Happy Gilmore actor Christopher McDonald pays visit to Kerry County Museum
The actor, best known for his role as the villainous professional golfer Shooter McGavin in the 1996 smash hit film Happy Gilmore (he is set to reprise this role in Happy Gilmore 2 later this year) visited the museum on Wednesday whereupon the two eagle-eyed workers there, Sandra Leahy and Hazel Ramsay, knew immediately they knew him from somewhere.
"He and his family, they're visiting Ireland at the moment and I think they're just travelling all along the Wild Atlantic Way He just came in the door here and we were like 'we know his face' and we asked him for a photo. He was really, really lovely, a very polite man. He was a real gent,' Hazel told The Kerryman.
'He thought the whole museum here and all the exhibits were fascinating. He really like the medieval exhibition that we have here down in the hall. He thought it was very impressive,' Hazel continued.
The ladies posted their photo on the Kerry County Museum Facebook page afterwards with the caption, 'Not every day you get to meet a Hollywood actor like Christopher McDonald! Such a genuinely lovely man—hope he enjoys the rest of his holiday exploring our beautiful county!'
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