Matt Ford, former stage name Pinky Beecroft, is an Australian screenwriter, singer-songwriter, and performer. From 1997 to 2005 he was the lead singer and

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for alternative rockers

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. His group Pinky Beecroft and the White Russians released an album, ''Somethin' Somewhere Better'', in August 2008. As a songwriter he co-wrote " No Aphrodisiac" with bandmate Chit Chat Von Loopin Stab and The Whitlams'

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. He has written scripts for a number of television series, most recently '' Underbelly: Vanishing Act'' (2022) and ''Warnie'' (2023), and has also worked as a producer.

Music

He was the lead singer and songwriter of Australian band

. He quit the band in 2005, at which point the group split up. He became the lead singer of Pinky Beecroft and The White Russians and released a self-titled EP and a full-length album entitled ''Somethin' Somewhere better'' and ''Pretty Black''. He made a number of appearances on the

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television series '' The Glass House''. Ford co-wrote the song " No Aphrodisiac". The song was recorded by The Whitlams and went on to win an

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for Song of the Year.

Writing

Under his birthname, Matt Ford, he has written for a number of TV series, including ''

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'', a popular US-Australian TV series broadcast on the Sci-Fi channel, and ''

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'', which starred

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. His writing credits also include the long-running Australian series '' Stingers'', '' Love Is a Four Letter Word'', '' Medivac'', '' Wildside'', '' G.P.'', and ''Lochie Leonard''. He was the writer of ''ROAD'', a telefeature for SBS Independent, produced by Enda Murray and Lisa Duff and using an all-

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cast and crew. It screened on SBS-TV. He wrote the screenplay for the documentary feature ''Killing Priscilla'', directed by Academy-Award winner Lizzie Gardiner and screened in Australia, the UK, and the US. His writing credits also include ''Frankies House'', (an Australian-US-UK co-production), ''

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'', and the Showtime series '' Satisfaction''. He was also referenced in the Satisfaction episode "Pony Girl"; while Heather is watching the film clip to the song "Roller Coaster" by MGF, she mentions that the lead singer thinks she's paranoid. His feature film screenplays include ''Prodigal Son'' and ''Twisted Sister''. He co-wrote the book ''A Grown-up Guy's Guide to Life'' with Joan Sauers. His short stories were featured in a marketing campaign for a 2011

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lingerie range. He hosted the

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on ABC TV and worked with Chaser member Charles Firth on his satire-driven ''Manic Times''. More recently, he co-wrote the series '' Underbelly: Vanishing Act'' (2022) and ''Warnie''.

Other activities

He has appeared on the

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series '' The Panel'' and on ''

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'' on SBS-TV.

Awards and nominations

With

, Ford was nominated for an

for Best New Song for "The Girl of My Dreams Is Giving Me Nightmares" in 2003. At the

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, " No Aphrodisiac" won Song of the Year for

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. In 2011, he won the

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's John Hinde Award for Excellence in Science Fiction Writing at the AWGIEs for '' Panic at Rock Island''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ford, Matt (writer) Australian rock singers Living people Machine Gun Fellatio members Year of birth missing (living people)