Mike McClean is a

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and actor. He was a roving reporter on ''

Richard & Judy ''Richard & Judy'' (also known as ''Richard & Judy's New Position'') is a British television chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The show originally aired on Channel 4 from 26 November 2001 to 22 Augu ...

'' and ''

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'' and appeared in ''The Office:'' "Christmas Special", Shameless, ''My Mad Fat Diary'' and ''

Richard Osman's House of Games ''Richard Osman's House of Games'' is a British quiz show produced by Banijay (owners of Endemol Shine UK), a branch of Remarkable Television for the BBC. The show is hosted by Richard Osman. It is played on a weekly basis, with four "celebri ...

''. He also has two sons. Carter McClean is an English footballer who plays for Billericay Town whilst Cooper McClean plays at Ipswich Town.

Career

He attended the

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before going on to study at the Contact Youth Theatre. McClean spent 2 years at drama school and left to pursue his dream of acting and comedy. McClean started presenting on

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. He presented for other children's television shows such as ''It's Not Fair'' and wrote ''

Mad for It ''Mad for It'' is a British game show for children which was produced by Carlton Television broadcast on ITV from 2 September 1998 to 31 March 2000. Series 1 was hosted by former Nickelodeon presenters Mike McClean and Yiolanda Tokkallos. Serie ...

'' for ITV. He then presented for adult shows, including ''

''. In 2003, McClean appeared in the

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of ''

The Office ''The Office'' is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries. The original series of ...

''.Mike McClean - TV.com
/ref> McClean hosted the XFM Manchester Breakfast Show between June 2008 and 2009. In 2013 he played Fin's dad in the C4 series ''My Mad Fat Diary''. In 2016, he provided the

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for ''

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.'' Mike played Father Tony in ''Shameless''.

References

External links

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