Gabriel
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Full name: Gabriel James Byrne
Irish name: Gabriel Séamas Ó Broin
Date of Birth: May 12, 1950 at 3:00 am
Place of Birth: The Rotunda Hospital in Dublin, Ireland
Current Place of Residence: New York City, USA
Eyes: Blue
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5’10″ or 5’11″, depending on his mood
Heritage: Irish
Citizenship: Ireland
Alma Mater: University College Dublin, Archaeology
Early Schooling:
- First educated by the nuns in The Coombe (an area in Dublin)
- Later taught by the Christian Brothers
- Sent to England at the age of 11 to become a priest
Childhood Hobby: Football
Musical Skills: the Accordion
Meaning of the name Gabriel:
- the origin is Hebrew and is translated as “God is my might”
- the angel Gabriel makes several appearances in both the Old and New Testament
Father: Daniel
- Former solder in the Irish Army
- Worked as a cooper at a Guinness brewery in Dublin
- Passed away in 1987
Mother: Eileen
- Maiden name was Gannon
- Hospital nurse in Galway
- Passed away on July 24, 2002
Wife: Ellen Barkin
- Met Gabriel during the filming of their 1987 movie, Siesta
- Married 1988
- Separated 1993
- Divorced 1999
Children:
- son Jack Daniel (b. October 1989)
- daughter Romy Marion (b. November 1992)
The Book:
- “Pictures In My Head,” first published in Ireland in 1994 by Wolfhound Press, Ltd.
- American edition published in 1997 by Roberts Rinehart Publishers
6 Comments
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hi im a big bog fan of gabriel byrne and was so honored he cam to my town in pelham on sat june12th, which was also the date of my alumni babrecue for my highschool, so i had a great wknd..he was the best thing that happened to me in a long time. I grew up in pelham and was surprised he knew of my little town. He is so charismatic and very nice in real life, thats why hes a great person and actor and very respected in his community and profession. I think im in love!!ANyway i hope hell be doing some more appearances so i can meet him again.Will be looking forward to his movies on the big screen.
hi NancyAnne ! where you at the screening and Q&A session at the Picture Theater ? would you mind telling us about it ?
thanks !!
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Stella,
in this “thread” the text is that Gabriel’s Current place of Residence is Brooklyn, but you should change that to Nolita, Manhattan. I know you know that, but could you write it down here too? Sorry to bother you… Nora
Nora, I changed it to New York City, USA. That’s probably specific enough.
Someday, I expect that address will be Dublin, but for now, he’s having fun in the Big Apple!