Damien Richard Fahey (; born June 1, 1980) is an American writer, voice actor, DJ, television host, comedian, drummer, and former

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. He is known for his work on ''

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'' as a voice actor, writer, and producer, and formerly working on

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as a video jockey.

Early life

Fahey was interested in radio from a young age, buying radio equipment and setting up a mock radio station in his teenage bedroom. At 15, Fahey got an internship and on-air DJ position at 94.7 WMAS in

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. In 1999, Fahey enrolled in

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, and majored in communications. He left Northeastern in 2002 after being hired by MTV.

Career

Radio

Fahey worked for several years at 94.7 WMAS, before becoming a DJ at

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in Boston. Fahey worked there until he began working for MTV in 2002. Fahey now regularly hosts as a radio DJ on 104.3 MYfm in Los Angeles, California, which he started in 2012.

Television

In 2002, Fahey replaced

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as the host of MTV's ''

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'' after Daly left the network to host his own late-night show on

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. Fahey continued hosting with ''Total Request Live'' until the show ended in 2008. Fahey was a guest host for CBS's ''

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'' in 2004 when

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abruptly exited and was believed to be one of the four finalists for the permanent role. Fahey was the host for the single season of NBC's '' I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here'' in 2009, and later hosted Hulu's '' The Morning After'' from 2012 to 2014. In 2007, Fahey began voice acting on occasion for ''

''. As part of that team, he began writing for ''Family Guy'' in 2015. Fahey then received his first full writing credit for " Run Chris Run" in 2016. He began producing episodes of ''Family Guy'' in 2017, moving from co-producer up to supervising producer.

Personal life

Fahey met his now ex-wife, Gracie Mercedes, when they both worked at MTV in 2003, although they didn't start dating until some years later. The pair was married on June 28, 2013, in Camarillo, California.

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* * VJs (media personalities) Living people 1980 births Northeastern University alumni People from Longmeadow, Massachusetts People from Chicopee, Massachusetts
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