Des O’Connor Age, Height, Net worth, Career, Spouse, Bio & Facts.

Desmond Bernard O’Connor, (12 January 1932 – 14 November 2020) was an English comedian, singer and television presenter. He was a long-time TV chat-show host, and presenter of long-running Channel 4 game show Countdown for two years.

He recorded 36 albums and had four top-ten singles, including a number-one hit with “I Pretend”, with global sales of more than sixteen million records.

Nickname

“Des”

Spouse(s)

Phyllis Gill (m. 1953 – d. 1959)​

Gillian Vaughan (m. 1960 – d. 1982)​

Jay Rufer (m. 1985 – d. 1990)​

Jodie Brooke Wilson (m.  2007 – )

Children

Kristina O’Connor (daughter)

Adam O’Connor (son)

Samantha O’Connor (daughter)

Karen O’Connor (daughter)

Tracy  O’Connor (daughter)

Parents

Father: Harry O’Connor

Mother: Maude ( Bassett)

Siblings

William (brother)

Patricia (sister)

Occupation

Presenter, Songwriter,

Singer, Comedian, Musician

TV Show

1963 and 1971 The Des O’Connor Show

1974 and 1976 Des O’Connor Entertains

1977 and 2002 Des O’Connor Tonight

1992 to 1998 Take Your Pick.

1995 and 1997 Royal Variety Performance

20 January 2001 An Audience with Des O’Connor

2002 to 2006 Today with Des and Mel

2007 to 2008 Countdown 

Songs

1968 I Pretend

1970 With Love

1972 Sing a Favourite Song

1978 Another Side

1980 Just for You

1984 Des O’Connor Now

1992 Portrait

Education

Under review

Years active

1954–2020

Awards

National Television Award for Special Recognition

Estimated net worth

$10 – 15 million

Nationality

English

Ethnicity

White

Religion

His mother was Jewish and his father was from Ireland.

He claims to be the only O’Connor who ever had a Bar Mitzvah

Hair color

Brown

Eye color

Blue

Skin type

Fair skin

Body type

Avarage

Sexual orientation

Straight

Des O’Connor Facts & More..

-O’Connor worked with many pop stars, including Frank Sinatra, Adam Faith, Liberace, the Beatles, Shirley Bassey, Barbra Streisand and Cilla Black.

-O’Connor starred in mainstream television shows in almost every year from 1963 until the 2000s, a feat that only one other television personality has achieved worldwide.