Caroline Morahan
Encyclopedia
Caroline Morahan is an Irish
actress and television host. She presents TV fashion show Off the Rails on RTÉ One
. She has hosted numerous television shows including The Fame Game
, Chance to Dance, The Podge and Rodge Show
and The IFTA's Red Carpet Show, and has been a celebrity judge on talent shows Class Act
and It's My Show.
More recently, Morahan's career has focused on acting. She starred in the musical I, Keano
and appeared in the 2010 Irish film A Kiss for Jed Wood. In 2011, Ms. Morahan appeared in the A&E Network
TV pilot Big Mike, the movie Lionhead, and the theatre production Pity the Proud Ones at the Los Angeles Theatre Centre.
with a Bachelor of Arts
in communication studies
, earning first class honors for her photographic thesis. Her first professional acting role was that of Barbara Cleary in Fair City
. During her university years she appeared in numerous short films and television pilots. Her television hosting career began in 2001 with The Fame Game
.
. She declined a three-year contract with the show, deciding instead to finish her schooling.
Upon graduation, her next television appearance saw her switch roles from actress to television host. In 2001, Morahan entered the reality TV series The Selection Box
and was chosen from an open call of 2,000 to host The Fame Game
. She hosted The Fame Game and Fame Game on the Run for five seasons. While still shooting the popular quiz show, she was approached to host the channel's flagship fashion programme Off the Rails. Morahan co-presented this programme with former Miss Ireland Pamela Flood
from 2002 to 2007.
Morahan has guest hosted and appeared in a multitude of Irish television programmes, including The Panel, The Restaurant
, The Late Late Show
, Tubridy Tonight
, Xposé
, The Den
, and The Health Squad among others.
In 2005, she hosted the popular dance reality show Chance to Dance. Also in 2005, she co-hosted, alongside British Big Brother winner Brian Dowling
, the open-air concert, O2 in the Park, in front of 100,000 people. In 2006, she guest-hosted daytime chat show The Afternoon Show
, but decided against taking up the reins as full time host.
Morahan left Off the Rails in 2007 to move back to acting. She was offered the female lead in the most successful Irish musical of all time, I, Keano
. The show was a sell out which prompted a second run later in the year. In February 2008, Morahan hosted The IFTAs Red Carpet Show at the Irish Film and Television Awards
, interviewing international luminaries such as Mel Gibson
and Colin Farrell
. She was a celebrity judge on Irish talent show Class Act
.
A guest appearance on The Podge and Rodge Show
prompted producers to offer Morahan the role of host. In 2009, she hosted the show alongside cult favourites Podge and Rodge
. But she soon found herself exposed and vulnerable at RTÉ.
In summer 2009, Morahan decided to relocate to Los Angeles
, California
. She acted in the film A Kiss for Jed Wood alongside Jayne Wisener
. The film was inspired by Morahan's first hosting vehicle The Fame Game, where obsessed fans won the chance to meet their idol. It was released in 2010.
Morahan hosted The Cosmetic Surgery Show on TV3 in Spring 2010 along with Dr. Robert Rey, better known as Doctor 90210.
Morahan is the face of Littlewoods Ireland
.
, a League of Ireland
football team.
.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
actress and television host. She presents TV fashion show Off the Rails on RTÉ One
RTÉ One
RTÉ One is the flagship television channel of Raidió Teilifís Éireann , and it is the most popular and most watched television channel in Ireland. It was launched as Telefís Éireann on 31 December 1961, it was renamed RTÉ Television in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ One upon the launch of RTÉ...
. She has hosted numerous television shows including The Fame Game
The Fame Game
The Fame Game was a hugely popular television programme broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ Two as recently as 2003. It ran for four seasons from 2001 and was presented by Caroline Morahan as the show that launched her career - she was selected out of an open audition from a crowd of 2000 other people at...
