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Donald McLeary | |
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Born | (1973-11-27) 27 November 1973 (age 51) Scotland |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1996–present |
Known for | Fags, Mags and Bags, Me Too |
Donald McLeary (born 27 November 1973) is a Scottish actor, author and writer. He is best known for writing popular podcast Fags, Mags and Bags and starring as school teacher Mickey John in CBeebies show Me Too!.
Career
McLeary grew up in Rutherglen, Scotland, and currently works and lives in the city of Glasgow .
From 2006 to 2007, McLeary played school teacher Mickey John in popular children's television programme Me Too!, which aired on CBeebies. He is titled as Donald Cameron in the cast list.
McLeary has starred and co-written Radio 4 comedy Fags, Mags and Bags since 2007, airing on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. He plays the part of Dave Legg .
Donald has also provided material for Scottish comedy Chewin' the Fat .
In 2018, he wrote an audiobook for Doctor Who, titled "Donald's River Song audio, Kings of Infinite Space".
In 2008, McLeary received a Writers Guild Award in for Radio Comedy of the Year.
References
- ^ "BBC - Me Too!". BBC. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- Geddes, Jonathan (4 September 2018). "How Rutherglen library visit led local writer to pen new Doctor Who story". Daily Record. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- "Guild Award winners". Writers' Guild of Great Britain. 24 November 2008. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009. Retrieved 2022-06-10.