Biography

Marty Whelan was born on June 7, 1956 in Dublin, Ireland. He is an actor, known for The Actors (2003), Fair City (1989) and Nowhere Fast (2017). He is married to Maria Whelan. They have two children.

He is also been a presenter on "Where in the World Quiz" programme (1986-1989) and "Video File" (1983-1989), in which he interviewed major stars of the music world. He has also presented top-rated shows as "Go for It", "Off the Record" and "Millionaire".

He spent five years working in an insurance company before he made the break into radio in 1979 at RTE's pop radio station RTE 2FM and stayed with them until the mid 80s

He has the first male presenter of the hit RTE fashion programme Head 2 Toe.

Father of Jessica (born 1989) and Thomas (born 1991).