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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: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Eyes: Blue
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5′10″ or 5′11″, depending on his mood
Heritage: Irish
Citizenship: Ireland and the United States
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
