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Mad Sweeney was a old Irish king protagonist of the legend 'Buile Shuibhne'.
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The character of Sweeney Todd was adapted for a musical called "Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street". It first appeared on Broadway in 1979, and on the West End in 1980. It won the Tony Award for Best Musical. It was released as a film in 2007, with Johnny Depp in the title role. It won the Golden Globe for Best Picture - Musical/Comedy and Johnny Depp was nominated for an Academy Award for the role.
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Best known as the character Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Sreet.
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From what I've read, there really was a barber named Sweeney Todd who murdered his clients for money. Of course the story has been changed up over the years.
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In the TV series with the same name (2017-) Mad Sweeney is played by Pablo Schreiber.