Irish-American Celebrities
Malachy McCourt
Born in Brooklyn but raised in Ireland, Malachy McCourt - the brother of another notable author, Frank McCourt - is an actor, author, saloon owner, and general bon vivant who has made a career (indeed, several careers) out of his Irish way with words. Along with articles for a number of publications, Malachy is the author of two memoirs, A Monk Swimming and Singing Him My Song, as well as the play A Couple of Blackguards, which he wrote and performed with his brother Frank. He has appeared in a number of movies and television shows, and owned and ran Malacy's, a famous New York City bar on Third Avenue that is sometimes referred to as the singles bar.
According to the dictionary a bon vivant is a person with refined taste, especially one who enjoys superb food and drink. I wonder if Malachy has a theme for enjoying life to be shown as the opposite of his brother. I don't know what Frank McCourt is like in person, but the two novels of his that I have read are soooooooo depressing. Maybe the two brothers balance each other out.
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