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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.
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’.
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.
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.
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.
Outside of appearing and speaking at live corporate and private events Tom O'Connor has a number of retail products available that can be purchased through Speakers Corner. For upcoming new book and product launches related to Tom O'Connor then please contact one of the Speakers Corner booking agents on +44 (0) 208 365 3200 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk







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Tom O'Connor has spoken and appeared at a number of recent corporate events. Please find some client speaker testimonials and reviews for Tom O'Connor for a number of these events and conferences. If you would like some additional information as to how to book Tom O'Connor for your corporate event, then please contact one of the Speakers Corner booking agents on +44 (0) 208 365 3200 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk
"Tom came across as a very genuine and down to earth gentleman. Most of the audience found him humourous ( a few comented that some of his jokes were a little too 'cheesy' however you can't please everyone and that is his humour)"
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