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Joe Flaherty
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American actor, writer, and comedian (1941–2024)
Key facts
- Born
- Joseph O'Flaherty , ( 1941-06-21 ) June 21, 1941, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , U.S
- Died
- April 1, 2024 (2024-04-01) (aged 82)
- Occupations
- Actor writer comedian
- Years active
- 1969–2018
- Spouse
- Judith Dagley ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1974 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1996 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Second City Television
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh
- Place of death
- Toronto
- Occupation
- humorist
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1941-06-21
- Commons category
- Joe Flaherty
- start of work period
- 1976-00-00
- date of death
- 2024-04-01
- pseudonym
- Joe Flaherty
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Encyclopedic overview
Joseph Flaherty (né O'Flaherty; June 21, 1941 – April 1, 2024) was an American actor, writer, and comedian. In television, Flaherty starred on the Canadian sketch comedy SCTV from 1976 to 1984 (on which he also served as a writer, winning two Primetime Emmy Awards) and as Harold Weir on Freaks and Geeks (1999). His film roles include the heckler in Happy Gilmore (1996).
Early life and career
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