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Tom O'Connor
TOM O'CONNOR was originally a teacher in Liverpool. For several years Tom O’Connor lived a double life – teaching by day and entertaining club audiences by night. His reputation spread throughout show business and soon became obvious that he would have to make a decision about his future career. In 1974, Tom hung up his cap and gown for good to become a professional entertainer.
Opportunity Knocks
Success rapidly followed success. He made such an impact on television – winning three separate shows on ‘Opportunity Knocks’ – that within a year of his TV debut, he was hosting the Thames TV series ‘Wednesday At Eight’, followed by his own series, ‘The Tom O’Connor Show’. A year later, he received the highest accolade in the theatrical profession, when he was invited to appear in the Royal Variety Show at the London Palladium. In 1977, Tom was the subject of Thames Television’s ‘This is Your Life’.
Television Host
Tom O’Connor has become a household name through the realms of television hosting his own shows – ‘Tom O’Connor’, ‘Wednesday At Eight’, ‘Night Out At the Casino’, ‘London Night Out’, ‘The Tom O’Connor Show’ and ‘The Tom O’Connor Road Show’. Not only that, Tom has carved a fine reputation for himself as a most accomplished quiz and game show host with no less than seven successful series to his credit – ‘Name that Tune’, Gambit’, ‘Zodiac’, ‘Password’, ‘ I’ve Got a Secret’, ‘A Question of Entertainment’ and the ever popular ‘Cross Wits’.
Tom’s success, however, has not only been confined to television. In cabaret he starred at every major nightspot in the country, and headlined his own successful summer season shows in the country’s top resorts. His work has taken him to most English speaking countries including America where he featured at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in Manhattan.
Corporate Events
Tom is in constant demand as an after dinner speaker and awards host for corporate functions both in this country and abroad and, as a result of his two best selling humorous golf books ‘From the Wood to the Tees’ and ‘One Flew Over the Club House’ he receives countless invitations to appear as the guest celebrity speaker at golf society functions both here and as far a field as Spain, Portugal and the Middle East.
Literary Success
His literary successes in golf have been followed by his semi-autobiographical ‘Take a Funny Turn’ and all of these books have been reproduced in paperback as well as in hardback versions. His book ‘Eat Like a Horse….Drink Like a Fish…A Bellyful of Laughter’ (October ’96) is a humorous look at food, diet and eating habits.
