Seán Dermot Fintan O'Leary, Jr. (born 24 May 1973), better known as Dermot O'Leary, is a British-Irish television and radio presenter, best known for his current television and radio work with ITV and BBC Radio 2.

O'Leary's radio career began when he worked as a disc jockey at Essex Radio, but is best known for being the presenter of The X Factor on ITV, a position he has held since 2007 to 2014.

O'Leary was born in Colchester, England to parents Sean and Maria, who had moved to the United Kingdom from the Republic of Ireland. He is "extremely proud" of his Irish roots and holds dual British and Irish citizenship. O'Leary attended primary school in Marks Tey and later St Benedict's Catholic College in Colchester. He admits that his relaxed attitude at school caused him to fail all but two of his GCSEs. Following that, O'Leary re-took his school leaving qualifications, allowing him to later start his A Level courses at Colchester Sixth Form College. He eventually studied for a degree in Media Studies with Politics, at Middlesex University.

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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermot_O%27Leary

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