John "Johnny" Boxer is an Australian television and film actor and commercial voice-over best known for his role as Bobo Gigliotti in ''
Pizza''.
Early life
He grew up in
Belmore, New South Wales
Belmore is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Belmore is located 11 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown.
History
Belmore ...
and attended Belmore Boys High School, where he excelled in his studies as well as in athletics, cross-country, and water polo.
Career
Boxer worked as a brick layer at Bondi Pavilion before being spotted by casting agents at an Eastern Suburbs pub in the ‘80s. He has appeared in ''
E Street'', ''Pizza'', ''
Fat Pizza
''Fat Pizza'' is a 2003 Australian comedy film based on the ''Pizza'' television series, both of which were created, produced, written and starred in by Paul Fenech.
It was produced by Village Roadshow Pictures and SBS Independent (uncredited). ...
'', ''Water Rats'', ''
Home and Away'', and ''FINK!'' and has done voice-overs for various commercials, including for the
Australian Cricket Team
The Australia men's national cricket team represents Australia in men's international cricket. As the joint oldest team in Test cricket history, playing in the first ever Test match in 1877, the team also plays One-Day International (ODI) a ...
. He recently finished filming Smooth Criminal featuring fellow Australian actor Michael Bray.
Works
Filmography
2014 Son Of A Gun
Television
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Water Rats'' (as Bouncer, S01E04 & as Commando #1, S04E20) (1996, 1999)
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Pizza'' (as Bobo Gigliotti) (2000–2007)
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The Potato Factory
''The Potato Factory'' is a 1995 fictionalised historical novel by Bryce Courtenay, which was made into a four-part miniseries in Australia in 2000. The book is the first in a three-part series, followed by '' Tommo & Hawk'' and '' Solomon's So ...
'' (as Hobart Trooper) (2000)
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Home and Away'' (as Hoon, S13E12) (2000)
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Pizza Live'' (as Bobo Gigliotti) (2004)
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World Record Pizza'' (as Bobo Gigliotti) (2006)
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The Da Vinci Cup'' (as Bobo Gigliotti) (2006)
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Two Twisted
''Two Twisted'' is an Australian TV mystery anthology drama which premiered on the Nine Network on 14 August 2006. Narrated by Bryan Brown, who also produced the series' predecessor, ''Twisted Tales'', each episode of the series contains two sh ...
'' (as Bill, S01E09) (2006)
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Australian Families of Crime - Carl Williams: Baby Faced Killer'' (as Mick Gatto, S01E01) (2010)
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Swift and Shift Couriers'' (as Bobo Gigliotti, S02E05) (2011)
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Underbelly: Badness'' (2012)
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Housos
'' Housos '' is a Logie Award-winning Australian comedy television series created by Paul Fenech for SBS, that screened on SBS One. The series is a satirical parody of low income Australian residents of fictional suburb Sunnyvale, New South Wale ...
'' (as Bobo Gigliotti, S02E04) (2013)
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Fat Pizza Back In Business'' (2019, 2021)
Stage
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Pizza: The Stage Show'' (as Bobo Gigliotti) (2002)
References
External links
Official Myspace
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Male actors from Sydney
Living people
1960 births
Australian people of Polish descent
Australian people of Italian descent