John "Johnny" Boxer is an Australian television and film actor and commercial voice-over best known for his role as Bobo Gigliotti in ''

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''.

Early life

He grew up in

Campsie, New South Wales Campsie is a suburb in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Campsie is 11 kilometres south west of the Sydney central business district, on the southern bank of the Cooks River. Campsie is one of the administrative centres of the City of Ca ...

and attended Belmore Boys High School, where he excelled in his studies as well as in athletics, cross-country, and water polo.

Career

Boxer worked as a brick layer at Bondi Pavilion before being spotted by casting agents at an Eastern Suburbs pub in the ‘80s. He has appeared in '' E Street'', ''Pizza'', ''

Fat Pizza ''Fat Pizza'' is a 2003 Australian comedy film based on the ''Pizza'' television series, both of which were created, produced, written and starred in by Paul Fenech. The film's story takes place between seasons two (episode "Desert Pizza") and ...

'', ''Water Rats'', ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, N ...

'', and ''FINK!'' and has done voice-overs for various commercials, including for the

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. He recently finished filming Smooth Criminal featuring fellow Australian actor Michael Bray.

Works

Filmography

2014 Son Of A Gun

Television

*'' Water Rats'' (as Bouncer, S01E04 & as Commando #1, S04E20) (1996, 1999) *''

'' (as Bobo Gigliotti) (2000–2007) *''

The Potato Factory ''The Potato Factory'' is a 1995 fictionalised historical novel by Bryce Courtenay, which was made into a four-part miniseries in Australia in 2000. The book is the first in a three-part series, followed by '' Tommo & Hawk'' and '' Solomon's So ...

'' (as Hobart Trooper) (2000) *''

'' (as Hoon, S13E12) (2000) *'' Pizza Live'' (as Bobo Gigliotti) (2004) *'' World Record Pizza'' (as Bobo Gigliotti) (2006) *'' The Da Vinci Cup'' (as Bobo Gigliotti) (2006) *''

Two Twisted ''Two Twisted'' is an Australian TV mystery anthology drama which premiered on the Nine Network on 14 August 2006. Narrated by Bryan Brown, who also produced the series' predecessor, ''Twisted Tales'', each episode of the series contains two sho ...

'' (as Bill, S01E09) (2006) *'' Australian Families of Crime - Carl Williams: Baby Faced Killer'' (as Mick Gatto, S01E01) (2010) *''

Swift and Shift Couriers ''Swift and Shift Couriers'' is an Australian comedy television series that first screened on SBS TV in October 2008. The series is produced, directed and written by Paul Fenech, who was also responsible for the comedy series ''Pizza''. It is s ...

'' (as Bobo Gigliotti, S02E05) (2011) *'' Underbelly: Badness'' (2012) *''

Housos ''Housos'' (titled ''Housos of the Housing Commission'' from seasons 1 to 2, ''Housos vs Virus: The Lockdown'' from season 3, and ''Housos: The Thong Warrior'' from season 4) is an Australian comedy television series created by Paul Fenech for ...

'' (as Bobo Gigliotti, S02E04) (2013) *'' Fat Pizza Back In Business'' (2019, 2021)

Stage

*'' Pizza: The Stage Show'' (as Bobo Gigliotti) (2002)

References

External links

Official Myspace
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