When their father died, the kingship of Tuadmumu passed to Brian's older brother, Mathgamain, and, when Mathgamain was killed in 976, Brian replaced him.

Both Brian's father, Cennétig mac Lorcáin and his older brother Mathgamain conducted river-borne raids, in which the young Brian would undoubtedly have participated.

In 964, Brian's older brother, Mathgamain, claimed control over the entire province of Munster by capturing the Rock of Cashel, capital of the ancient Eóganachta, the hereditary overlords or High Kings of Munster, but who in dynastic strife and with multiple assassinations had weakened themselves to the point they were now impotent.

Enlisting his cousin and often-time singing partner Mike Love, and Wilson's reluctant youngest brother Carl Wilson, Brian's next public performance featured more ambitious arrangements at a fall arts program at his high school.

By way of explaining Brian's variable input, Carl Wilson told Musician magazine in 1981 that his brother had become seriously addicted to cocaine during this period.

Next to them, 1, 500 clansmen of Connacht were gathered under their kings, while more than 2, 000 Munster warriors under Brian's son Murchad continued the front, flanked by 1, 400 Dal Caissans on the extreme left led by Murchad's 15-year-old son, Tordhelbach, and Brian's brother, Cuduiligh.

Starkman reveals that he didn't approve of the plan to kidnap a federal prosecutor's brother and scolds them because the thumb they sent won't match Brian's fingerprint ; he then kills Louis.

In 1959, Marks and Brian Wilson's youngest brother Carl had begun to develop their own style of playing electric guitars Brian realized that the combination of Carl and David's playing brought a rock guitar sound to his original compositions, and the two teenagers participated in Brian's first songwriting efforts that led to the band's 1963 hit single " Surfer Girl ".

Brian's brother Clive took over as Managing Director and Stigwood left NEMS to form his own company, The Robert Stigwood Organisation ( RSO ), in December.

The Sheriff shuts down his brother Brian's plant, furthering the tensions between him and Brian.

They quickly formed a band, bringing in the youngest Wilson brother Carl on lead guitar and Brian's high school friend Al Jardine on rhythm guitar.

In 2009 Brian's brother Don attended his first UNICO award ceremony in Rivervale, New Jersey, where he delivered a speech.

He was later given the gimmick of " Buzzkill ", a takeoff of his brother Brian's gimmick, Road Dogg.

However, Brian Wilson was not involved at all with the song's recording sessions, leaving the basic track to be recorded by Brian's brother Carl and ex-Flame and then-Beach Boys members Ricky Fataar and Blondie Chaplin.

* Kevin ( voiced by Dana Hill ): Brian's older brother and friend of Widget.

Returning home, Brian's true identity would be revealed: he was Luis's long-lost older brother Antonio Lopez-Fitzgerald.

Dennis later described the first time Brian heard their song on the radio as the three Wilson brothers ( and soon-to-be-band member David Marks ) drove in Brian's 1957 Ford in the rain: " Nothing will ever top the expression on Brian's face, ever ... THAT was the all-time moment.

In the autumn of 1961, cousins Brian Wilson and Mike Love composed a song on surfing, titled " Surfin '" at the behest of Brian's younger sibling, Dennis Wilson.

O ' Brian also wrote detailed biographies of Sir Joseph Banks, an English naturalist who took part in Cook's first voyage ( and who appears briefly in O ' Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series ), and Pablo Picasso.

Other notable performances included the first Proms performance of Havergal Brian's Symphony No. 1 (' The Gothic '), which was also the 6th live performance ever, and subsequently released on a Hyperion commercial recording.

The 1971 made-for-TV Brian's Song was also briefly released to theatres after its success on television, and was even remade in 2001.

Though Charlie also cares for her, he disapproves of Brian's relationship with her and very reluctantly decides to take her with them to Brazil.

She is also Brian's love interest, but unaware that he is a cop.

The four Hackmaster characters most often used by the Knights themselves — Brian's Teflon Billy, Dave's El Ravager, Bob's Knuckles the Sixth, King of the Wallclimbers and Sara's Thorina -- have also been turned into gamebooks under the Lost Worlds system, published by Flying Buffalo.

She also has the distinction of being the person that broke Brian's undefeated streak at Risque ( a parody of Risk ).

" It has also been suggested Brian's state may be linked to the fact that Brian previously ran six separate campaigns every week, and was paid for GMing, and further that there may be links between this and " the incident " which caused Brian to give up GMing.

Squirrely is also a rather heavy smoker — something that can create friction at the Knights ' table, due to Brian's bad reactions ( either physically or psychosomatically allergic ) to cigarette smoke.

He is also frustrated by Brian's insistence on going to " the Baywatch " and by Ricki's lesbianism.

He also starred in the short-lived sitcom Crumbs and as Brian's real estate broker father in What About Brian ( 2006 – 07 ).

Dean's son Ricci Martin, a friend of the band, took the photograph, also featuring Brian's daughter Wendy, Alan's first son Matthew ( later an auxiliary Beach Boy himself ), Mike's children Hayleigh and Christian ( the latter a current touring member of the Beach Boys Band ), and Carl's son Jonah.

The switches were also changed from black to white to match Brian's guitar.

Flann O ' Brian's metafictional novel At Swim Two Birds also shows the influence of Cúirt An Mheán Óiche as well as other works of Irish mythology and literature.

He also appeared as Brian Piccolo in the 2001 remake of Brian's Song.

He also appears as Admiral of the Gibraltar Squadron in " Master and Commander " and also as Admiral of the Baltic Fleet in " The Surgeon's Mate ", books from Patrick O ' Brian's Aubrey – Maturin series.

He also praised Brian's adventures with Stewie calling them, " center of many of the show's best bits ".

Louis-Dreyfus played Eileen Swift, their materialistic next-door neighbor who was also once a business associate of Brian's.

Throughout the kidnap they also provided support to his two sisters, Elaine Spence and Brenda Gillham, who were spearheading the campaign for Brian's release.

She also starred a few episodes of What About Brian, as Karen, Brian's girlfriend.

Brian's first aid skills stretch to caring for automobiles, as he is often shown working on his car, and also to animals as when he is given responsibility to bandage an injured horse owned by the Wheelers.

He has also partaken in his own live show, " The Best of Brian Conley ", which showcases ' the best ' of Brian's material from his past shows, interspersed with occasional showreels of either Larry the Loafer, Dangerous Brian ( depending on who Brian is about to come on stage as ) or a generic showreel of his work.

The show revealed Brian's ill health but also that he was continuing with his concert dates at Butlins.