John Nee

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name = John Nee


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"Fear an Phoist"
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John Nee or Little John Nee as he is also known as is an Irish storyteller, actor, musician and playwright.

John is also famous for playing the part of "Postie" in TG4 silent comedy Fear an Phoist. [ [http://tg4.ie/Corp/raitis/eana15.htm TG4 - Irish language television channel - Teilifis Gaeilge - Corparáideach - Nuacht Ráitis - Eanáir ] ]

Biography

Nee was born in Glasgow but returned to his parents' home in Oldtown, Letterkenny, County Donegal at the age of twelve. He currently lives in Tuam, Co. Galway.

Early years

He regularly performed on Dublin's Grafton Street, often imitating Charlie Chaplin. [http://donegalpublicart.ie/biogs/biog-26.pdf]

Career

Nee has made appearances in many films such as Neil Jordan's "High Spirits". He was nominated for the Helen Hayes Award for his performance in "The Derry Boat". Nee also played the part of Postie in TG4 silent comedy "Fear an Phoist". [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0624071/ Little John Nee ] ] Nee announced his obsession with the ukulele while on RTÉ Radio 1 presenter Dave Fanning's show, "Drivetime with Dave", in August 2007. He played a tune which he recorded with his band while in Letterkenny.

References

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0624071/ John Nee at the IMDB]
* [http://donegalpublicart.ie/biogs/biog-26.pdf John Nee Biography]
* [http://www.irishplayography.com/search/person.asp?PersonID=11376 John Nee on irishplayography.com]
* [http://tg4.ie/Corp/raitis/eana15.htm John Nee on Fear an Phoist]