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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