May 30, 2025

Celebrity Birthday Week: Colin Farrell at 49

Show Notes
Transcript

Wrap up our Celebrity Birthday Week with five questions about versatile Irish actor Colin Farrell, who turns 49 on May 31. From his breakthrough roles to his remarkable transformations, learn about the career evolution of this talented performer. Listen without interruptions by visiting caloroga.com/plus.

WEBVTT

1
00:00:03.120 --> 00:00:09.359
Callarogashark Media. Greetings, Trivia fans.

2
00:00:09.400 --> 00:00:13.240
I'm Mark Allison, and our celebrity birthday week continues as

3
00:00:13.279 --> 00:00:17.480
we celebrate Irish actor Colin Farrell, who turns forty nine

4
00:00:17.640 --> 00:00:21.320
this Saturday. Question one in which two thousand and two

5
00:00:21.399 --> 00:00:25.519
science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg did Colin Farrell

6
00:00:25.640 --> 00:00:28.719
play the role of Danny Whitwer alongside Tom Cruise.

7
00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:34.600
Question two.

8
00:00:35.039 --> 00:00:38.960
For his role as the penguin in what twenty twenty

9
00:00:39.000 --> 00:00:43.479
two superhero film, did Ferrell undergo extensive prosthetic makeup that

10
00:00:43.600 --> 00:00:54.759
made him completely unrecognizable? Question three? Before pursuing acting, Colin

11
00:00:54.840 --> 00:00:57.759
Ferrell auditioned to be a member of which popular Irish

12
00:00:57.759 --> 00:00:59.520
boy band in the nineteen nineties.

13
00:01:05.079 --> 00:01:05.879
Question four?

14
00:01:06.079 --> 00:01:09.079
For which role did Colin Ferrell win his first Golden

15
00:01:09.079 --> 00:01:12.480
Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical

16
00:01:12.719 --> 00:01:18.159
or Comedy in two thousand and nine?

17
00:01:20.920 --> 00:01:21.680
Question five?

18
00:01:22.120 --> 00:01:25.400
In which two thousand and eight black comedy film written

19
00:01:25.480 --> 00:01:29.319
and directed by Martin McDonough did Ferrell star as a

20
00:01:29.359 --> 00:01:32.079
hitman hiding out in the medieval Belgian city that gives

21
00:01:32.120 --> 00:01:36.920
the movie its title. We'll be right back with these

22
00:01:36.959 --> 00:01:43.840
cinematic answers after this Break Welcome Back Trivia fans, Let's

23
00:01:43.840 --> 00:01:48.319
reveal today's answers. Question one in which Spielberg film did

24
00:01:48.319 --> 00:01:49.959
Ferrell play Danny Whitwer?

25
00:01:50.560 --> 00:01:53.280
Answer? Minority Report.

26
00:01:53.319 --> 00:01:56.200
This two thousand and two sci fi thriller, based on

27
00:01:56.239 --> 00:01:59.879
a Philip K. Dick short story, starred Tom Cruise as

28
00:02:00.159 --> 00:02:03.840
John Anderton, the chief of a futuristic pre crime police

29
00:02:03.920 --> 00:02:07.599
unit that arrests perpetrators before they commit murders using the

30
00:02:07.680 --> 00:02:12.199
visions of psychics called pre cogs. Farrell played Department of

31
00:02:12.400 --> 00:02:16.039
Justice agent Danny Whitwer, sent to audit the pre crime

32
00:02:16.080 --> 00:02:20.439
program just as Anderton is himself accused of a future murder.

33
00:02:20.759 --> 00:02:25.479
Question two in which superhero film did Farrell play The Penguin?

34
00:02:25.919 --> 00:02:27.360
Answer the Batman?

