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Paul Hogan
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| Born | October 8, 1939 New South Wales, Australia |
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| Spouse(s) | Linda Kozlowski (1990-) | |||||
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Paul Hogan AM (born October 8, 1939 in Lightning Ridge, New South Wales) is an Australian actor and comedian.
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Hogan was a rigger working on the Sydney Harbour Bridge before he rose to fame in the early 1970s after a comical interview on A Current Affair. Hogan followed this with his own comedy sketch programme, The Paul Hogan Show, which he produced, co-wrote, and in which he played a panoply of characters with John Cornell. The series, which ran for 60 episodes between 1973 and 1984, was popular both in his native country and in the UK and Ireland, and showcased his trademark lighthearted but laddish "Aussie Ocker" humour. In 1985, Hogan was awarded Australian of the Year and was also inducted into the Order of Australia.
During the early 1980s, Hogan filmed a series of television ads promoting the Australian tourism industry, which aired in the United States. Later in the decade, he appeared on British television in a long-running series of advertisements for Foster's Lager, in which he played an earthy Australian abroad in London. The character's most notable line (spoken incredulously at a ballet performance) "Strewth, mate, there's a bloke down there with no strides on!" followed Hogan for years, and the popularity of its "fish out of water" humour was repeated with his next endeavour.
Hogan's first film, Crocodile Dundee (1986), featuring a similarly down-to-earth hunter travelling from the Australian Outback to New York City, was privately funded by Hogan and a group of private investors including much of its cast, entrepreneur Kerry Packer, and cricketers Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee, and Rod Marsh.
Crocodile Dundee became the most successful Australian film ever, and launched Hogan's international film career. It won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Comedy, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, and a BAFTA Award nomination. In 1986 Hogan also starred in a series of television tourism commercials aimed at the US market (see Shrimp on the barbie). Following the success of Crocodile Dundee, Paul went on to star in the sequel Crocodile Dundee II in 1988 and starred in a handful of films such as Almost an Angel, Flipper and the second sequel to Crocodile Dundee titled Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles.
Hogan married his Dundee co-star Linda Kozlowski in 1990 after he and first wife Noelene were divorced. He has five children from his first marriage, and one, Chance, from his second.
Acting:
- Strange Bedfellows (2004) .... Vince Hopgood
- Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001) .... Michael J. 'Crocodile' Dundee
- Floating Away (1998) .... Shane
- Flipper (1996) .... Porter
- Lightning Jack (1994) .... Lightning Jack Kane
- Almost an Angel (1990) .... Terry Dean/Bonzo Burger Man
- Crocodile Dundee II (1988) .... Michael J. 'Crocodile' Dundee
- Crocodile Dundee (1986) .... Michael J. 'Crocodile' Dundee ... aka "Crocodile" Dundee (USA)
- Anzacs (1985) (mini) TV Series .... Pte. Pat Cleary ... aka Anzacs: The War Down Under
- Fatty Finn (1980) .... Third Delivery Man
Writing:
- Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001) (characters)
- Lightning Jack (1994) (written by)
- Almost an Angel (1990)
- Crocodile Dundee II (1988) (characters) (written by)
- Crocodile Dundee (1986) (screenplay) (story) ... aka "Crocodile" Dundee (USA)
- Hogan In London (1975) (TV)
- The Paul Hogan Show (1973) TV Series
Producing:
- Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001) (producer)
- Lightning Jack (1994) (producer)
- Almost an Angel (1990) (executive producer)
- Crocodile Dundee II (1988) (executive producer)
As himself:
- Thank Ya, Thank Ya Kindly (1991) (TV)
- The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987) (TV) Co-host
- Olympic Gala (1984) (TV)
- Hogan In London (1975) (TV)
- The Paul Hogan Show (1973) TV Series Various
- A Current Affair (1971) TV Series
- Paul Hogan is caricatured in the comic Tank Girl as the president of a post-apocalyptic Australia.
- Paul Hogan at the Internet Movie Database
- Biography of Paul Hogan's film career
- Laughterlog.com article with complete list of Paul Hogan Shows
- Paul Hogan at the National Film and Sound Archive
| Preceded by Lois O'Donoghue |
Australian of the Year 1985 |
Succeeded by Dick Smith |
| Preceded by Alan Alda, Jane Fonda, and Robin Williams 58th Academy Awards |
Oscars host 59th Academy Awards (with Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn) |
Succeeded by Chevy Chase 60th Academy Awards |