Paul Hogan

Paul Hogan

actor, writer, producer

Paul Hogan was born on Oct 08, 1939 in Australia. Paul Hogan's big-screen debut came with The Paul Hogan Show - Season 1 directed by Peter Faiman in 1973, strarring Self - Host. Paul Hogan is known for Tourism Australia: Dundee - The Son of a Legend Returns Home directed by Steve Rogers, Danny McBride stars as Brian Dundee and Chris Hemsworth as Wally Jr.. Paul Hogan has got 7 awards and 5 nominations so far. The most recent award Paul Hogan achieved is Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards. The upcoming new movie Paul Hogan plays is The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee which will be released on Dec 11, 2020.

Paul Hogan became a worldwide success with his irresistible comic performance in Crocodile Dundee (1986), which he created and co-wrote. This earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor as well as an Academy Award nomination (for Best Screenplay). The versatile actor got his start in Australian television in a recurring role as comic relief on A Current Affair (1971). An expanded version entitled The Paul Hogan Show (1973) premiered on Australia's Nine Network and quickly propelled him to the top of the ratings chart. His dramatic role on the critically acclaimed television series Anzacs (1985) and his work in promoting Australia worldwide invested him into the Order of Australia and led to his appointment as "Australian of the Year".Hogan was the executive producer/writer/star of the feature films Almost an Angel (1990) and Jack l'Éclair (1994) and starred in Flipper (1996) and Floating Away (1998). American audiences also remember Hogan from his now legendary commercials for the Australian Tourist Commission in which he invited us to say "g'day" and come "down under" so he could "slip another shrimp on the barbie". In the late 1990s and early 2000s, he appeared in commercials for Subaru Outback automobiles. He reprised his famous role as the outback adventurer in the long awaited sequel Crocodile Dundee III (2001).

  • Birthday

    Oct 08, 1939
  • Place of Birth

    Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia
  • Also known

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Known For

Awards

7 wins & 5 nominations

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
2016
Winner - Longford Lyell Award
Golden Globes, USA
1987
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Winner - Golden Globe
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