Simon O'Brien

Simon O'Brien is a British television actor and radio presenter as well as a property developer. He came to prominence as the character Damon Grant in Brookside, a role he played from the soap's launch in 1982 until 1987, when his character was killed off in York at the end of the 'soap bubble' Damon and Debbie. He acted in the UK version of Fraggle Rock from 1987 until 1988 as BJ the lighthouse keeper. He also presented the first three series of I Can Do That from 1988–90; a children's quiz show produced by Yorkshire Television and broadcast on the ITV network, as well as the 'Rough... Guide' travel programmes for a time with Magenta Devine. In the 1990s, after a spell presenting BBC football show Standing Room Only, he left show business and, with Alan Bate, set up Liverpool Cycle Centre, a combination of vegetarian café, cycle shop, cycle parking and other resources relevant to his enthusiasm for cycling. O'Brien then moved into property development.
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