Francis Cronin
Irish actor
Francis Cronin is an Irish actor and comedian and recipient of a Presidential Commission in 2007.
Early life and education
Francis was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, where he attended Templeogue College Secondary School. After leaving Templeogue college he started to study a BA in Arts and later joined the Irish Aircorps.
Career
In 2005 Francis served with the United Nations on the UNMIL peace enforcing mission in Liberia and on his return began an Irish Army cadetship as part of the 82nd Cadet class and received a presidential commission in 2007 'Winning the tactical sword for leadership'. He retired a lieutenant in 2008.
While serving in the Irish Defense Forces he began a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychological studies and Spanish at the National University of Ireland, Galway. In 2008 he opened an Irish bar 'The Temple Bar' in Guadalajara, Mexico. Francis achieved national acclaim for his video series documenting his adventures on his YouTube channel Glowpunk.
After living his entire final year of university in a tent, Francis performed a one-man show Tent Boy in which "he distilled his experiences of living in the tent down to a performance" in the Galway, Muscailt Arts Festival in 2013 at the Bank of Ireland Theatre, Galway. While living in the tent in his six part series documenting his adventures he interviewed Irish comedian Des Bishop and Owen Colgan of the Hardy Bucks.
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