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Wog Boy
''The Wog Boy'' is a 2000 Australian comedy film directed by Aleksi Vellis and starring Nick Giannopoulos, Vince Colosimo, Lucy Bell, Abi Tucker, Stephen Curry, Tony Nikolakopoulos and Derryn Hinch. Whilst the word wog is extremely derogatory in British English, in Australian English it may be considered non-offensive depending on how the word is used, due to reclamation and changing connotations. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2000 the soundtrack was nominated for Best Original Soundtrack Album.ARIA Award previous winners. It is the first part of Giannopoulous's eponymous ''Wog Boy'' trilogy, preceding '' Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos'' (2010) and ''Wog Boys Forever'' (2022). Plot Steve (Nick Giannopoulos) is a first-generation Greek Australian. Steve is unemployed, but manages to get by, helping out here and there. His pride and joy is his Chrysler VF Valiant Pacer. Whilst helping out a compensation-oriented neighbour, Steve has a minor car accident involving the Minister fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Giannopoulos
Nicholas "Nick" Giannopoulos (; born 1 July 1963) is an Australian stand-up comedian, stage, TV and film actor and film director. He is best known for his comedy stage show '' Wogs Out of Work'' alongside George Kapiniaris, the television sitcom '' Acropolis Now'' and '' The Wog Boy'' film series and has been described as "Australia's leading exponent of " wog" humour". Early life and education Giannopoulos was born in Melbourne, the first-born son of Greek immigrant parents. He grew up in working class origins, his father ran a milk bar, which he staffed sometimes from a young age, while his mother was a machinist. Growing up at the time, Australia was a racially divided country, though in Richmond, Victoria there were a community of Greek Australian of which he was part. He grew up in the inner Melbourne suburbs of Fitzroy and Richmond and attended Abbotsford Primary School and Richmond High School. In 1981 he was accepted into the drama course at Rusden State College, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysler Valiant
The Chrysler Valiant was a full-size car which was sold by Chrysler Australia between 1962 and 1981. Initially a rebadged locally assembled Plymouth Valiant from the United States, from the second generation launched in 1963, the Valiant was fully manufactured in Australia. It was sold locally but also in New Zealand and South Africa, with smaller numbers also exported to South-East Asia and the United Kingdom. Parent company Chrysler made a substantial investment in Australian manufacturing facilities by establishing operations in South Australia with an assembly plant at Tonsley Park in 1964 and an engine foundry at Lonsdale in 1968. The Valiant thus established its position as the third of the "Big 3" Australian-made vehicles behind the Holden Kingswood and Ford Falcon. The Australian Valiant was built on the North American A-body platform but with many parts and components from Australian suppliers. Apart from a sedan and wagon body style, 1965 saw the introduction of a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deni Hines
Dohnyale Sharon "Deni" Hines (born 4 September 1970) is an Australian singer who has been releasing music since the early 1980s, with chart success in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Europe. She is the daughter of American-born Australian singer Marcia Hines. Hines released her first single with the Australian band Rockmelons with a cover version of the Bill Withers 1971 hit " Ain't No Sunshine". She then went on to release solo material, including the top-five single " It's Alright" and the top-20 album ''Imagination'' (1996), which sold more than 55,000 copies worldwide. A remix album, which included brand-new tracks, became '' Remix Your Imagination''. Her third studio album was titled '' Water for Chocolate'', which was released on 19 August 2006 and features the singles "Water for Chocolate", "Son of a Preacher Man" and "5 Days of Rain". In 2007, Hines recorded a successful jazz album with Australian jazz artist James Morrison. The pair toured Australia to sold-out show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pull Up To The Bumper
"Pull Up to the Bumper" is a song by Jamaican singer, songwriter, model and actress Grace Jones, released in June 1981 by Island Records as the third single from her fifth album, '' Nightclubbing'' (1981). Sonically, it is an uptempo electro-disco, post-punk, dance-pop and reggae-disco song with dub production, "pulsing drums and chic new-wave licks", as well as being described as a hybrid of funk and R&B. Its lyrics were written by Jones alone, while she, along with Kookoo Baya and Dana Manno, are credited as its composers. The song's instrumental part was originally recorded in 1980 during the ''Warm Leatherette'' sessions; however, it did not make the album as Chris Blackwell found its sound not fitting in the rest of the material. It was completed for the 1981 critically acclaimed ''Nightclubbing'' album and became its third single in June 1981. The song peaked at number two on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Songs chart and number 53 on the UK Singles Chart. When re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Von Ahlen
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John (disambigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilanda
Ilanda were an Australian-based vocal harmony and dance group which formed in 1991 as Past to Present. Initially a four-piece, with Leighton Hema, Frank Laga'aia, Lennie Keller and his brother, Norman Keller. They are all New Zealand-born, though their heritage is Samoan. Past to Present teamed with Peter Andre to feature on his single, "Get Down on It" (February 1996), which peaked at No. 5 on the ARIA Singles Chart and No. 1 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. When Hema left the group in 1998 they went into hiatus for a year and reconvened as a three-piece under the name, Ilanda, which had three top 40 Australian singles. Their last release was in May 2000. History 1991–1997: Past to Present All four Past to Present members: Leighton Hema, Frank Laga'aia, Lennie Keller and his brother, Norman Keller, were born in New Zealand of Samoan heritage. They grew up together and attended the same church choir. Laga'aia's older brother, Jay, is an Australian-New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breakin'
