Paul Hogan AM (born October 8, 1939 in Lightning Ridge, New South Wales) is an Australian actor and comedian.

Formerly a rigger working on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Hogan 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, proved to be popular both in his native country and in the UK, and showcased his trademark light-hearted but laddish "Aussie" humour. In 1985, Hogan was awarded Australian of the Year and was also inducted into the Order of Australia.

During the 1980s Hogan 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, 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.

1986's Crocodile Dundee proved to be the most successful Australian film ever, and launched Hogan's international film career. Crocodile Dundee won Paul Hogan 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.

Hogan married his Dundee co-star Linda Kozlowski in 1990 after divorcing his first wife Noeline. He has five children from his first marriage, and one from his second.

Filmography

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 .... Pvt. 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)

Self Portrait:

• Thank Ya, Thank Ya Kindly (1991) (TV) .... Himself
• The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987) (TV) .... Himself - Co-host
• Olympic Gala (1984) (TV) .... Himself
• Hogan In London (1975) (TV) .... Himself
• The Paul Hogan Show (1973) TV Series .... Himself/Various
• A Current Affair (1971) TV Series .... Himself (1971)

References

• Paul Hogan at the Internet Movie Database