Paul
Hogan AM (born October 8, 1939 in Lightning Ridge, Australia)
is an Australian actor and comedian.
Formerly a rigger working on the Sydney
Harbour Bridge, Hogan rose to fame in the early 1970s
presenting a comedy segment in the otherwise serious
current affairs series A Current Affair. Hogan followed
this with his own comedy sketch programme, The Paul
Hogan Show, which he produced, co-wrote, and in which
he played a panoply of comedic characters with John
Cornell. The series, which ran for 60 episodes between
1973 and 1984, proved to be popular both in his native
country and in the UK, and showcased his trademark
lighthearted but laddish "Aussie" humour.
During the 1980s Hogan appeared on
British television in a long-running series of advertisements
for Foster's Lager, in which he played an earthy Australian
abroad in London. The character's most notable line
(spoken incredulously at a ballet performance) "strewth,
mate, there's a bloke down there with no strides on!"
followed Hogan for years, and the popularity of its
"fish out of water" humour was repeated
with his next endeavour.
In 1985, Hogan was awarded Australian
of the Year and was also inducted into the Order of
Australia.
Hogan's first film, Crocodile Dundee,
featuring a similarly down-to-earth hunter travelling
from the Australian Outback to New York City, was
privately funded by Hogan and a group of private investors
including much of its cast, entrepreneur Kerry Packer,
and cricketers Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee, and Rod
Marsh. 1986's Crocodile Dundee proved to be the most
successful Australian film ever, and launched Hogan's
international film career.
Hogan married his Dundee co-star Linda
Kozlowski in 1990 after divorcing his first wife Noeline.
He has five children to his first marriage, and one
to his second.
Filmography
Acting:
Strange Bedfellows (2004) .... Vince
Hopgood
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001) .... Michael
J. 'Crocodile' Dundee
Floating Away (1998) .... Shane
Flipper (1996) .... Porter
Lightning Jack (1994) .... Lightning Jack Kane
Almost an Angel (1990) .... Terry Dean/Bonzo Burger
Man
Crocodile Dundee II (1988) .... Michael J. 'Crocodile'
Dundee
Crocodile Dundee (1986) .... Michael J. 'Crocodile'
Dundee ... aka "Crocodile" Dundee (USA)
Anzacs (1985) (mini) TV Series .... Pvt. Pat Cleary
... aka Anzacs: The War Down Under
Fatty Finn (1980) .... Third Delivery Man
Writing:
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)
(characters)
Lightning Jack (1994) (written by)
Almost An Angel (1990)
Crocodile Dundee II (1988) (characters) (written by)
Crocodile Dundee (1986) (screenplay) (story) ... aka
"Crocodile" Dundee (USA)
Hogan In London (1975) (TV)
The Paul Hogan Show (1973) TV Series
Producing:
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)
(producer)
Lightning Jack (1994) (producer)
Almost an Angel (1990) (executive producer)
Crocodile Dundee II (1988) (executive producer)
Self Portrait:
Thank Ya, Thank Ya Kindly (1991) (TV)
.... Himself
The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987) (TV) .... Himself
- Co-host
Olympic Gala (1984) (TV) .... Himself
Hogan In London (1975) (TV) .... Himself
The Paul Hogan Show (1973) TV Series .... Himself/Various
A Current Affair (1971) TV Series .... Himself (1971
source from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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