Name: Denis Leary
Date of Birth: 18 August 1957 Originally had a role in Beautiful Girls (1996), directed by good friend Ted Demme, but had to pull out due to schedule conflicts. Graduated from Emerson College Cousin of Conan O'Brien and Jane O'Brien. Is the second of four children. Loves sports and originally wanted to be an NHL star. That all changed when he got kicked off his high school hockey team because of poor grades. Founded the Leary Firefighters Foundation (LFF) charity in response to the Dec. 3, 1999, warehouse fire that killed six firefighters in his hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts. His cousin Jeremiah Lucey was among the six heroic firefighters killed. Leary also established LFF projects for New York's Bravest in response to the FDNY's losses in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and in New Orleans to help restore firefighting capabilities destroyed in Hurricane Katrina, 2005. ... He starred in three films directed by Ted Demme: Who's the Man? (1993), The Ref (1994), and Snitch (1996). Demme also directed both his concert specials. Leary and Demme co-produced Blow (2001), and both men were involved in SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground (1997) (TV). His song "Asshole" portrays a stereotype of American humor and lifestyles. He is one of the six godparents (all males) of Damian Charles Bing, son of Elizabeth Hurley, and attended the child's baptism at Immaculate Conception church in Mayfair, London. His role on "Rescue Me" (2004) marks his first Golden Globe nomination. Irish-American. Father of Jack Leary. His interest in the perils of firemen and his co-creation of the series "Rescue Me" (2004) stemmed from a tragic 1999 warehouse fire in his hometown of Worcester, Massachusets, that took the lives of six firemen, including his cousin and a childhood friend. Established the Leary Firefighters Foundation. When 9/11 happened, his foundation went into action and was hailed as "the second-quickest charity" to get money into the hands of grieving families. One auction alone raised $600,000. Denis got behind the wheel of a fire engine during September 11, 2001, when the New York Fire Department was short-handed responding to the collapse of the World Trade center. Is a big Boston Red Sox fan. Joe Rogan has claimed that Leary's "angry comedian" act, first used in his stage show "No Cure for Cancer" (later a Showtime special, No Cure for Cancer (1992) (TV)) was based on the comedy act of Bill Hicks. Leary skewered the charge (http://us.imdb.com/news/ni0070130). Was offered Mark Wahlberg's role in The Departed (2006), but turned it down to scheduling conflicts with his television series, "Rescue Me" (2004). Leary has since commended Wahlberg's performance in the film with admiration. Good friend of Mario Cantone and Gina Gershon at Emerson College. Holds an Irish passport. Leary's "Rescue Me" (2004) character, Tommy Gavin, was probably named for his childhood friend Tommy Spencer, a firefighter who was killed in the December 1999 warehouse fire that inspired Leary to establish the Leary Firefighters Foundation in 2000. Has dual U.S and Irish Citizenship. Lives in New York City. One of seven godparents of Elizabeth Hurley's son Damien. Good friend of Joe Mantegna. Read more Denis Leary movies (actor)
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