, Chance to Dance, The Podge and Rodge Show
The Podge and Rodge Show
The Podge and Rodge Show is an Irish chat show, broadcast and produced by RTÉ, featuring the popular Podge and Rodge as hosts...
and The IFTA's Red Carpet Show, and has been a celebrity judge on talent shows Class Act
Class Act (Irish TV series)
Class Act is an Irish talent show which last aired on RTÉ One on Sundays at 18:30 throughout September and October 2008. It was presented by Derek Mooney...
and It's My Show.
More recently, Morahan's career has focused on acting. She starred in the musical I, Keano
I, Keano
I, Keano is a comedy musical play about footballer Roy Keane leaving the Republic of Ireland national football team before the 2002 FIFA World Cup....
and appeared in the 2010 Irish film A Kiss for Jed Wood. In 2011, Ms. Morahan appeared in the A&E Network
A&E Network
The A&E Network is a United States-based cable and satellite television network with headquarters in New York City and offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, London, Los Angeles and Stamford. A&E also airs in Canada and Latin America. Initially named the Arts & Entertainment Network, A&E launched...
TV pilot Big Mike, the movie Lionhead, and the theatre production Pity the Proud Ones at the Los Angeles Theatre Centre.
Early life
Morahan was enrolled at drama school at the age of four. She graduated from Dublin City UniversityDublin City University
Dublin City University is a university situated between Glasnevin, Santry, Ballymun and Whitehall on the Northside of Dublin in Ireland...
with a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in communication studies
Communication studies
Communication Studies is an academic field that deals with processes of communication, commonly defined as the sharing of symbols over distances in space and time. Hence, communication studies encompasses a wide range of topics and contexts ranging from face-to-face conversation to speeches to mass...
, earning first class honors for her photographic thesis. Her first professional acting role was that of Barbara Cleary in Fair City
Fair City
Fair City is an award-winning Irish television soap opera on RTÉ One. Produced by Radio Telefís Éireann, it was first broadcast on Monday, September 18, 1989...
. During her university years she appeared in numerous short films and television pilots. Her television hosting career began in 2001 with The Fame Game
The Fame Game
The Fame Game was a hugely popular television programme broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ Two as recently as 2003. It ran for four seasons from 2001 and was presented by Caroline Morahan as the show that launched her career - she was selected out of an open audition from a crowd of 2000 other people at...
.
Career
Morahan's interest in acting began at the age of four. She appeared in numerous theatre productions and was chosen to represent Ireland in the World Youth Theatre Festival. At the age of fifteen Caroline made her television debut in soap opera Fair CityFair City
Fair City is an award-winning Irish television soap opera on RTÉ One. Produced by Radio Telefís Éireann, it was first broadcast on Monday, September 18, 1989...
. She declined a three-year contract with the show, deciding instead to finish her schooling.
Upon graduation, her next television appearance saw her switch roles from actress to television host. In 2001, Morahan entered the reality TV series The Selection Box
The Selection Box
The Selection Box was a talent search reality TV show produced by Adare Productions for RTÉ. It was directed by Brian Reddin and Brian Graham. It was broadcast on Network 2 in 2001...
and was chosen from an open call of 2,000 to host The Fame Game
The Fame Game
The Fame Game was a hugely popular television programme broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ Two as recently as 2003. It ran for four seasons from 2001 and was presented by Caroline Morahan as the show that launched her career - she was selected out of an open audition from a crowd of 2000 other people at...
. She hosted The Fame Game and Fame Game on the Run for five seasons. While still shooting the popular quiz show, she was approached to host the channel's flagship fashion programme Off the Rails. Morahan co-presented this programme with former Miss Ireland Pamela Flood
Pamela Flood
Pamela Ann Mary Flood is an Irish television presenter and former model from Tallaght, South Dublin. She received the Miss Ireland crown in 1993....
from 2002 to 2007.
Morahan has guest hosted and appeared in a multitude of Irish television programmes, including The Panel, The Restaurant
The Restaurant (Irish TV series)
The Restaurant is a successful Irish reality television programme broadcast on RTÉ One. The seventh series began on 16 November 2008, running on Sundays at 20:30. In each episode a celebrity head chef takes on the culinary challenge of producing a top class, three-course meal with two...
