▁in ▁his ▁life . ▁Similarly , ▁he ▁dis lik es ▁the ▁way ▁Frank ▁Gall ag her ▁( David ▁Th rel fall ) ▁tre ats ▁his ▁children . ▁When ▁F iona ' s ▁father ▁Frank ▁struck ▁his ▁son ▁Ian , ▁Steve ▁got ▁him ▁dr unk ▁and ▁took ▁him ▁to ▁Cal ais ▁in ▁the ▁boot ▁of ▁his ▁car . ▁ ▁Lip ▁Gall ag her ▁ ▁Play ed ▁by : ▁J ody ▁L ath am ▁( Series ▁ 1 – 5 , ▁ 1 1 ) ▁ ▁Phill ip ▁" L ip " ▁Gall ag her ▁( born ▁ 9 ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 8 ) ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁son ▁and ▁second ▁child ▁of ▁Frank ▁and ▁Mon ica ▁Gall ag her . ▁His ▁parents ▁delayed ▁his ▁birth ▁registration ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁year . ▁This ▁is ▁revealed ▁to ▁Lip ▁on ▁his ▁ 1 8 th ▁( act ually ▁ 1 9 th ) ▁birth day ▁in ▁series ▁ 4 . ▁According ▁to ▁his ▁father , ▁his ▁nick name ▁was ▁best owed ▁upon ▁him ▁ow ing ▁to ▁him ▁being ▁" a ▁bit ▁of ▁a ▁g ob sh ite ." ▁Lip ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁long - term , ▁open ▁relationship ▁with ▁M andy ▁Mag u ire ▁( Sam anth a ▁S idd all ). ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 3 8 ▁episodes ▁overall . ▁ ▁When ▁still ▁in ▁high ▁school , ▁Lip ▁would ▁charge ▁money ▁from ▁other ▁students ▁so ▁he ▁would ▁do ▁their ▁home work ▁assign ments ▁and ▁S AT ▁test ▁for ▁them . ▁ ▁During ▁series ▁ 1