Glen Hansard
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Glen James Hansard was an Irish singer-songwriter and actor. From Ballymun in northern Dublin, he busked from his teens. In 1990, he co-founded the Irish rock band the Frames, which he fronted. The ba
Hansard in 2015
Hansard and Markéta Irglová playing at Cool Discs record store, Derry, Northern Ireland, April 2006
Hansard live at Vicar Street, Dublin, 31 December 2006
The Commitments (film)
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The Commitments is a 1991 musical comedy-drama film based on the 1987 novel by Roddy Doyle. It was directed by Alan Parker from a screenplay written by Doyle, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Set in t
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…the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album. Primarily a musician, Hansard also acted and wrote music for film. He appeared in the BAFTA-winning comedy-drama The Commitments (1991) and the Golden Globe–nominated romantic drama Cyrano (2021). Hansard starred in the musical drama Once (2007), which earned awards including the…
Clockwise from top left: Siblings Andrea, Caroline, Jim and Sharon Corr achieved international stardom with their band The Corrs after the film's release.
Colm Meaney has appeared in all three films based on Doyle's Barrytown Trilogy of novels.
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Alan Parker, London, 2012