How Many The Meaning of Life (2009) Cast Members Are Still Alive?

Name: The Meaning of Life
Released: 2009
Cast: Gay Byrne, Sinéad O'Connor, Colin Farrell, Gerry Adams, Maeve Binchy

The Meaning of Life (2009) featured a cast of 78 tracked actors. Of these, 37 (82%) are still alive today and 8 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is John Sheahan, age 87. This TV series starred Gay Byrne and Sinéad O'Connor.

82% still with us· verified cast47% of full cast · incl. 33 unverified

Survivorship

Cast Reunion Index: 82% still living

Avg. Age at Death: 79.4 yrs

Deaths by Year

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Cast78 members

Person	Character	Status	DOB ▲▼	Age	DOD ▲▼	Age in 2009 ▲▼
Gay Byrne Self	Self	Deceased	05/08/1934	85	04/11/2019	75
Sinéad O'Connor Self	Self	Deceased	08/12/1966	56	26/07/2023	43
Colin Farrell Self	Self	Living	31/05/1976	50	—	33
Gerry Adams Self	Self	Living	06/10/1948	77	—	61
Maeve Binchy Self	Self	Deceased	28/05/1940	72	30/07/2012	69
Ronan Keating Self	Self	Living	03/03/1977	49	—	32
Neil Jordan Self	Self	Living	25/02/1950	76	—	59
Gabriel Byrne Self	Self	Living	12/05/1950	76	—	59
Tommy Tiernan Self	Self	Living	16/06/1969	57	—	40
Brenda Fricker Self	Self	Deceased	17/02/1945	81	17/07/2026	64
Bertie Ahern Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Mary Robinson Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Edna O'Brien Self	Self	Deceased	15/12/1930	93	27/07/2024	79
Terry Wogan Self	Self	Deceased	03/08/1938	77	31/01/2016	71
Fionnula Flanagan Self	Self	Living	10/12/1941	84	—	68
Deepak Chopra Self	Self	Living	22/10/1947	78	—	62
Ian Paisley Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Dana Self	Self	Living	30/08/1951	75	—	58
Michael Parkinson Self	Self	Deceased	28/03/1935	88	17/08/2023	74
Brendan O'Carroll Self	Self	Living	15/09/1955	71	—	54
Mark Patrick Henderman Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Brian Cody Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Martin Sheen Self	Self	Living	03/08/1940	86	—	69
Ben Dunne Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Andrea Corr Self	Self	Living	17/05/1974	52	—	35
Paddy Moloney Self	Self	Deceased	01/08/1938	83	12/10/2021	71
Shay Cullen Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Richard Branson Self	Self	Living	18/07/1950	76	—	59
Bob Geldof Self	Self	Living	05/10/1951	74	—	58
Mary Byrne Self	Self	Living	03/11/1959	66	—	50
Mary McAleese Self	Self	Living	27/06/1951	75	—	58
Noel Gallagher Self	Self	Living	29/05/1967	59	—	42
Seán Gallagher Self	Self	Living	07/07/1962	64	—	47
Niall Quinn Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Norah Casey Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Colm Tóibín Self	Self	Living	30/05/1955	71	—	54
J. P. Donleavy Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
John Lonergan Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Maureen Gaffney Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Maria Doyle Kennedy Self	Self	Living	25/09/1964	61	—	45
Christina Noble Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Bono Self	Self	Living	10/05/1960	66	—	49
Colm Wilkinson Self	Self	Living	05/06/1944	82	—	65
Emily O'Reilly Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Peter McVerry Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Celine Byrne Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Imelda May Self	Self	Living	10/07/1974	52	—	35
Majella O'Donnell Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Rory O'Neill Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Seán O'Sullivan Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Eamon Dunphy Self	Self	Living	03/08/1945	81	—	64
David Puttnam Self	Self	Living	25/02/1941	85	—	68
Enda Kenny Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Cecelia Ahern Self	Self	Living	30/09/1981	44	—	28
Stephen Fry Self	Self	Living	24/08/1957	69	—	52
Barry McGuigan Self	Self	Living	28/02/1961	65	—	48
Mary Black Self	Self	Living	22/05/1955	71	—	54
Charles Spencer Self	Self	Living	20/05/1964	62	—	45
Rowan Williams Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Hozier Self	Self	Living	17/03/1990	36	—	19
Joan Burton Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Diarmuid Gavin Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Richard Dawkins Self	Self	Living	26/03/1941	85	—	68
Stanislaus Kennedy Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Eckhart Tolle Self	Self	Living	16/02/1948	78	—	61
Ruby Wax Self	Self	Living	19/04/1953	73	—	56
Anna May McHugh Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Dolores Keane Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Jonathan Sacks Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Eoin Colfer Self	Self	Living	14/05/1965	61	—	44
Peter Sutherland Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
John Sheahan Self	Self	Living	19/05/1939	87	—	70
Garry Hynes Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
André Rieu Self	Self	Living	01/10/1949	76	—	60
Joanne O'Riordan Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Umar Al-Qadri Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Charles John Brown Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—