"My laptop was completely ruined when my office flooded. Even the hard disk was wrecked; but I didn't lose a single document."
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In Like Quinn
Colin Quinn was born in 1959 and was raised in Park Slope Brooklyn. He started his 12 year career as a stand-up comic in 1985, in such Manhattan clubs as "Caroline's," and "The Comic Strip." He was noted as being one of the stand out comics of the Eighties. In 1987 he started a three year stint as the Co-Host of MTV's popular game show "Remote Control." At the end of that show's run he hosted his own MTV show, "Colin Quinn's Manly World," a sports/comedy show. While also at MTV he wrote and starred in the comedy short "Going Back to Brooklyn" with Ben Stiller (Oct 1989), and also starred in the comedy/variety show 2Hip4TV (1988) on another network. In the early 90's he took on the hosting duties for "Caroline's Comedy Hour," a weekly show on the A&E network that showcased up and coming as well as popular stand-up comics. Another project he worked on was an educational video dealing with the dangers of drugs, called "Icy Death."
In addition to his television work, Colin has also appeared in movies, including Who's the Man? & Married to the Mob.He has also written several screenplays, one of which-Celtic Pride- made it to the big screen. Colin was also Associate Producer on the project.
In 1994, Colin wrote and perfomed in a one-man, off-broadway production called Sanctifying Grace. The play was based on Colin's Brooklyn neighborhood and it's inhabitants, and centered around the death of one of his most notable neighbors. After a re-write with friend and fellow comic Lou DiMaggio, the production was brought back to the stage-this time on Broadway. Colin Quinn-An Irish Wake enjoyed a short yet very successful four week run, from August to September 1998.
On 10 January, 1998 he debuted as the new Weekend Update anchor, succeeding Norm MacDonald. | Page:
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