, The Late Late Show
The Late Late Show
The Late Late Show, sometimes referred to as The Late Late, or in some cases by the acronym LLS, is the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster and the official flagship television programme of Irish broadcasting company RTÉ...
, Tubridy Tonight
Tubridy Tonight
Tubridy Tonight is an Irish chat show hosted by Ryan Tubridy that aired for five series on RTÉ One between 2004 and 2009. The programme featured guest interviews , audience participation and live music from both a guest music group and the house band...
, Xposé
Xposé
Xposé is an Irish entertainment/celebrity gossip programme, broadcast weekday evenings at 6pm on TV3, with a repeat the following day at 12:50pm on TV3 and again at 6.30pm on 3e .-History and format:...
, The Den
The Den (television)
The Den was the brand of the children's television strand on Irish public broadcaster RTÉ Two. It first broadcast on 29 September 1986 on RTÉ One, before moving to RTÉ Two in September 1988. The strand began to diversify throughout the late 1990s and the 2000s...
, and The Health Squad among others.
In 2005, she hosted the popular dance reality show Chance to Dance. Also in 2005, she co-hosted, alongside British Big Brother winner Brian Dowling
Brian Dowling
Brian Patrick Robert Dowling is an Irish television presenter who rose to fame after being crowned the winner of the second series of UK reality television show Big Brother in 2001. He also won Ultimate Big Brother in 2010, making him the ultimate Big Brother housemate...
, the open-air concert, O2 in the Park, in front of 100,000 people. In 2006, she guest-hosted daytime chat show The Afternoon Show
The Afternoon Show
The Afternoon Show was Raidió Teilifís Éireann's live flagship daytime show. It ran from 2004 until May 2010. The programme was dropped by RTÉ as part of its new season of television in 2010, to be replaced by two afternoon programmes 4 Daily presented by Maura Derrane and The Daily Show hosted by...
, but decided against taking up the reins as full time host.
Morahan left Off the Rails in 2007 to move back to acting. She was offered the female lead in the most successful Irish musical of all time, I, Keano
I, Keano
I, Keano is a comedy musical play about footballer Roy Keane leaving the Republic of Ireland national football team before the 2002 FIFA World Cup....
. The show was a sell out which prompted a second run later in the year. In February 2008, Morahan hosted The IFTAs Red Carpet Show at the Irish Film and Television Awards
Irish Film and Television Awards
The Irish Film and Television Awards were first awarded in 2003. Its sole aim is to celebrate Ireland's notably talented film and television community...
, interviewing international luminaries such as Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO is an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art.After appearing in...
and Colin Farrell
Colin Farrell
Colin James Farrell is an Irish actor, who has appeared in such film as Tigerland, Miami Vice, Minority Report, Phone Booth, The Recruit, Alexander and S.W.A.T....
. She was a celebrity judge on Irish talent show Class Act
Class Act (Irish TV series)
Class Act is an Irish talent show which last aired on RTÉ One on Sundays at 18:30 throughout September and October 2008. It was presented by Derek Mooney...
.
A guest appearance on The Podge and Rodge Show
The Podge and Rodge Show
The Podge and Rodge Show is an Irish chat show, broadcast and produced by RTÉ, featuring the popular Podge and Rodge as hosts...
prompted producers to offer Morahan the role of host. In 2009, she hosted the show alongside cult favourites Podge and Rodge
Podge and Rodge
Pádraig Judas O'Leprosy and Rodraig Spartacus O'Leprosy are the two central characters on A Scare at Bedtime, an Irish adult comedy televised puppet show. Created and performed by Ciaran Morrison and Mick O'Hara, more recently, the brothers have presented The Podge and Rodge Show, a chat show in...
. But she soon found herself exposed and vulnerable at RTÉ.
