Luke William McGregor is an Australian comedian, writer and actor, who has performed at various national and international comedy festivals, as himself in many TV shows, and is known for his roles in the ABC TV series ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Early career and education

McGregor grew up in

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, Tasmania, and attended

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and the

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, where he spent seven years studying law, philosophy, teaching, physics, with an eye to studying medicine, finally graduating with a combined

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and Bachelor of Economics degree. After graduation, McGregor worked for Centrelink and Medicare, amongst other jobs. Aged 25, he went along to a comedy gig with a friend and got up on stage and spoke for about five minutes. Other comedians encouraged him to continue. In 2008 he launched his comedy career, and was a national finalist in

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Career

McGregor was a cast member on the

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flagship production ''

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'' until its final season in 2011. In 2014, McGregor appeared as a guest on ''

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''. He first performed at the

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in 2013, winning Best Newcomer for his show ''My Soulmate is Out of My League.'' A review of the show appeared in the ''

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'' which gave the show a four-star rating. He has also performed at the

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. He appeared in ABC TV comedy series ''

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'' in 2013–2014, followed by '' The Time of Our Lives'' (2013), '' Legally Brown'' and the first two seasons of ''

'' (2014–2015). In 2016 he collaborated with

Celia Pacquola Celia Pacquola (born 12 February 1983) is an Australian comedian, writer, presenter and actor who performs predominantly in Australia and the United Kingdom. Early life Pacquola is a third child, and her parents separated when she was eightee ...

to write and star in the series ''

''. His six-part comedy documentary series '' Luke Warm Sex'', a show on sexuality and body image, aired on the ABC from March 2016.

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards

* Best Newcomer,

, 2013 *Best Newcomer,

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, 2014 * Best Comedy Script,

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, 2017, for

co-written with

. * Logie Award for Most Popular Actor, 2019, for

References

External links

* * (includes all appearances and awards)
Luke McGregor on Twitter
Living people RMITV alumni University of Tasmania alumni Australian male comedians Comedians from Melbourne 1983 births {{Australia-comedian-stub