Rob Delaney facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rob Delaney
Delaney in 2012
Born	(1977-01-19) January 19, 1977 (age 48) Boston, Massachusetts, US
Citizenship	United States United Kingdom
Occupation	Comedian actor writer activist
Years active	2003–present
Spouse(s)	Leah Delaney
Children	4

Rob Delaney (born January 19, 1977) is an American-British comedian, actor, writer, and activist. He is famous for co-creating and starring in the TV show Catastrophe. He also played the character Peter Wisdom in the superhero movies Deadpool 2 (2018) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).

Delaney has also appeared in many other popular movies. These include Hobbs & Shaw (2019), Bombshell (2019), and Tom & Jerry (2021). He was also in Home Sweet Home Alone (2021), The School for Good and Evil (2022), and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023).

Early Life and Education

Rob Delaney was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 19, 1977. He grew up in the nearby town of Marblehead, Massachusetts. His family has Irish roots.

After high school, he went to New York University's famous Tisch School of the Arts. He studied musical theater and graduated in 1999.

Career as a Comedian and Writer

Becoming Famous on Twitter

Delaney first became well-known through the social media site Twitter. He started posting jokes there in 2009. At the time, not many comedians shared their jokes online. Delaney was one of the first to do so.

By 2016, he had more than 1.2 million followers. In 2012, he won an award for being the "Funniest Person on Twitter" at The Comedy Awards.

Writing Books and Articles

Besides Twitter, Delaney has written for magazines like Vice and The Guardian.

In 2013, he published a book of funny essays. In 2022, he wrote a very personal book called A Heart That Works. The book is about his experience when his young son, Henry, passed away from brain cancer.

Acting Career

Success on Television

Delaney and Sharon Horgan being interviewed about Catastrophe in 2015

Delaney's biggest TV success is the show Catastrophe, which he created and starred in with Sharon Horgan. The show started in 2015 and ran for four seasons. It's about an American man and an Irish woman who have a baby after a short time together, and he moves to London to start a family with her. The show was very popular and earned Delaney a nomination for an Emmy Award for his writing.

Since moving to the United Kingdom, Delaney has been a guest on many British TV game shows. These include Have I Got News for You and The Big Fat Quiz of the Year.

Roles in Movies

Delaney is known for playing Peter in the movie Deadpool 2. Peter is a regular guy with no superpowers who joins Deadpool's team, the X-Force. A funny Twitter account was even made for the character to promote the movie.

He has also appeared in several big movies. He played Agent Loeb in Hobbs & Shaw and a theater director in Last Christmas. He also had roles in The Hustle and the drama Bombshell.

Personal Life

Delaney lives in London with his wife, Leah. They have had four sons.

In 2018, Delaney shared the sad news that their son Henry had died in January of that year. Henry was two and a half years old and had been treated for a brain tumor since 2016. The movie Deadpool & Wolverine, which Delaney appears in, is dedicated to Henry's memory. The couple's fourth son was born in August 2018.

In 2018, Delaney was the first person to read a story on the CBeebies Bedtime Stories show using Makaton. Makaton is a special language program that uses signs and symbols to help people communicate. He used it to communicate with his son Henry.

Delaney is an atheist, which means he does not believe in a god or gods. Since 2024, he has been a citizen of the United Kingdom as well as the United States.

Political Views

Delaney is interested in politics and often shares his views. He is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

Although he was not able to vote in the United Kingdom at the time, he showed his support for the Labour Party in the 2017 and 2019 UK general elections. He supported the party's leader at the time, Jeremy Corbyn.

In 2024, he again supported Jeremy Corbyn, who was running as an independent candidate for his seat in Parliament.

Filmography

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