John Xintavelonis (also known as John X
, ''

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'', 31 December 2008) is a

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n actor and comedian, known in

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for his performance as

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the

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in the Australian production of the stage musical, ''

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''.

Career

John played Mr. Braithwaite in ''

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'' in Sydney and Melbourne.Billy gets the X factor
, ABC News, 13 July 2007, Retrieved 2010-02-06

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Xintavelonis, John Living people Australian male film actors Australian male stage actors Australian male television actors Australian male comedians Year of birth missing (living people)