Keith Duffy

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Keith Duffy
Duffy in 2012
Born	Keith Peter Thomas Francis John Duffy (1974-10-01) 1 October 1974 (age 50) Donaghmede, Dublin, Ireland
Occupation(s)	Singer, actor, drummer, television presenter
Spouse	Lisa Smith ​ (m. 1998)​
Children	2
Musical career
Genres	Pop, rock
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Universal Warner Bros.
Member of	Boyzlife
Formerly of	Boyzone Keith 'N' Shane
Musical artist

Keith Peter Thomas Francis Julian John Duffy (born 1 October 1974) is an Irish singer, actor, radio and television presenter and drummer who began his professional music career as part of Irish boy band Boyzone alongside Ronan Keating, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately in 1993. The band decided to focus on solo projects in 2000, since which Duffy has taken acting roles in soap operas such as Coronation Street and Fair City. He has also presented The Box and You're a Star.

Duffy has been an autism awareness campaigner since his daughter was diagnosed with the condition at age 18 months, and acts as the patron for Irish Autism Action holding regular fundraising events and informational talks.^[1]

Duffy was the winner on the British reality series The Door in 2010 and came third in the first series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2001, and in the second series of Splash! in 2014.