Paul Hogan

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Paul Hogan
Born	8 October 1939 (1939-10-08) (age 69) Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Actor/Comedian
Years active	1971–present
Spouse(s)	Noelene Hogan (1958-90) Linda Kozlowski (1990-present)

Paul Hogan, AM (born 8 October 1939) is an Australian Golden Globe-winning actor and comedian most famous for his role as Crocodile Dundee.

Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Film breakthrough 3 Personal life 3.1 Tax problems 4 Filmography 4.1 Acting 4.2 Writing 4.3 Producing 4.4 Himself 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Early life and career

Hogan was born in Lightning Ridge, New South Wales and went on to become a rigger working on the Sydney Harbour Bridge before rising to fame in the early 1970s after a comical interview on A Current Affair. Hogan followed this with his own comedy sketch programme, The Paul Hogan Show, which he produced, co-wrote, and in which he played a panoply of characters with John Cornell. The series, which ran for 60 episodes between 1973 and 1984, was popular both in his native country and in the UK, and showcased his trademark lighthearted but laddish "Aussie Ocker" humour. In 1985, Hogan was awarded Australian of the Year and was also appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).

Paul Hogan advertised Winfield cigarettes successfully in the 1970s: the campaign took the brand from zero market share to market leader within a few years,^[1]and Hogan's catchphrase, "Anyhow, have a Winfield" became closely associated with the product.

During the early 1980s, Hogan filmed a series of television ads promoting the Australian tourism industry, which aired in the United States. In particular the advertisement featuring the phrase Shrimp on the barbie which aired from 1984, was particularly successful.^[2] Throughout the decade, he appeared on British television in a long-running series of advertisements for Foster's Lager, in which he played an earthy Australian abroad in London. The character's most notable line (spoken incredulously at a ballet performance) "Strewth, there's a bloke down there with no strides on!", followed Hogan for years, and the popularity of its "fish out of water" humour was repeated with his next endeavour.

[edit] Film breakthrough

Hogan's first film, Crocodile Dundee (1986), featuring a similarly down-to-earth hunter travelling from the Australian Outback to New York City, was privately funded by Hogan and a group of private investors including much of its cast, entrepreneur Kerry Packer, and cricketers Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee and Rod Marsh. Hogan also wrote the screenplay.

Crocodile Dundee became the most successful Australian film ever, and launched Hogan's international film career. It won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, and two BAFTA Award nominations (one for Best Actor, one for Best Original Screenplay). Following the success of Crocodile Dundee Hogan starred in the sequel, Crocodile Dundee II in 1988, and starred in a handful of other films such as Almost an Angel, Flipper, Lightning Jack and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles.

In the early 2000s Hogan was a spokesman for Subaru, promoting their Outback models.

In an interview with Ray Martin, Hogan spoke of some of the films he has declined in his career, including Ghost and Three Men and a Baby.

In October 2008 Hogan shot a new film in Australia with Dean Murphy directing and Shane Jacobson, the star of Kenny, co-starring. The film, Charlie and Boots, was shot in Echuca in the state of Victoria, and in surrounding areas.

[edit] Personal life

Hogan married his Dundee co-star Linda Kozlowski in 1990 after he and first wife Noelene were divorced after 28 years of marriage. He has five children from his first marriage and one from his second marriage. The couple reside in California, United States.

[edit] Tax problems

He has been named as one of a group in connection to a AU$300 million Australian tax fraud investigation called Operation Wickenby, investigating 23 companies for allegedly using overseas companies to hide income.^[3] In July 2008, Hogan commented to Network Ten that he had "paid plenty of tax" in Australia and that he had nothing to fear from the Australian Taxation Office investigation.^[4]

In October 2008, Hogan scored a major victory in his tax fight with the Australian Crime Commission, who were forced to pay up to an estimated AU$5 million for legal bills dating back to 2006 and were required to return seized personal financial documents that they had admitted were irrelevant.^[5] Hogan has not been charged in connection with the investigation, which began in 2003.^[5]

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Acting

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1980	Fatty Finn	Third Delivery Man
1985	Anzacs	Pte. Pat Cleary	Mini-series aka Anzacs: The War Down Under
1986	Crocodile Dundee	Michael J. 'Crocodile' Dundee	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1988	Crocodile Dundee II	Michael J. 'Crocodile' Dundee
1990	Almost an Angel	Terry Dean/Bonzo Burger Man
1994	Lightning Jack	Lightning Jack Kane
1996	Flipper	Porter
1998	Floating Away	Shane
2001	Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles	Michael J. 'Crocodile' Dundee
2004	Strange Bedfellows	Vince Hopgood
2009	Charlie and Boots	Charles

[edit] Writing

Year	Title	Notes
1973	The Paul Hogan Show	TV Series
1975	Hogan In London	(TV)
1986	Crocodile Dundee	Screenplay and story Nominated — Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Writing
1988	Crocodile Dundee II
1990	Almost an Angel
1994	Lightning Jack
2001	Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles	"Character by" credit

[edit] Producing

Year	Title	Notes
1988	Crocodile Dundee II	Executive producer
1990	Almost an Angel	Executive producer
1994	Lightning Jack	Producer
2001	Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles	Producer

[edit] Himself

Year	Title	Notes
1971	A Current Affair	TV Series
1973	The Paul Hogan Show	TV Series
1975	Hogan In London	TV
1984	Olympic Gala	TV
1987	59th Academy Awards	Co-host
1991	Thank Ya, Thank Ya Kindly	TV

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Paul Hogan

• Paul Hogan at the Internet Movie Database
• Biography of Paul Hogan's film career
• Laughterlog.com article with complete list of Paul Hogan Shows
• Paul Hogan at the National Film and Sound Archive
• Paul Hogan on Picture Australia

Awards
Preceded by Lois O'Donoghue	Australian of the Year Award 1985	Succeeded by Dick Smith

v • d • e Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Dudley Moore (1981) · Dustin Hoffman (1982) · Michael Caine (1983) · Dudley Moore (1984) · Jack Nicholson (1985) · Paul Hogan (1986) · Robin Williams (1987) · Tom Hanks (1988) · Morgan Freeman (1989) · Gérard Depardieu (1990) · Robin Williams (1991) · Tim Robbins (1992) · Robin Williams (1993) · Hugh Grant (1994) · John Travolta (1995) · Tom Cruise (1996) · Jack Nicholson (1997) · Michael Caine (1998) · Jim Carrey (1999) · George Clooney (2000) Complete List · (1950–1960) · (1961–1980) · (1981–2000) · (2001–present)

v • d • e Hosts of the Academy Awards ceremonies Johnny Carson (1981) · Johnny Carson (1982) · Liza Minnelli / Dudley Moore / Richard Pryor / Walter Matthau (1983) · Johnny Carson (1984) · Jack Lemmon (1985) · Alan Alda / Jane Fonda / Robin Williams (1986) · Chevy Chase / Goldie Hawn / Paul Hogan (1987) · Chevy Chase (1988) · Billy Crystal (1990) · Billy Crystal (1991) · Billy Crystal (1992) · Billy Crystal (1993) · Whoopi Goldberg (1994) · David Letterman (1995) · Whoopi Goldberg (1996) · Billy Crystal (1997) · Billy Crystal (1998) · Whoopi Goldberg (1999) · Billy Crystal (2000) Complete List · (1929–1940) · (1941–1960) · (1961–1980) · (1981–2000) · (2001-present)