35
00:02:28.039 --> 00:02:32.039
In Matt Reeves's twenty twenty two film starring Robert Pattinson

36
00:02:32.080 --> 00:02:37.360
as the caped Crusader, Farrell portrayed Oswald Oz Cobblepot, the

37
00:02:37.400 --> 00:02:41.319
mid level gangster known as the Penguin. Farrell's transformation for

38
00:02:41.360 --> 00:02:44.879
the role was so complete that many viewers didn't realize

39
00:02:44.919 --> 00:02:48.319
he was in the film until seeing the credits. The

40
00:02:48.360 --> 00:02:51.680
makeup process took between three and four hours each day,

41
00:02:51.719 --> 00:02:55.680
with Farrell wearing a fat suit, facial prosthetics, and balding

42
00:02:55.759 --> 00:03:00.280
cap to create the character's distinctive look. Despite limited screen time,

43
00:03:00.479 --> 00:03:03.439
Farrell's performance was so well received that it led to

44
00:03:03.479 --> 00:03:07.360
a spinoff HBO series centered on the character, showcasing his

45
00:03:07.520 --> 00:03:11.159
rise in Gotham's criminal Underworld after the events of the film.

46
00:03:11.639 --> 00:03:15.039
Question three, Which boy band did Farrell audition for?

47
00:03:15.639 --> 00:03:16.039
Answer?

48
00:03:16.240 --> 00:03:20.280
Boyzone In the early nineteen nineties, before his acting career

49
00:03:20.319 --> 00:03:24.280
took off, a teenage Farrell auditioned for the Irish boy

50
00:03:24.360 --> 00:03:26.199
band that would go on to become one of the

51
00:03:26.240 --> 00:03:29.639
most successful acts in the UK and Ireland. While the

52
00:03:29.680 --> 00:03:33.599
exact details of the audition vary, with some reports suggesting

53
00:03:33.639 --> 00:03:38.080
he danced but refused to sing, Farrell was ultimately not selected.

54
00:03:38.520 --> 00:03:41.639
The group, managed by Louis Walsh, went on to achieve

55
00:03:41.719 --> 00:03:46.199
international success with hits like No Matter What and Love

56
00:03:46.280 --> 00:03:49.360
Me for a Reason, while Farrell found his calling and

57
00:03:49.439 --> 00:03:52.719
acting after attending the Gayety School of Acting in Dublin.

58
00:03:53.159 --> 00:03:56.360
He has jokingly referred to the rejection as the best

59
00:03:56.520 --> 00:04:01.080
thing that ever happened to me? Vo Or for which

60
00:04:01.199 --> 00:04:07.439
role did Farrell win his first Golden Globe? Answer in Bruge,

61
00:04:07.520 --> 00:04:09.840
Farrell won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a

62
00:04:09.879 --> 00:04:13.680
Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy for his role as Hitman

63
00:04:13.840 --> 00:04:18.240
Ray in Martin McDonough's darkly comedic two thousand and eight film.

64
00:04:18.480 --> 00:04:22.079
The recognition marked a turning point in Farrell's career, shifting

65
00:04:22.120 --> 00:04:26.519
his reputation from Hollywood bad boy to respected actor. In

66
00:04:26.600 --> 00:04:30.920
his acceptance speech, a visibly surprised Farrell thanked mcdonnaugh for

67
00:04:31.040 --> 00:04:34.800
taking a chance on a Puttz like me. Question five,

68
00:04:34.920 --> 00:04:37.639
in which film did Ferrell play a hit man in Belgium?

69
00:04:37.680 --> 00:04:39.240
Answer? In Bruges.

70
00:04:40.240 --> 00:04:43.759
This two thousand and eight black comedy marked the feature

71
00:04:43.800 --> 00:04:48.000
film directorial debut of playwright Martin mcdonnaugh and starred Farrell

72
00:04:48.079 --> 00:04:51.160
alongside Brendan Gleeson as hit man ordered to lay low

73
00:04:51.600 --> 00:04:56.560
in the picturesque medieval city of Bruges, Belgium after a

74
00:04:56.600 --> 00:05:01.199
botched job. The film follows Farrell's character, who hates the

75
00:05:01.279 --> 00:05:05.279
quiet city and is racked with guilt after accidentally killing

76
00:05:05.319 --> 00:05:08.839
a child during his first assignment, while his mentor, Ken

77
00:05:09.000 --> 00:05:13.000
Gleeson tries to help him cope while enjoying the cultural sites.

78
00:05:13.680 --> 00:05:16.199
That's it for the week. Have a great weekend and

79
00:05:16.279 --> 00:05:17.560
I'll see you on Monday,

Celebrity Birthday Week: Colin Farrell at 49

Listen On

Recent Episodes