Diceman (Dublin entertainer)
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The Diceman, real name Thom McGinty, was born in Glasgow but came to Ireland in 1976 to work as a model. The name "Diceman" came from a (now closed) shop, located first in an arcade on Grafton Street and then on South Anne Street, that sold role-playing games. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, he became well-known and quite popular for performances on Grafton Street where he would sometimes work as a mime artist or would otherwise perform in costume, advertising the shop. After its closure, he was hired to advertise various other establishments, including Bewley's.
In 1989, he appeared in the Gate Theatre production of Oscar Wilde's Salome, directed by Steven Berkoff, which transferred to the Edinburgh Festival.
In 1990 he was diagnosed with HIV and died in 1994 after a sudden decline.
[edit] External links
- Some reminiscences of the Diceman
- A poem in memory of the Diceman by Liam O'Meara
- Erect a statue to the man who made Grafton Street stand still — Irish Independent newspaper article, 19 August 2005.
- Remembering how he stood . . . still — Sunday Independent newspaper article, 29 April 2001.
