Damien Fahey
{{short description|American voice actor and writer (born 1980)}}
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| name = Damien Fahey
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| birth_name = Damien Richard Fahey
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1980|06|01}}
| birth_place = Longmeadow, Massachusetts, U.S.{{cite web|title=Featured Alumni: Damien Fahey|url=http://www.northeastern.edu/camd/commstudies/2004/05/01/3451/|publisher=Northeastern University|accessdate=June 5, 2015|date=May 1, 2004|archive-date=May 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529031535/http://www.northeastern.edu/camd/commstudies/2004/05/01/3451/|url-status=dead}}
| occupation = Writer, voice actor, DJ, television host, comedian, drummer
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{{marriage|Grasie Mercedes|2013|2022|end=divorced}}
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| website = {{URL|http://www.damienfahey.com}}
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Damien Richard Fahey ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|æ|h|i}}; born June 1, 1980){{cite web|title=TRL › Meet The Cast > Damien|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/trl/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=8024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402020212/http://www.mtv.com/shows/trl/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=8024#moreinfo|archive-date=2 April 2010|website=MTV|access-date=10 November 2014}} is an American writer, voice actor, DJ, television host, comedian, drummer,{{Cite web|date=2005-07-19|title=Damien Fahey|url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/2005/07/damien-fahey-2-2/|access-date=2021-11-20|website=Modern Drummer Magazine|language=en-US}} and former video jockey.{{cite book|last=Foster|first=Gwendolyn Audrey |title=ClassPassing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0S7FyVm4WJAC&pg=PA85|accessdate=26 September 2014|publisher=SIU Press|isbn=9780809388349|page=85}} He is known for his work on Family Guy as a voice actor, writer, and producer, and formerly working on MTV as a video jockey.
Early life
Fahey was interested in radio from a young age, buying radio equipment and setting up a mock radio station in his teenage bedroom.{{Cite web|last=Jicha|first=Megan|date=2006-04-05|title=Former student returns on 'Request' to Blackman|url=https://huntnewsnu.com/4500/campus/former-student-returns-on-request-to-blackman/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-20|website=The Huntington News|publisher=Northeastern University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120231746/https://huntnewsnu.com/4500/campus/former-student-returns-on-request-to-blackman/ |archive-date=2021-11-20 }} At 15, Fahey got an internship and on-air DJ position at 94.7 WMAS in Springfield, Massachusetts.
In 1999, Fahey enrolled in Northeastern University, and majored in communications. He left Northeastern in 2002 after being hired by MTV.
Career
= Radio =
Fahey worked for several years at 94.7 WMAS, before becoming a DJ at Kiss 108 in Boston. Fahey worked there until he began working for MTV in 2002.
Fahey now regularly hosts as a radio DJ on 104.3 MYfm in Los Angeles, California, which he started in 2012.{{Cite web|last=Stanton|first=Barry W.|date=2018-01-24|title=What Happened to Damien Fahey? - 2018 Update|url=https://gazettereview.com/2018/01/what-happened-to-damien-fahey/|access-date=2021-11-20|website=Gazette Review|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Galla|first=Brittany|date=2013-06-30|title=Damien Fahey, Former MTV VJ, Gets Married!|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/damien-fahey-former-mtv-vj-gets-married-2013306/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-20|website=Us Weekly|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703015933/http://www.usmagazine.com:80/celebrity-news/news/damien-fahey-former-mtv-vj-gets-married-2013306 |archive-date=2013-07-03 }}{{Cite web|last=Vanderberg|first=Marcus|date=4 January 2012|title=Former MTV VJ Damien Fahey Joins KBIG-FM|url=https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/former-mtv-vj-damien-fahey-joins-kbig-fm/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-20|website=Adweek|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120231738/https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/former-mtv-vj-damien-fahey-joins-kbig-fm/ |archive-date=2021-11-20 }}
= Television =
In 2002, Fahey replaced Carson Daly as the host of MTV's Total Request Live after Daly left the network to host his own late-night show on NBC. Fahey continued hosting with Total Request Live until the show ended in 2008.
Fahey was a guest host for CBS's The Late, Late Show in 2004 when Craig Kilborn abruptly exited and was believed to be one of the four finalists for the permanent role.{{Cite web|date=13 November 2019|title=Peter Lassally on hiring Craig Ferguson on the Late Late Show - TelevisionAcademy.com/Interviews|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLL8dDQ9_NI|url-status=live|access-date=20 November 2021|website=YouTube|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024163426/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLL8dDQ9_NI |archive-date=2020-10-24 }}{{Cite web|date=3 November 2004|title='Late Late Show' short list|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2004/11/03/Late-Late-Show-short-list/75641099494563/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-20|website=UPI|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123013344/http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2004/11/03/Late-Late-Show-short-list/75641099494563/ |archive-date=2015-01-23 }}
Fahey was the host for the single season of NBC's I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here in 2009, and later hosted Hulu's The Morning After from 2012 to 2014.
In 2007, Fahey began voice acting on occasion for Family Guy.{{Cite web|title=Damien Fahey|url=https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/damien-fahey/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-20|website=MN2S|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509082446/https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/damien-fahey/ |archive-date=2021-05-09 }} As part of that team, he began writing for Family Guy in 2015. Fahey then received his first full writing credit for "Run Chris Run" in 2016. He began producing episodes of Family Guy in 2017, moving from co-producer up to supervising producer.
Personal life
Fahey met his now ex-wife, Grasie Mercedes, when they both worked at MTV in 2003, although they didn't start dating until some years later.{{Cite web|last=Coughlan|first=Maggie|date=30 June 2013|title=Former MTV Veejay Damien Fahey Marries Grasie Mercedes|url=https://people.com/celebrity/former-mtv-veejay-damien-fahey-marries-graise-mercedes/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-20|website=People|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701070710/http://people.com:80/celebrity/former-mtv-veejay-damien-fahey-marries-graise-mercedes/ |archive-date=2017-07-01 }} The pair was married on June 28, 2013, in Camarillo, California.
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.damienfahey.com}}
- {{IMDb name|id=1254003|name=Damien Fahey}}
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Category:American video jockeys
Category:American male voice actors
Category:Northeastern University alumni
Category:People from Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Category:Musicians from Chicopee, Massachusetts
Category:Actors from Chicopee, Massachusetts
Category:Comedians from Massachusetts
Category:American male comedians
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