Tony Kearney is a Scottish actor and TV presenter. He is best known for playing Scott Wallace in the

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soap opera, ''

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''. He previously appeared for six years in ''

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'', a

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soap. He narrated the Gaelic version of ''

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''.

Early life

Kearney was born in Stirling and studied an arts degree at the

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Career

Kearney presented ''Blasad'', a 2010 series on

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where he speaks with guests about food. Kearney stars in ''Turas Tony'', a 2011 BBC Alba series on where he takes on a number of challenges. These include running a hotel, joining a mountain rescue team, and working as a chef in a restaurant. He has also appeared on ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2011, Kearney acted in ''Somersaults'', a play written by

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for the

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. In August 2019 he provided commentary for the Scottish broadcast of the

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contest.

Radio

References

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