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Father Ted star Jon Kenny has died at the age of 66 following a battle with cancer.
The Irish comedian and actor passed away at a hospital in Galway yesterday evening, his wife Margy has said.
He had previously recovered from non-Hodgkins lymphoma in his 40s but announced in 2020 that his cancer had returned.
Jon, a Limerick native, shot to fame in the 1990s as one half of comedy duo D’Unbelievables, playing a number of off-the-wall Irish characters alongside Pat Shortt.
He also made cameos in Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted and recently had a role in Oscar-winning movie The Banshees of Inisherin.
Paying tribute, Jon’s heartbroken family said: ‘Jon grabbed life and shook it as hard as he could, getting every ounce of fun, madness and love from it – his wit, humour, generosity and…
