Now Boyzone Keith is plotting to move from Fair City to Hollywood

5th March 2009

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He's already conquered the soap world but now it seems Boyzone star, Keith Duffy has set his sights on an LA acting career.

Following his latest acting stint on RTE soap Fair City, the pop singer and part time television star is hoping his next big acting role will be across the pond on an American sitcom.
It's good news for the ladies, as Keith revealed he'd love to follow in hunky Irishman Patrick Dempsey's footsteps and land a job as a doctor on hit medical series Grey's Anatomy.

"I'm a nurse in Fair City so maybe I'd get a job as a doctor in Grey's Anatomy," he said.

"You can call me Mc'whatever-you-like," he laughed, when asked if he would like to take over from resident heart-throb on the show, Dr McDreamy.

Devoted wife Lisa says she'd be delighted to see him don a doctor's uniform. "He'd make a lovely doctor, the nurse's outfit has definitely gone down well so far," she told TV3's Xpose.

Uniform

And whilst Keith admits he once hankered after a career on the big screen as a movie star he now believes his future lies in television.

"Years ago it was a dream of mine to do big screen but now my ambition would be to do American TV. Something like CSI Miami or CSI Vegas would be great," he said. Keith claims he would even be willing to move his family to the States: "If they gave me that gig I would (move them all). You know me, jack of all trades and master of none, give us a job and I can do it," he added.

Until then, however, the singer will have his hands full with his acting commitments on the Carrigstown soap and preparing for his forthcoming world tour with Boyzone.

The Dublin celeb revealed he was in his element being back in front of the camera on the RTE set, even comparing it to his Coronation Street days.

"Fair City's been great, I didn't realise how much I missed being behind the camera, playing a different role. I'm getting away and playing a cheeky chappy again, the cast have been great and the crew, it's just like being back on Corrie," he added.

Keith and his bandmates are putting the final touches to their much anticipated world tour.

Tour

The fivesome have been brushing up on their dancing recently and according to Keith are in better shape than ever.

Bandmate Ronan Keating is in the process of climbing Mt Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief along with celebrities including Girls Aloud's Kimberley Stewart and Cheryl Cole.