''Breakin''' (also known as ''Breakdance'' in the United Kingdom and ''Break Street '84'' in other regions) is a 1984 American breakdancing-themed musical film, musical film directed by Joel Silberg and written by Charles Parker and Allen DeBevoise based on a story by Parker, DeBevoise and Gerald Scaife about dancer Alysha Williams. The film's setting was inspired by a 1983 documentary titled ''Breakin' 'n' Enterin, set in the multi-racial hip hop club Radio-Tron, based out of MacArthur Park in Los Angeles. Many of the artists and dancers from said documentary, including Ice-T (who makes his film debut as a club MC), and Michael Chambers, Michael "Boogaloo Shrimp" Chambers, went straight from ''Breakin' 'n' Enterin''' to star in ''Breakin'''. The film's soundtrack featured the hits "Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us" by Ollie & Jerry, "Freakshow on the Dance Floor" by The Bar-Kays and the UK Top 20 hit "Body Work" by Hot Streak. ''Breakin''' was one of the final The Cannon Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cezary Skubiszewski
Cezary Jan Skubiszewski (born 1948) is a Polish-born Australian film and television composer. He composed the film scores for ''Two Hands'' (1999), ''Red Dog'' (2011), '' The Sapphires ('' 2012) and the TV series, '' Picnic at Hanging Rock'' (2018). Personal life and education Skubiszewski was born in Warsaw, Poland. His mother was a concert pianist. Skubiszewski, himself began piano lessons at 8 years of age and received a classical musical education over a period of 10 years under the tutelage of the director of the Warsaw Opera. In the late 1960s, Skubiszewski played in bands including ACB with other Warsaw musicians such as Aleksander Bem, Bem's sister Ewa, a vocalist, Jan Ciecierski and Grzegorz Kędzierski. While touring and performing in Europe with Alexis Korner, the British Blues musician and radio broadcaster, Skubiszewski injured his hand in a horse-riding accident. He then spent one year in Paris and did not return to Poland due to the nation's political situati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Connolly (comedian)
Gerald William Connolly (born 15 November 1957) is an Australian comedian, actor, impressionist and pianist. He is best known for his satirical caricatures of public figures such as former Queen of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II, King Charles III, Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan, Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Neville Wran, Malcolm Fraser, Bob Hawke, Paul Keating, John Howard, Bill Collins and Dame Joan Sutherland, among many others. Early life Connolly was born in Rockhampton, Queensland. He studied at, and subsequently graduated from, the Queensland Conservatorium of Music in Brisbane, with a Bachelor of Music. Career Comedy Connolly has gained much notoriety in Australia and the UK, having much success at the Melbourne Comedy Festival and Adelaide Comedy Festival with his hit one-man shows, including ''Gerry Connolly - Alone or with Others'' and ''I, CONnolly''. In 1986, his live performances earned him the Wallace 'Comedian of the Year' Award. He has also made many TV appeara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Rabiah
Robert Rabiah is an Australian film actor, screen writer, and producer. He is best known for his roles as Hakim in '' Face to Face'' (2011), for which he was nominated for a AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Film and Best Actor at the Inside Film Awards, and as Bilal in ''Safe Harbour'' (2018) for which he was nominated at the Equity Ensemble Awards. Career In 2000, Rabiah's first role was in the Australian film '' Chopper'', alongside Eric Bana and Vince Colosimo. He got roles in television shows, including ''Blue Heelers'', '' Stingers'', '' Underbelly'', '' Fat Tony & Co.'', and ''Neighbours''. In 2004, he had a minor role in Evan Clarry's '' Under the Radar''. In 2011, he was cast in Michael Rymer's '' Face To Face''. He later acted in the Australian romantic comedy film ''Ali's Wedding'' (2018), action film ''The Shinjuku Five'', 2018 drama television series ''Safe Harbour'', '' Deadline Gallipoli'', '' Down Under'', '' Secret City'' and ''Below''. Other ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Tingwell
Charles William Tingwell AM (3 January 1923 – 15 May 2009), known professionally as Bud Tingwell or Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, was an Australian actor. One of the veterans of Australian film, he acted in his first motion picture in 1946 and went on to appear in more than 100 films and numerous TV programs in both the United Kingdom and Australia. Early life and military service Tingwell was born on 3 January 1923 in the Sydney suburb of Coogee, the son of William Harvey Tingwell and Enid (née Green). William volunteered as a surf lifesaver at Coogee Surf Life Saving Club where, in 1922, a colleague noticed Enid's pregnancy and asked, 'What's budding there?', and 'Bud' became the nickname for their infant son. As an adolescent, Bud was encouraged by his father to train as an accountant, but Tingwell failed the entrance exam. While still at school, he became a cadet at Sydney radio station 2CH, soon becoming the youngest radio announcer in Australia. Second World War In 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Hosking (actor)
Peter Hosking (born 19 December 1947) is an Australian actor and audiobook narrator. Education Hosking graduated from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology with a Diploma of Civil Engineering. Career Hosking started acting professionally at The Pram Factory in Melbourne in 1978. In 1996, Hosking received TDK Australian Audio Book Award for ''Home Before Dark''. The same year, he starred in an episode of ''Halifax f.p.''. In 2002 he created ''Nu Country TV'', a country music show on community tv station C31 Melbourne. He produced, filmed and edited this show for four years. The show is still running in 2017. In 2010 he was interviewed by phone by Vision Australia regarding his 25 years of narrating audio books many of his narrations have been reviewed by Audiofile Magazine in the USA, After 30 years in Australian theatre, film, tv and voice work, moved to Prague in Czech Republic where he works with the Cimrman English Theatre performing English language translations of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
