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Larry Buttrose
Larry Philip Buttrose (born 16 December 1952) is an Australian writer, journalist and academic. He is the ghostwriter of the Saroo Brierley memoir '' A Long Way Home'' (adapted for the screen as the major international feature film ''Lion''). Personal life Buttrose was born in Adelaide, South Australia. At the age of 17 he co-founded the poetry magazine ''Dharma'' (later titled ''Real Poetry'') with his then partner Donna Maegraith and friend Stephen Measday. While at university he trained as a journalist with the Australian Broadcasting Commission, and after graduating he worked as a freelance journalist. He gained his PhD from the University of Adelaide in 2011. He now lives in Sydney with his wife and two children. Career Buttrose published his first collection of poems, ''One Steps Across The Rainbow'' in 1974, at the age of 21. His first major collection, ''The Leichhardt Heater Journey'' (1982), was the first title in the long-running Friendly Street Poets series. He al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghostwriter
A ghostwriter is hired to write literary or journalistic works, speeches, or other texts that are officially credited to another person as the author. Celebrities, executives, participants in timely news stories, and political leaders often hire ghostwriters to draft or edit autobiographies, memoirs, magazine articles, or other written material. Memoir ghostwriters often pride themselves in "disappearing" when impersonating others since such disappearance signals the quality of their craftsmanship. In music, ghostwriters are often used to write songs, lyrics, and instrumental pieces. Screenplay authors can also use ghostwriters to either edit or rewrite their scripts to improve them. Usually, there is a confidentiality clause in the contract between the ghostwriter and the credited author that obligates the former to remain anonymous. Sometimes the ghostwriter is acknowledged by the author or publisher for their writing services, euphemistically called a "researcher" or "resea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gretel Killeen
Gretel Killeen (born 3 February 1963) is an Australian comedian, television presenter, media personality and author. She is known for being the host of '' Big Brother Australia'' from its inception in 2001 until the 2007 season (including ''Celebrity Big Brother'' in 2002). Killeen hosted the 2009 ''TV Week'' Logie Awards. Career Television Midday From 1989 to 1991, Killeen was a regular on ''Midday with Ray Martin'' on the Nine Network. She wrote and featured in the sketch ''A Town Like Dallas'', a parody of the genre of soap opera. Coast to Coast In 1990, Terry Willesee, John Mangos and Killeen hosted ''Coast to Coast'' for the Nine Network after the departure of Graham Kennedy from the program, but the program in the new format was short-lived. Big Brother Killeen was host of Big Brother Australia, from its first season in 2001. She hosted each series up until its seventh season in 2007. On 28 October 2007, ''The Sunday Telegraph'' reported that, as a part of a rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Mountains (New South Wales)
The Blue Mountains are a mountainous region and a mountain range located in New South Wales, Australia. The region borders on Sydney's metropolitan area, its foothills starting about west of centre of the state capital, close to Penrith on the outskirts of Greater Sydney region. The public's understanding of the extent of the Blue Mountains is varied, as it forms only part of an extensive mountainous area associated with the Great Dividing Range. As defined in 1970, the Blue Mountains region is bounded by the Nepean and Hawkesbury rivers in the east, the Coxs River and Lake Burragorang to the west and south, and the Wolgan and Colo rivers to the north. Geologically, it is situated in the central parts of the Sydney Basin. The ''Blue Mountains Range'' comprises a range of mountains, plateau escarpments extending off the Great Dividing Range about northwest of Wolgan Gap in a generally southeasterly direction for about , terminating at . For about two-thirds of its len ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squash (sport)
Squash is a racket-and- ball sport played by two or four players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow, rubber ball. The players alternate in striking the ball with their rackets onto the playable surfaces of the four walls of the court. The objective of the game is to hit the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. There are about 20 million people who play squash regularly world-wide in over 185 countries. The governing body of Squash, the World Squash Federation (WSF), is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), but the sport is not part of the Olympic Games, despite a number of applications. Supporters continue to lobby for its incorporation in a future Olympic program. The Professional Squash Association (PSA) organizes the pro tour. History Squash has its origins in the older game of rackets which was played in London's prisons in the 19th century. Later, around 1830, boys at Harrow School noticed that a punctured b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Smilovici
George Smilovici is a Cuban-born Australian comedian. He is the son of Romanian-Jewish immigrant parents who left Romania and first settled in Cuba, from 1946 till 1959 when they fled Fidel Castro's revolution to El Salvador, and Guatemala, and later moved to Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ..., Australia when Smilovici was 6 years old. Smilovici is best known for his comic monologue "I'm Tuff". Discography Studio albums Singles References External links Talent On Line Entertainment Network: George Smilovici [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austen Tayshus
Austen Tayshus (born 17 March 1954) is the stage name of American-born Jewish Australian comedian Alexander Jacob Gutman (commonly called Sandy Gutman). He is best known for the 1983 comedy single "Australiana", a spoken word piece which is filled with Australian puns. His humor often draws on his Jewish background. A tall man (), he appears on stage wearing a black suit and dark sunglasses. He is characterized by a resonant deep voice. He is often moody, and renowned for taunting his audience and venue staff. Biography Early life Alexander (Sandy) Jacob Gutman was born in New York to Polish Jewish parents and moved to Sydney at the age of one. He is the son of a Hasidic Holocaust survivor. He grew up in an Orthodox Jewish home. At 15, he participated in the International Bible Contest for Jewish Youth in Australia and won, and then took part in the finals in Israel, where he finished in the top 10. Later, he spent several months at a yeshiva in Jerusalem. He returned to Isr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vince Sorrenti
