Tom Burlinson
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| Tom Burlinson | |
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 Tom Burlinson (right) |
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| Born | 14 February 1956 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–2003 |
| Spouse | Mandy Carnie (1996–present) 3 children |
Tom Burlinson (born 14 February 1956, in Toronto, Canada) is an Australian actor, singer and TV host.
Tom Burlinson was born in Toronto, Canada on Valentines Day 14 February 1956. His English parents had migrated to Canada after Word War II.[1] The family transferred to New Jersey USA in 1958. In 1962 the family transferred to England due to his father's job and a young Tom took his North American accent to school. In 1965, Tom's family transferred again, this time to Australia. After six months his parents divorced and his mother and two younger sisters went back to England, leaving Tom with his dad and his older sister, Susan.[2]
He attended Pittwater High School on Sydney's Northern Beaches and was the School Captain in his final year. Starting 1979 he played Mickey Pratt in the teen-oriented Australian soap opera The Restless Years.
He appeared as Jim Craig ("The Man") in both the 1982 Australian movie The Man from Snowy River, and its 1988 sequel The Man from Snowy River II, which has the United States title of Return to Snowy River and the British title of The Untamed. He portrayed horse trainer Tommy Woodcock in Phar Lap: Heart of a Nation.[3]
He is also a singer, and has sung in concerts on stage as Frank Sinatra.[4] He provided Sinatra's singing voice in the 2003 Australian movie The Night We Called It a Day.[5]
From 2007 to 2009, Burlinson was a judge on the Australian reality TV show Australia's Got Talent along with Dannii Minogue and Red Symons.[6]
[edit] Selected Filmography
- The Man from Snowy River
- Phar Lap: Heart of a Nation (1983)
- Flesh+Blood (1985)
- Windrider (1986)
- The Time Guardian (1987)
- The Man from Snowy River II (1988)
- The Night We Called It a Day (2003) - voice only
- The Cup (2011)
[edit] References
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ Canadian-born Actor Tom Burlinson Takes Australian Limelight in Film
- ^ Weekends Performer - Tom Burlinson
- ^ Stratton, David (13 August 2003). "The Night We Called it a Day". Variety. http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117921531/. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ^ Kyle Sandilands returns to television
[edit] External links
- Tom Burlinson at the Internet Movie Database
- Tom Burlinson Official Website
- Tom Burlinson Official Fan Site
- Tom Burlinson at the National Film and Sound Archive
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