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Des O'Connor was born on January 12, 1932 and is 92 years old now.
Birthday: January 12, 1932
How Old - Age: 92
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Des O'Connor - Biography
Desmond Bernard "Des" O'Connor, CBE (born 12 January 1932) is an English comedian, broadcaster and singer. A former chat show host, he was the presenter of the long-running Channel 4 gameshow Countdown for two years. He has also recorded 36 albums and has had four top-ten singles, including a number-one hit with "I Pretend", with global sales of more than ten million records.
On stage, O'Connor has starred at the Glasgow Empire, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, the Opera House, Sydney and the O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, and has made more than one thousand solo appearances at the London Palladium. O'Connor has worked with many pop stars, including Frank Sinatra, Adam Faith, Liberace, the Beatles, Shirley Bassey, Barbra Streisand and Cilla Black.
O'Connor has had a successful career as a singer, recording 36 albums, five of which reached the Top 40 of the UK Albums Chart. O'Connor appeared with Morecambe and Wise on their Christmas Shows in 1975, 1976 and 1979.
In 1969, thirteen of O'Connor's variety hours were sold to NBC in the United States, as a summer replacement for the network's Kraft Music Hall. The series was broadcast in more than forty countries.
In 2001, O'Connor was presented with the Special Recognition Award at the National Television Awards for his contributions to television. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.
