Andrew Strong
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Also Known As
Andrew Armstrong
Birth Place
Ireland
Biography
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Hefty Irish teenage musician/singer with no prior acting experience, originally hired as a backup singer with the band performing for Alan Parker's auditions, whose powerful, gravelly voice (which has been likened to that of Joe Cocker and Meat Loaf) and strong, beefy presence won him the plum role of the boorish lead singer Deco Cuffe in "The Commitments" (1991), Parker's youthful film ...
Biography
Hefty Irish teenage musician/singer with no prior acting experience, originally hired as a backup singer with the band performing for Alan Parker's auditions, whose powerful, gravelly voice (which has been likened to that of Joe Cocker and Meat Loaf) and strong, beefy presence won him the plum role of the boorish lead singer Deco Cuffe in "The Commitments" (1991), Parker's youthful film about the fortunes of a working-class Dublin soul band.
Life Events
1991
Film debut, "The Commitments"
1991
Won a six-record contract with MCA Records after success of "The Commitments"
1991
Performed with The Commitments at an AIDS fundraiser in Los Angeles in September
Family
Rob Strong
Father
Musician, singer, music teacher, jingle singer. Born c. 1947; was a member of the 1960's group, "The Plattermen"; professional musician on Ireland's pub circuit; teaches music part-time to inmates at Dublin's Mountjoy Prison; sings radio jingles for Guinness stout.
Noreen Armstrong
Mother
Former beautician, former model, manager of rock musicians.
Niamh Armstrong
Sister
Born c. 1970.