Vince Sorrenti (born 21 March 1961) is an Australian stand-up comedian, writer and television presenter from Punchbowl, New South Wales. He is of Italian descent. Sorrenti performs nationally and internationally. He performs at sports hospitality, charity events, corporate events, club venues and private parties. He performs, MCs, and facilitates at around 200 events per year. Career Whilst studying Architecture at Sydney University, he played rugby union and featured heavily in the acclaimed Architecture Revues over many years. It was here and at the newly opened Sydney Comedy Store that Sorrenti cut his teeth as a performer. In the late 1980s, Sorrenti lived and worked as a stand-up comic in New York City. Spotted by MTV, he became the host of the national ''Big Blank Show'', a live variety/video show which aired nightly from Monday to Thursday. Vince Sorrenti has appeared on numerous talk shows on Australian TV over the last three decades, including ''Tonight Live with Steve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umbilical Brothers
The Umbilical Brothers are an Australian comic duo formed in 1988, consisting of David Collins and Shane Dundas. Their performances heavily feature physical comedy and surreal elements. Stage shows by the Umbilical Brothers include ''Heaven by Storm'' (1996), ''Thwack'' (1999), ''SpeedMouse'' (2001), '' Don't Explain'' (2007), and ''Kidshow: Not Suitable For Children'' (2015). In 2006, Collins and Dundas created and starred in a children's comedy series called ''The Upside Down Show'', which won a Daytime Emmy Award and a Logie Award for Most Outstanding Children's Program. The series was inspired by the Umbilical Brothers' adult-oriented comedy act ''SpeedMouse''. The duo's other television appearances include regular skits on '' The Sideshow'' and guest performances on the ''Late Show with David Letterman'', ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'', ''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'', and ''Rove''. Beginnings The Umbilical Brothers — nicknamed "Umbies" — started perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimeoin
James Eoin Stephen Paul McKeown (born 24 January 1966), better known as Jimeoin (pronounced "Jim Owen"), is an English-born Irish comedian and actor. Jimeoin rose to prominence in the early 1990s in Australia, where he had his own TV show and where he still resides. He came to public attention in the UK between 2005 and 2008 while performing a tour of Australia's outback and major cities, which was filmed for the BBC Northern Ireland documentary ''Jimeoin Down Under''. He has also gained international recognition and is a frequent performer at comedy festivals, including the Edinburgh Fringe, where he made his debut in 1993 and where he has since appeared every year. Early life James Eoin Stephen Paul McKeown was born in Leamington Spa on 24 January 1966, the son of Irish parents. He grew up in the Northern Irish town of Portstewart, where he attended Dominican College. After working on building sites in London for four years, he moved to Australia at the age of 22 and found w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Livingston
Paul James Livingston (born March 1956), popularly known as his alter ego Flacco, is an Australian comedian who has regularly appeared on many television shows, predominantly on ABC TV and Network Ten, including ''Good News Week'', ''The Sandman and Flacco Special'', ''The Big Gig'', ''DAAS Kapital'', ''The Money or the Gun'', ''The Fat'' and '' The Sideshow''. He also was on ''Triple J Breakfast'' from 1994 to 1997, ''Doom Runners'' (1997), and is on ABC Radio National. He has also acted on stage and in film. He was joint winner of the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award in 1996 for outstanding achievement in the performing arts in Australia. Livingston also wrote the play ''Emma's Nose'' about the relationship of Sigmund Freud, Wilhelm Fliess and their patient Emma Eckstein. Livingston also starred in '' The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey'' by Vincent Ward. Livingston has toured Australia and internationally and appeared at festivals in Edinburgh and Montreal. In 2014, he re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Downe
Mark Trevorrow (born 4 February 1959 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian comedian, television host and media personality. In the early 1980s he had two Top 20 hits as part of Globos with Wendy De Waal, and in 1984 he debuted "Bob Downe", who went on to become his best-known character. After being very successful at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1987, Trevorrow split his time touring between England and Australia. He has appeared extensively on television, released four albums, and written a book. Early life He was raised in the Melbourne suburb of Murrumbeena, the third son of Alan, a builder-turned-teacher, and his wife Dorothy. He has a younger sister and two older brothers. In his teens, he came out to his family as gay. He attended Murrumbeena High School and was co-editor of the school magazine. That interest in journalism led him to become a copy boy at ''The Sun News-Pictorial'' starting at age 17, for five years. He moved on to theatre and cabaret, encoura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary-Anne Fahey
Mary-Anne Fahey (born 19 August 1955 as Mary-Anne Waterman) is an Australian actress, comedian and writer. Biography Fahey has starred in and written for numerous comedy programs including ''The Comedy Company'', ''Kittson Fahey'' (the first Australian female-only sketch comedy program), ''Get a Life'' and ''One Size Fits All''. She also had roles in Future Schlock, ''The Dunera Boys'', '' All the Rivers Run II'', '' Celia'', '' Lucky Break'' and ''SeaChange''. She has also received roles in theatre including ''Mary Lives''. She is most famous for her work on Channel Ten's ''The Comedy Company'' especially for her school girl character, Kylie Mole, and three-year-old "Jophesine", the ''Play School Sketches'' with Glenn Robbins and the ''Bedscene'' sketches with her then real-life husband Ian McFadyen. In the 1980s she appeared in an advert for David Reid electronics which was promoting the Commodore Amiga 500. Kylie Mole Fahey's Kylie Mole character—a scowling schoolgirl— ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
