Flip Simmons is an Australian actor and musician. He is a graduate of

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& Brent Street – School of Performing Arts Notably, he has performed with artists such as

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and the Rogue Traders, Christine Anu,

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, Sharon and Christine Muscat (

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), Rob Guest, internet sensation

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. He is of English, Filipino, Irish, Spanish and Swedish heritage and is known to sing in multiple languages and genres. He has supported artists such as Anthony Castelo,

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, Hannah Villame and the late

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, on their Australian tours.

Film and television

Film and television credits include;

AFI Award The Australian Film Institute (AFI) was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry. It is responsi ...

winning ''

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'', The

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, The

Helpmann Awards The Helpmann Awards are accolades for live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Live Performance Australia (LPA) since 2001. The annual awards recognise achievements in the disciplines of musical t ...

, '' Good Morning Australia'', ''

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'', ''

Mornings with Kerri-Anne ''Kerri-Anne'' was an Australian morning television program shown on the Nine Network, hosted by Kerri-Anne Kennerley. It was broadcast on weekdays at 9am for two hours. The final episode of the series was on 25 November 2011. It was replaced b ...

'' and ''Celebrate! Christmas in the Capital'', along with number of short films and music videos. In New York in 2001, Flip had castings for the Broadway and American touring companies of ''

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'' for the roles of Angel and Mark, during which, his audition process was broadcast in a television special on the musical on America's

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Theatre

Theatre work includes; extensive work with the

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, work with

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, touring Australia covering the role of Roger in '' Grease'' – The Arena Spectacular, and playing Nachum and Grandma Tzeitel next to the legendary

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in the Australasian tour of ''

Fiddler on the Roof ''Fiddler on the Roof'' is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Imperial Russia in or around 1905. It is based on ''Tevye and his Daughters'' (or ''Tevye the ...

''. He is currently playing the role of

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in the Australian tour of '' Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story'' in remembrance of the 50th anniversary of "

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Music

At the age of three, Flip was entered into the

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School of Music to play piano. In 2000, he was invited to join

Mi Tierra ''Mi Tierra'' (''My Homeland'') is the third studio album by Cuban-American recording artist Gloria Estefan, released on June 22, 1993, by Epic Records. Produced by husband Emilio Estefan, it is a Spanish-language album and pays homage to her Cuba ...

– Australia's Leading Latin Band, as a singer, dancer and flute player. His work with Mi Tierra has taken him around the country playing the majority of Australia's most prestigious festivals and concert events, also working as lyricist and concert choreographer. He has also worked with dynamic performance group 'The Next Step' at their sold-out shows 'Live at The Metro', their ' Do it on the dance floor' tour and at such festivals such as

Splendour in the Grass Splendour in the Grass (commonly referred to as Splendour) is an annual Australian music festival held at the North Byron Parklands in Yelgun, New South Wales. Since its inauguration, the festival has also been held in various locations near B ...

. Flip is one of the founding members of the Sydney musical collaboration Sexy Sunday Jam, a band formed of

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s and performers from Australia who came to notoriety from a weekly, industry based, event on a Sunday night in Sydney established in 2010. On Christmas 2014, he was a guest artist at the Pacific Grand Ballroom at the Waterfront in

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, for the fashion designer

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's family M Lhuillier's end of year party.

References

External links

;General ;
Flip Simmons
– Website
Flip Simmons
– YouTube

– Facebook ;
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– Twitter
Flip Simmons (@flipsimmons) • Instagram photos and videos
– Instagram

– Tumblr ;Performance videos ;
MIRANDA SINGS & FLIP SIMMONS – LIVE in Sydney, Australia "Suddenly Seymour" 23/11/09
– MIRANDA SINGS & FLIP SIMMONS – LIVE in Sydney, Australia "Suddenly Seymour" 23 November 2009
Flip Simmons – Somewhere
– "Somewhere" LIVE at Hats Off 2014
Flip Simmons – Somewhere
– Sexy Sunday Jam "Rather Be"
YouTube
– "Let it sing" FLOOD LIGHT – Queensland Charity Benefit, Slide – Sydney – 23 January 2011 ;
Madonna – Like a Prayer (Flip & Kuki)
– FNK Madonna's Like a Prayer (Cover)
YouTube
– Flip Simmons performs 'I'll be here' at

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's 'Showqueen', at the Kit and Kaboodle Club in Sydney, May 2010. Filmed and edited by Chris Archer
Beethoven Day – You're a good man Charlie Brown (Flip Simmons)
– "Beethoven Day" from

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown ''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown'' is a 1967 musical with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner and (in a 1999 revision) Andrew Lippa. It is based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip ''Peanuts''. The musical ...

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