Person Open DS/UK/17340 O'Grady; Paul (14 June 1955-28 March 2023); MBE DL; English comedian, actor, writer, and drag queen O'Grady Paul 14 June 1955-28 March 2023 English comedian, actor, writer, and drag queen Male (cisgender) Paul James O'Grady Lily Savage Cheshire, England (born)

English Actor White No known disability No known religious affiliation Son of Paddy Grady (Irish) and Molly Savage Father of Sharon (mother was Diane Jansen, friend of O'Grady) Former spouse (marriage of convenience) of Teresa Fernandes Former partner of Brendan Frank Murphy (business partner) Gay / Lesbian Paul O'Grady was an English comedian, broadcaster, actor, writer, and drag queen. He achieved notability in the London gay scene during the 1980s with his drag queen persona Lily Savage, through which he gained broader popularity in the 1990s. O'Grady subsequently dropped the character and in the 2000s became the presenter of various television and radio shows, including The Paul O'Grady Show. O'Grady moved to London in the late 1970s, initially working as a peripatetic care officer for Camden Council. He developed his drag act in 1978, basing the character of Lily Savage upon traits found amongst female relatives. Touring England as part of drag mime duo, the Playgirls, O'Grady then went solo as a stand-up comedian in the 1980s. Performing as Savage for eight years at a South London gay pub, the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, he gained a popular following among London's gay community and used his character to speak out for gay rights. After being nominated for a 1992 Perrier Award, O'Grady attracted mainstream attention and made various television, radio, and theatrical appearances. As Savage, he presented the television shows The Big Breakfast (1995–1996), Blankety Blank (1997–2002), and Lily Live! (2000–2001), earning various awards and becoming a well known public figure. Wishing to diversify from Savage, O'Grady starred in the BBC One sitcom Eyes Down (2003–2004) and presented two travel documentaries for ITV. In 2004, he began presenting ITV's daytime chat show The Paul O'Grady Show. After the network refused to transfer creative control of the series to O'Grady's production company Olga TV, he moved to Channel 4 in 2006, where the show was rebranded as The New Paul O'Grady Show, airing until 2009. Additional television shows included Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs (2012–2022), Paul O'Grady's Animal Orphans (2014–2016), Blind Date (2017–2019), and Paul O'Grady's Great British Escape (2020). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_O%27Grady (2023) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 6/9/2014 RAHAKirkbride 3/29/2023 8b1f8b0e-989c-409d-85a9-6378be38fda6