Name: Patrick Roddy
Birthplace: Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
Birthdate: January 5, 1976
Height: 5 feet 10 inches
Weight: 150 pounds
Irish Dancing Family Members:
TONY RODDY (father) - Senior Men's Champion 3 consecutive times
UNA RODDY (mother)
NIAMH RODDY (sister) - former lead female dancer for the Lagan Company of Riverdance
DEARBHLA LENNON (cousin) - troupe member of Lord of the Dance
Awards Won:
World Championships at 13
World Championships at 19
Ulster Award
All-Ireland
Great Britain Championships
Occupation: Lead Male dancer for the Lee Company of Riverdance
Status: Engaged to Helena Dixon (Riverdance hairdresser)
Best Personality Trait: Sense of Humor*
Hidden Talent: Doing other accents*
Phrase He Admits To Using Constantly: "Do ya know what I mean?"*
Most Embarassing Moment: Falling on-stage at Radio City Music Hall*
Happiest Moment: Being on Broadway performing Riverdance*
Person He Would Most Like to Slow Dance With: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis*
Favorite "Indulgence": Cadbury's chocolate*
Favorite TV Show: "Friends"*
Favorite Hobby: Golf - He shoots 80 shots per 18 holes! (he wears all Nike clothing and uses all Calaway clubs)
Favorite Movie: The Godfather*
Brief Biography: Like many dancers, Pat started young. At the age of 4, he began Irish dancing and hasn't stopped since! He won the World Championships at the age of thirteen and then again in 1995 at the age of nineteen. In addition to his World Championships, he has the Ulster Award, All-Ireland, and Great Britain Championships under his career belt. He took up the lead for several shows in 1998 in Perth, Australia, because Colin Dunne was injured. Now, as you all should know, he is dancing the lead male role of the Lee Company for Riverdance. (Click here to view the Lee Company's Tour Dates)
This is the EXACT copy of Niamh Roddy's congratulations (written in the Official Riverdance Website guestbook) to her brother and his fiancee...
A big hello to all the Riverdance fans out there! I would like to pass on my personal congratulations to my brother Pat (I'm sure you all know of him!)& his "fiance" Helena on their engagement on Christmas Eve 1998!! I am delighted for you ,it's about time !! Welcome to our family H!! We all love you & can't wait for the wedding!!!!! Speak to you soon, Love from your li'l sis!!!xoxoxo
Niamh Roddy 205.188.197.178
Miami, FL USA - Sunday, January 17, 1999 at 11:52:46 (PST)
Pat's Nicknames From His Female Admirers:
Pat "the Hotty" Roddy
Pat "the Body" Roddy
HRH in Babeland (His Royal Highness in Babeland)
Each One of Pat's Fans Would Like To Say
and
An la a rugadh thei, shi na haingil deora Guinness!
(The day you were born, angels wept tears of Guinness!)
Niamh Roddy
If you have ANY information, please send it my way!
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*Some portions of this page were taken from an interview with Mr. Roddy by Eileen Murphy from Irish Echo Newspaper - Online