In summer 2009, Morahan decided to relocate to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. She acted in the film A Kiss for Jed Wood alongside Jayne Wisener
Jayne Wisener
Jayne Wisener is a Northern Irish actress and singer. She is best known for playing Johanna in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.-Background:...
. The film was inspired by Morahan's first hosting vehicle The Fame Game, where obsessed fans won the chance to meet their idol. It was released in 2010.
Morahan hosted The Cosmetic Surgery Show on TV3 in Spring 2010 along with Dr. Robert Rey, better known as Doctor 90210.
Morahan is the face of Littlewoods Ireland
Littlewoods
Littlewoods is the name of a former retail and gambling company founded in Liverpool, Merseyside, England by John Moores in 1923.It started as a shopping catalogue company, processing orders by post in the early 1970s. In 1981, it expanded to a call centre, processing orders via telephone. At its...
.
Television
- Big Mike (2011)
- The Cosmetic Surgery Show (2010)
- The Podge and Rodge ShowThe Podge and Rodge ShowThe Podge and Rodge Show is an Irish chat show, broadcast and produced by RTÉ, featuring the popular Podge and Rodge as hosts...
(2008–2009) - Winning StreakWinning StreakWinning Streak is a weekly Irish game show in which five contestants play a number of games to win cars, holidays, and cash prizes up to €500,000. Broadcast on Saturday nights between September and June on RTÉ One, the game show is among the channel's most popular programmes, often ranking among...
(2008) – charity special - Class ActClass Act (Irish TV series)Class Act is an Irish talent show which last aired on RTÉ One on Sundays at 18:30 throughout September and October 2008. It was presented by Derek Mooney...
– (2008) - judge - Telethon (2008) – guest host and sang for charity
- IFTAs Red Carpet Show (2008)
- It's My Show (2007, 2008) - judge
- The Afternoon ShowThe Afternoon ShowThe Afternoon Show was Raidió Teilifís Éireann's live flagship daytime show. It ran from 2004 until May 2010. The programme was dropped by RTÉ as part of its new season of television in 2010, to be replaced by two afternoon programmes 4 Daily presented by Maura Derrane and The Daily Show hosted by...
(2007) – guest host - Off the Rails (2002–2007)
- O2 in the Park (2005)
- Chance to Dance (2005)
- The RestaurantThe Restaurant (Irish TV series)The Restaurant is a successful Irish reality television programme broadcast on RTÉ One. The seventh series began on 16 November 2008, running on Sundays at 20:30. In each episode a celebrity head chef takes on the culinary challenge of producing a top class, three-course meal with two...
(2005) - Karl Spain Wants a Woman (2005) - stylist
- The Health Squad (2004)
- The Panel (2003, 2005)
- Close Encounters with Keith Barry (2003) - participant
- Beyond the Hall Door (2003) – guest host
- Fame Game on the Run (2003)
- The Fame GameThe Fame GameThe Fame Game was a hugely popular television programme broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ Two as recently as 2003. It ran for four seasons from 2001 and was presented by Caroline Morahan as the show that launched her career - she was selected out of an open audition from a crowd of 2000 other people at...
(2001–2003) - Fair CityFair CityFair City is an award-winning Irish television soap opera on RTÉ One. Produced by Radio Telefís Éireann, it was first broadcast on Monday, September 18, 1989...
(1992) Barbara Cleary
Web
- MSN Lifestyle - The Surf Report (2010)
- Doctor Who - Alternate Empire (2009) - Samantha
Personal life
Morahan is a supporter of Bohemian F.C.Bohemian F.C.
Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11...
, a League of Ireland
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
football team.
Awards
Morahan has often been voted Ireland's Best Dressed Woman and Ireland's Sexiest Woman. In 2009, she was voted Sexiest TV Presenter in a poll by entertainment.ieEntertainment.ie
entertainment.ie is a Dublin-based Irish website which provides extensive cinema, TV, live music, theatre, comedy, exhibition and festival listings for free, as well as celebrity gossip, music and movie news, movie and DVD reviews, CD reviews and up-to-date lottery results.The site was developed in...
.