Gerard "Gerry" Stembridge (b. 1958, County Limerick

County Limerick

It is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC...

, Ireland

Ireland

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) is an Irish

Ireland

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 writer, director and actor. He was educated at Castleknock College

Castleknock College

Castleknock College is a private , secondary school for boys aged between 13 and 18, which is situated in the residential suburb of Castleknock, 8 km west of the city centre in Dublin, Ireland.-History:...

 in Dublin. While attending University College Dublin

University College Dublin

University College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...

, he was auditor of the Literary and Historical Society. He taught English and drama at Mount Temple Comprehensive School

Mount Temple Comprehensive School

Mount Temple Comprehensive School is a secondary school located in Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland, originally notable as the first multi-denominational public school under Protestant management to open in Dublin....

 in Clontarf

Clontarf, Dublin

Clontarf is a coastal suburb on the northside of Dublin, in Ireland. It is most famous for giving the name to the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, in which Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, defeated the Vikings of Dublin and their allies, the Irish of Leinster. This battle, which extended to districts...

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Radio

He reached significant prominence in Ireland when he co-created the satirical comedy radio programme Scrap Saturday

Scrap Saturday

Scrap Saturday was a satirical radio sketch show created by Dermot Morgan, who was also the main performer on the show, and Gerry Stembridge, which ran on RTÉ Radio 1 on Saturday mornings from 1989 until 1991. Pauline McLynn and Owen Roe participated as performers.The half-hour show lampooned...

with Dermot Morgan

Dermot Morgan

Dermot John Morgan was an Irish comedian, actor and former schoolteacher, who achieved international renown for his roles as Father Ted Crilly in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted and a strip club MC in Taffin....

. It became one of the most popular programmes on RTÉ Radio

RTÉ Radio

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.

Film career

Stembridge wrote the screenplay for Ordinary Decent Criminal

Ordinary Decent Criminal

Ordinary Decent Criminal is a 2000 crime/comedy film, directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan, written by Gerard Stembridge. The film is loosely based on the story of Martin Cahill, a famous Irish crime boss.- Plot :...

(which starred Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey

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 and Linda Fiorentino

Linda Fiorentino

Linda Fiorentino is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films Dogma, Vision Quest, Men in Black, After Hours and The Last Seduction.-Personal life:...

). He co-wrote Nora

Nora (film)

Nora is a 2000 film directed by Pat Murphy about Nora Barnacle and her husband, Irish author James Joyce. It stars Ewan McGregor as Joyce and Susan Lynch as the title character of Nora Barnacle.-Cast:-Plot:...

, a film about James Joyce

James Joyce

James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century...

 and Nora Barnacle

Nora Barnacle

Nora Barnacle was the lover, companion, inspiration, and eventual wife of author James Joyce.-Biography:Nora Barnacle was born in the town of Galway, Ireland, but the day of her birth is uncertain. Depending on the source, it varies between the 21st and the 24th of March 1884...

 which starred Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Ewan Gordon McGregor is a Scottish actor. He has had success in mainstream, indie, and art house films. McGregor is perhaps best known for his roles as heroin addict Mark Renton in the drama Trainspotting , young Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy , and poet Christian in the...

 and Susan Lynch

Susan Lynch

Susan Lynch is an actor from Northern Ireland.-Early life:Lynch was born in Corrinshego, Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland to an Italian mother and Irish father. Her brother is actor John Lynch, she has a sister, Pauline, who is a drama teacher at St...

. He has directed such films as Guiltrip, Black Day at Black Rock, Alarm and About Adam

About Adam

About Adam is a 2000 Irish/British/American romantic comedy film written and directed by Gerard Stembridge. The screenplay focuses on the effect a seductive young man has on four siblings.-Synopsis:...

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He authored According to Luke and Counting Down, both published by Penguin Ireland.

Playwright

A selection of his plays include

• 1992
• Betrayals
• Ceaucescu's Ear (Teatru Míc in Bucharest)
• Daniel's Hands (City Arts Centre, Dublin
  City Arts Centre, Dublin
  CityArts in Dublin, Ireland, is a community arts organization founded in 1973.Originally named, Grapevine Arts Centre and later City Arts Centre, it occupied a number of premises in the centre of Dublin, beginning at Mary Street and then North Great Georges Street, North Frederick Street, Moss...
  
  )
• Denis and Rose (Civic Theatre, Dublin)
• The Gay Detective (Project Arts Centre, Dublin)
• Love Child
• Melting Penguins
• That Was Then (Abbey Theatre
  Abbey Theatre
  The Abbey Theatre , also known as the National Theatre of Ireland , is a theatre located in Dublin, Ireland. The Abbey first opened its doors to the public on 27 December 1904. Despite losing its original building to a fire in 1951, it has remained active to the present day...
  
  , Dublin).
• The Leaving

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