12 Facts About Rob Delaney

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Rob Delaney was born on January 19,1977 and is an American comedian, actor, writer, and activist.

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Rob Delaney attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and graduated with a degree in musical theater in 1999.

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Rob Delaney credited Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan with his rise in popularity after Linehan began responding to his tweets.

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Rob Delaney appeared as a theater director in Paul Feig's comedy-drama Last Christmas.

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Rob Delaney appeared opposite Anne Hathaway in The Hustle as Todd and the Fox News drama Bombshell co-starring Charlize Theron.

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Rob Delaney filmed a cameo as Elvis Presley in Dexter Fletcher's Elton John musical biopic Rocketman, which was omitted from the theatrical cut.

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In February 2018, Rob Delaney revealed that their son Henry had died in January at the age of two-and-a-half, having received extensive treatment for a brain tumor since 2016.

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Rob Delaney has publicly shared his experience with multiple health concerns, including depression and alcoholism.

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In 2018, Rob Delaney became the first presenter on the CBeebies Bed Time Stories programme to tell a story in Makaton, which he used to communicate with his late son Henry.

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On Sara Cox's show Between the Covers, Rob Delaney chose the short story collection A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin as one of his favorite books.

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In November 2019, Rob Delaney joined other public figures in signing a letter supporting Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, describing him as "a beacon of hope in the struggle against emergent far-right nationalism, xenophobia and racism in much of the democratic world" and endorsed him in the 2019 UK general election.

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In 2016, Rob Delaney became a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.