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- Barry McGovern was born in 1948 in Dublin, Ireland. He is an actor, known for Braveheart (1995), Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) and Far and Away (1992). He was previously married to Anita Reeves.
- SpouseAnita Reeves(July 19, 1973 - ?) (divorced)
- Co-wrote two musicals and has directed plays as well as operas.
- Leading figure in Irish theatre and a foremost lecturer and interpreter of the absurdist plays of Samuel Beckett. He has played the role of Vladimir in Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" more than any other living actor.
- Prolific stage actor, especially in his home country Ireland.
- He gave a lecture on James Joyce on the 18th February, 2008 in Dublin.
- Some people think of Beckett as a very negative writer. I think he's a positive writer. The last three words of [his novel] The Unnameable are: "I'll go on" - "You must go on; I can't go on; I'll go on."
- [Waiting for Godot] has been with me throughout my life. It's followed me around like a friendly dog. I've played Estragon, Vladimir and Lucky.
- When it first came out it was so avant-garde people didn't know what to make of it. It wasn't the kind of well-made play they were used to. The problem is, Waiting for Godot is like Mozart: too easy for children and too difficult for adults.
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