Emil Minty (born 1972) is an Australian former

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and jeweller.

Career

He played The Feral Kid, a

feral child A feral child (also called wild child) is a young individual who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age, with little or no experience of human care, social behavior, or language. The term is used to refer to children who h ...

in the 1981 film '' Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior''. As an actor, he had no lines in the film. After ''Mad Max 2'', Minty had minor parts in ''

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'' (1982) and in ''

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'' (1983). In 1990 he appeared in a few episodes of ''

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''.

Personal life

Minty withdrew from acting when he finished school. He became a jeweler, and has worked at Chris Lewis Jewellers in Sydney's Gladesville since the early 1990s. He is a father of two.Lehmann, Megan (9 May 2015)
"From Mad Max’s feral child... to Sydney jeweller"
''

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''.

In popular culture

In his novel ''Infinite Jest'',

David Foster Wallace David Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 – September 12, 2008) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and university professor of English and creative writing. Wallace is widely known for his 1996 novel '' Infinite Jest'', whi ...

named one of the primary characters at The Ennet House Drug and Alcohol Recovery House after Emil Minty.

Filmography

*'' Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior'' (1981) - The Feral Kid *''

'' (1982) - Toby *''

'' (1983) - Andy Marlow *''

The Flying Doctors ''The Flying Doctors'' is an Australian drama TV series produced by Crawford Productions that revolves around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. T ...

'' (1990) - Mat Coulson

References

Bibliography

* Holmstrom, John. ''The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995''. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 394.

External links

* 1972 births Living people Australian male child actors Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Male actors from Sydney {{Australia-film-actor-stub