Father Ted star Jon Kenny has died on the age of 66 following a most cancers battle.
The Irish comic and actor handed away at a hospital in Galway yesterday night, his spouse Margy has stated.
He had beforehand recovered from non-Hodgkins lymphoma in his 40s however introduced in 2020 that his most cancers had returned.
Jon, a Limerick native, shot to fame as one half of comedy duo D’Unbelievables alongside Pat Shortt.
He additionally made cameos in Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted and not too long ago had a job in Oscar-winning film The Banshees of Inisherin.
Jon’s heartbroken household stated that he suffered a cardiac arrest on November 10 and didn’t regain consciousness, RTE has reported.
Paying tribute they stated: ‘Jon grabbed life and shook it as exhausting as he may, getting each ounce of enjoyable, insanity and love from it – his wit, humour, generosity and kindness will outlast his passing.
‘The recollections and tales of those that knew him will probably be his legend.’
Father Ted star Jon Kenny (pictured within the present) has died on the age of 66 following a most cancers battle
Jon Kenny pictured on the premiere of ‘Mrs. Brown’s Boys D’Film’ at The Savoy in 2014
Jon, a Limerick native, first shot to fame as one half of comedy duo D’Unbelievables alongside Pat Shortt.
In March, Jon opened up about when he was first recognized with most cancers in 2000, amidst the success of D’unbelievables.
Chatting with Oliver Callan on RTE Radio One, he stated: ‘It was tiring an carrying nevertheless it was enjoyable and properly I practically killed myself.
‘I obtained most cancers initially of 2000 and I had no selection however to take a step again.
‘Over the area of two years I used to be on totally different types of remedy.’
Tributes have poured in for the legendary comic, who had been resulting from carry out at The Schoolyard Theatre in Charleville this night.
Taoiseach Simon Harris stated Jon was a ‘gifted performer and a particularly deep thinker.’
‘Jon had the flexibility, that only a few folks possess, to make his audiences crack up laughing with a look or a single phrase,’ he stated.
‘Behind that seemingly easy expertise to joke, there was a gifted performer and a particularly deep thinker.
‘Jon was an attention-grabbing and considerate individual, he had some beautiful dramatic performances on stage and on display and the nation remains to be in stitches from the magic that was D’Unbelievables.’
One fan stated: ‘Jon Kenny was an absolute icon.
‘He was a comic book genius and gave years of pleasure to so many individuals.
Jon acting on stage in Dublin, Eire in March 2003
Jon Kenny (prime left) pictured throughout the launch of RTE’s Celeb Jigs & Reels in 2017
Irish comic Jon Kenny appeared in episodes of Father Ted
Jon Kenny pictured with Mary McEvoy on the Pavilion Theatre at Dun Laoghaire in Dublin
Tributes have poured in for the legendary comic, who had been resulting from carry out at The Schoolyard Theatre in Charleville this night
‘He will probably be sorely missed.’
One other added: ‘Relaxation in peace Jon Kenny, a real legend of Irish comedy.
‘Crime Busters or Away in a House won’t ever be the identical.’
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