Damien Fahey
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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.[1][4] At 15, Fahey got an internship and on-air DJ position at 94.7 WMAS in Springfield, Massachusetts.[1][2][4]
In 1999, Fahey enrolled in Northeastern University, and majored in communications.[4] He left Northeastern in 2002 after being hired by MTV.[4]
Career
Radio
Fahey worked for several years at 94.7 WMAS, before becoming a DJ at Kiss 108 in Boston. Fahey worked there until he began working for MTV in 2002.[1]
Fahey now regularly hosts as a radio DJ on 104.3 MYfm in Los Angeles, California, which he started in 2012.[5][6][7]
Television
In 2002, Fahey replaced Carson Daly as the host of MTV's Total Request Live after Daly left the network to host his own late-night show on NBC.[1][2] Fahey continued hosting with Total Request Live until the show ended in 2008.[5][6]
Fahey was a guest host for CBS's The Late, Late Show in 2004 when Craig Kilborn abruptly exited and was believed to be one of the four finalists for the permanent role.[8][9]
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.[5][6]
In 2007, Fahey began voice acting on occasion for Family Guy.[10] As part of that team, he began writing for Family Guy in 2015.[5] Fahey then received his first full writing credit for "Run Chris Run" in 2016.[5] He began producing episodes of Family Guy in 2017, moving from co-producer up to supervising producer.[10]
Personal life
Fahey met his now ex-wife, Grasie Mercedes, when they both worked at MTV in 2003, although they didn't start dating until some years later.[6][11] The pair was married on June 28, 2013, in Camarillo, California.[6]
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External links
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