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Jimeoin McKeown, who goes under the name Jimeoin (born 24 January 1966), is a Northern Irish actor and stand-up comedian who made his name in Australia.

Life and work

McKeown was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and grew up in Portstewart, Northern Ireland. He went to Dominican College Portstewart. He moved to Australia at the age of 22, gaining work as a gardener. He lives in Melbourne with wife Catherine Arena, and their three children.

He has starred in and co-written two Australian feature film comedies, The Craic (1999) and The Extra (2005), both co-starring his regular collaborator Bob Franklin.

He had his own comedy television programme, the eponymous Jimeoin (1994-95) which ran for three seasons.

He played 'Convict Griffin' in the sitcom Bligh (1992).

He is also known for his live comedy tours in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and the UK.

In an interview in the Townsville Bulletin on March 11 2009 he stated that "I'm not really into that nationality thing but I've been watching the Socceroos in the football and when it comes to sport I really go for Australia. Well Ireland's shit at everything so what choice do I have?" [1]

Discography

CDs

• Forklift Truck (1997)
• Crack (1995) 2CD
• Goin' Off (1993)

DVDs

• The Jimeoin: All Over The Shop (2003)
• Third Drawer Down (2004)

Filmography

Movies

• The Extra (2005) — The Extra. (also writer)
• You Can't Stop The Murders (2003) — Burrito.
• The Craic (1999) — Fergus Montagu. (also writer/producer)
• The Perfumer (1997) — Edward Pinchbeck.

Television

• Good News Week (2009) — Himself
• Good News Week (2008) — Himself
• Thank God You're Here (2006-) - Himself
• Jimeoin's Teatowel Tours: Northern Ireland (2001) — Himself. (also writer)
• Jimeoin (1994-95) — Himself. (also writer)
• Full Frontal (1993-97) - Guest Appearances (1993).
• Bligh (1992) — Convict Griffin.
• The Big Gig (1991) — Himself.

External links

• Jimeoin's official website
• Jimeoin at the Internet Movie Database
• Jimeoin at the National Film and Sound Archive
• Jimeoin on Twitter
• Jimeoin channel at YouTube (requires Adobe Flash)