Paul HoganNationality:
Australian Birthdate:
10/08/1939 Birthplace:
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biography
If Australia has a human face in the American popular mind, it may well be the smiling, deeply lined visage of Paul Hogan. Less as an actor than a personality, this lean, tanned and weathered- looking former construction worker--nicknamed "Hoges"--represented the Land Down Under in a series of ads for the Australian Tourist Commission that enticed more than 600,000 Americans abroad. Audiences found him earnest, likeable and down-to-earth. Hogan parlayed these qualities into international stardom as the co-writer and star of "'Crocodile' Dundee" (1986), a hugely successful comedy adventure
Credits
milestones
Year
Milestone
Raised outside of Sydney, Australia
Dropped out of school at age 15
Worked as a rigger, rigging scaffolding on construction sites
1971
Entertainment debut at age 31, appeared on the Australian TV talent show, "New Faces" (date approximate)
1972
Co-founded JP Productions
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