and, with Alan Bate, set up Liverpool Cycle Centre, a combination of vegetarian café, cycle shop, cycle parking and other resources relevant to his enthusiasm for cycling. O’Brien then moved into property development. He has since returned to acting and presenting, with a short-lived football quizshow, Do I Not Know That?, on ITV Digital, co-presenting the BBC One show To Buy or Not to Buy, as well as playing caretaker Wally Scott in Grange Hill from 2003.

Simon O'Brien Net Worth

Simon O'Brien is one of the richest Actor from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Simon O'Brien 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He came to prominence as the character Damon Grant in Brookside, a role he played from the soap’s launch in 1982 until 1987, when his character was killed off in York at the end of the ‘soap bubble’ Damon and Debbie.

He acted in the British version of Fraggle Rock from 1989 until 1990 as BJ the lighthouse keeper. He also presented the first three series of I Can Do That from 1988–1990; a children’s quiz show produced by Yorkshire Television and broadcast on the ITV network, as well as the ‘Rough Guide’ travel programmes for a time with Magenta Devine.

He presented BBC Radio Merseyside’s Breakfast show with Lucinda Moore from September 2006 until 25 June 2007, when he resigned after the accidental broadcast of a promotional preview clip of an upcoming radio show of him saying “fuck the government, fuck the planners”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Simon O'Brien Dating?

According to our records, Simon O'Brien married to Elizabeth O'Brien. As of December 1, 2023, Simon O'Brien’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Simon Ranked on the list of most popular Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Simon O'Brien celebrates birthday on June 19 of every year.

What is Simon O'Brien famous for?

Simon O’Brien
Known for| Brookside (1982-1987)
Website| http://www.simonobrien.com

What happened to Simon on find it fix it flog it?

Rather than have a long-running soap career à la Ken Barlow in Coronation Street, Simon decided to leave Brookside in 1985 , and in a bold move, specifically asked producer Phil Redmond to kill off the character.

Where is fix it filmed?

Henry Cole and Simon O’Brien, of C4’s Find It, Fix It, Flog It, filmed scenes for their new series, which started on Monday (SEPT25) at a farm in Broadwindsor. At the farm they found a motorbike, copper pan, chest of drawers and a cheese press all restored or transformed.

What is wrong with Simon O Brien's eye?

Many people consider having different coloured eyes to be a distinguishing and beautiful trait, and Simon’s blue eye is due to an injury he sustained a number of years ago. He has had surgery on his eye injury, and sometimes wears an eye patch to protect him damaged eye from too much light exposure.

Why did Guy Wilson Leave fix it flog it?

Viewers at home have been left baffled why Guy hasn’t been on Find It, Fix It, Flog It lately. One reason that might be is that he ventured solo and set up his own company called 5Four Motorcycles.