1. Keith Peter Thomas Francis Julian John Duffy was born on 1 October 1974 and 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.
Keith Duffy has presented The Box and You're a Star.
Keith 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.
Keith Duffy was born on 1 October 1974 in Donaghmede, Dublin to parents Sean and Pat.
Keith Duffy has an older brother, Derek, and a younger brother, John.
Keith Duffy attended primary school at Belgrove National School and secondary school at Ardscoil Ris and Plunket's.
Keith Duffy studied architecture for a year at college, before dropping out.
Keith Duffy first became aware of Boyzone after hearing auditions to become a member were being held.
Keith Duffy was unsuccessful in securing an audition, but was later noticed by Louis Walsh whilst dancing in Dublin's POD Nightclub and was invited to audition.
Keith Duffy was chosen as one of the original members of the band.
Keith Duffy played a backing role in Boyzone, with Ronan Keating and Stephen Gately handling the majority of lead vocals.
Keith Duffy's profile was raised as a result of his appearance on the first series of the UK's Celebrity Big Brother in 2001, where he finished third out of six, and on Lily Savage's Blankety Blank.
Keith Duffy branched out to acting, most notably on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as the character Ciaran McCarthy.
The year 2005 saw Keith Duffy take to the stage for the first time as Damien in the play Dandelions at Dublin's Olympia Theatre.
Keith Duffy played the title role in The Wizard of Oz, staged at the Weymouth Pavilion in Weymouth, Dorset.
Keith Duffy went on to play the part of James "Ringo" Leyden in 2008 in the Irish soap opera Fair City, with his character leaving the show in 2009.
Keith Duffy became presenter of The Box on Irish television channel TV3, as well as featuring in Irish comedy Mrs Brown.
Keith Duffy later served as a judge on the RTE talent contest You're a Star, later presenting the fifth series of the show.
Landing his first major feature-film role in 2010, Keith Duffy was cast in Irish horror film Loftus Hall.
Keith Duffy reportedly had to bow out of the production due a prior contract stipulation committing him to a 2010 Coronation Street return, which would have interfered with the film's schedule.
On 2 and 3 April 2010, Keith Duffy appeared in ITV's one-off game show The Door.
Keith Duffy appeared on All Star Family Fortunes on 11 September 2010 again raising money for Ambitious about Autism.
Keith Duffy returned to Coronation Street in September 2011 for a short stint.
From November 2011 to February 2012, Duffy played character Teddy Heelin in John B Keane's play Big Maggie which visited many theatres in Ireland.
In February 2020, Keith Duffy invited John Junior, Mental Health Activist on stage with Brian McFadden on their Boyzlife tour to share his mental health journey with their fans.
Keith Duffy is friends with Junior and supports his campaign to raise awareness for mental health.
Keith Duffy married Lisa Smith on 24 June 1998 in Las Vegas, only proposing two days before.
Keith Duffy subsequently began his own charity, the Keith Duffy Foundation, to support autism charities throughout Ireland.