Paul Hogan

@Film & Theater Personalities, Birthday and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Paul Hogan is an Australian comedian, actor, screenwriter, and TV presenter Australian Film & Theater Personalities Actors Comedians Libra Celebrities Paul Hogan is an Australian comedian, actor, screenwriter, and TV presenter. He is best known for writing the screenplay and playing the lead role in the action comedy film ‘Crocodile Dundee’. He earned an Oscar nomination in the ‘Best Original Screenplay’ category for this movie and won the Golden Globe Award for his performance as an actor. Hogan was born in New South Wales, Australia, and worked as a rigger before entering the field of entertainment. He started his comedic career with his own sketch comedy program ‘The Paul Hogan Show’ and went on to gain international attention for his lead role in the action comedy film ‘Crocodile Dundee’ which was a critical and commercial success. He reprised his role in the sequels ‘Crocodile Dundee II’ and ‘Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles’. The sequels, however, couldn’t match the critical success of the first movie of the series. His acting in the film ‘Strange Bedfellows’, where he played the lead role, was also much appreciated. Besides acting, he was also an executive producer of the films ‘Almost an Angel’ and ‘Lightning Jack’. He was named the Australian of the Year in 1985, and the following year, he was appointed a ‘Member of the Order of Australia’ for his service to tourism and entertainment. Recently, he was given the ‘Longford Lyell Award,’ which is the highest honor of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts.

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Birthday: October 8, 1939 Nationality: Australian Famous: Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, Comedians Spouses: Linda Kozlowski (m. 1990–2014), Noelene Edwards (m. 1982–1990) Childrens: Brett Hogan, Chance Hogan, Clay Hogan, Lauren Hogan, Scott Hogan, Todd Hogan Birth Place: Lightning Ridge Height: 175cm Information Detail Birthday October 8, 1939 Nationality Australian Famous Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, Comedians Spouses Linda Kozlowski (m. 1990–2014), Noelene Edwards (m. 1982–1990) Childrens Brett Hogan, Chance Hogan, Clay Hogan, Lauren Hogan, Scott Hogan, Todd Hogan Birth Place Lightning Ridge Height 175cm Gender Male Sun Sign Libra Born in Lightning Ridge Famous as Comedian Socials https://twitter.com/realpaulhogan

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Paul Hogan married Noelene Edwards in 1958. The couple had five children. Though they first divorced in 1981, they remarried the next year. However, they eventually divorced again in 1989. Unsplash Personal Life

He was married to Linda Kozlowski from 1990 to their divorce in 2014. They have one child. Unsplash Personal Life

Paul Hogan was born on 8 October 1939 in Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia. Not much is known about his parents and childhood. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

As a young man, he used to work as a rigger on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Paul Hogan began his career as a comedian in the Australian TV program ‘New Faces’ in 1971. His style of comedy was much appreciated and it became so popular that he began his own program ‘The Paul Hogan Show’ which he wrote and produced as well. Unsplash Career

‘The Paul Hogan Show’ earned much praise and was loved by the audiences. Other than Australia, it also became popular in South Africa. Hogan won the TV Week Logie Award in 1973 in the ‘Best New Talent’ category. Unsplash Career

He made his film debut in the 1980 Australian film ‘Fatty Finn’ by playing a cameo role. He was next seen as Lance Corporal Pat Clary, in the TV series ‘Anzacs’ which aired in 1985. Unsplash Career

Hogan’s popularity increased further after he wrote the screenplay for and played the lead role in the 1986 film ‘Crocodile Dundee’. Directed by Peter Fairman, the film was about the adventures of a crocodile hunter named Michael J Dundee. Unsplash Career

The film ‘Crocodile Dundee’ was made on a budget of less than $10 million and unexpectedly it turned out to be a humongous success financially. The film was a critical success as well. Unsplash Career

Paul Hogan started earning popularity for his comedy show ‘The Paul Hogan Show’, which he wrote, hosted, and produced. It was a big hit and earned much appreciation. Unsplash Major Works

The show was compared to famous shows such as ‘Saturday Night Live’ and ‘The Benny Hill Show’. It aired from 1973 to 1984. Hogan won the TV Week Logie Award in 1973, in the category of ‘Best New Talent’. Unsplash Major Works

Paul Hogan rose to international fame for his role in the action comedy film ‘Crocodile Dundee’. Directed by Peter Fairman, the film earned more than $328 million on a budget of less than $10 million. It earned Hogan an Oscar nomination for ‘Best Original Screenplay’ as well as a BAFTA nomination in the same category. Hogan won the Golden Globe Award for his performance as an actor. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	October 8, 1939
Nationality	Australian
Famous	Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, Comedians
Spouses	Linda Kozlowski (m. 1990–2014), Noelene Edwards (m. 1982–1990)
Childrens	Brett Hogan, Chance Hogan, Clay Hogan, Lauren Hogan, Scott Hogan, Todd Hogan
Birth Place	Lightning Ridge
Height	175cm
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Libra
Born in	Lightning Ridge
Famous as	Comedian
Socials	https://twitter.com/realpaulhogan

Paul Hogan

Australian

Oct 8, 1939

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