Staff at a Galway restaurant were ‘so excited’ to host a major 90s TV star this week.
American actor Dan Lauria starred as the beloved Jack Arnold in ABC’s The Wonder Years.
The comedy-drama followed Jack’s son Kevin and the trials and tribulations of being a teenager growing up in a suburban middle-class family.
The show ran for six seasons from 1988 to 1993, picking up awards including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1988.
This week, one of the stars of the show Dan is in Galway where he will perform in his new play at the University of Galway.
Sharing a photo of Dan alongside Bar manager Darren, McSwiggans Restaurant expressed their excitement at the star’s arrival.
They said: ‘Here is our Bar manager Darren with Dan Lauria from The Wonder Years. The show ran for 115 episodes, winning multiple Emmy Awards and an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series in its first season.
‘We were so excited to have Dan in @McSwiggansGalway and they are in Galway to perform at 12.30pm on Tuesday @universityofgalway.
‘The work is called Just Another Day. Written by Dan.’
Dan and his partner Patty McCormack perform Just Another Day at the University of Galway this Tuesday.
Their characters are senior performing arts professionals now living at a facility for dementia, where they meet daily at a bench.
The actors have donated their services for Arts in Action at the Galway University to raise awareness for the challenges of aging in society.
The couple will also perform at No. 6 Kildare Street, Dublin this Thursday (May 14). For more information, go here.
