Lawrence Mooney
Lawrence Mooney | |
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| Born | 22 April 1965 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor, writer, television and radio presenter |
| Spouse |
Lou Mooney (m. 2009) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | Lawrence Mooney Profile Talent |
Lawrence Mooney (born 22 April 1965) is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, television and radio presenter.
Radio career
Mooney has held various jobs including a cleaner, salesman, furniture polisher and collecting golf balls at a driving range, before becoming a stand-up comic. He hosted the drive time show on Melbourne Talk Radio. He has also been a fill-in host and guest on MTR's Steve Vizard Show and 774 ABC Melbourne and 3AW. As at 2016, he regularly appears on the Triple M Network impersonating Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with weekly spots on the Sydney and Melbourne breakfast shows, and as a guest co-host on Merrick & Australia. He was part of the morning drive show on Triple M Brisbane from December 2017 to December 2018. On 15 January 2019, Lawrence replaced The Grill Team for Sydney Breakfast on Triple M with Moonman in the Morning, alongside Gus Worland, Chris Page and Jess Eva. In October 2019 he won an Australian Commercial Radio Award (ACRA) for Best Entertainment Presenter[1] in a metro market.
Stage
Mooney is best known for his stand-up comedy career in such shows as Lawrence of Suburbia at the 2012 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He was the winner of the Melbourne Fringe Best Comedy Award in 2011 and also made it to the semi-final in America on NBC’s Last Comic Standing in 2007.
Television
Mooney featured regularly on such television series as Spicks and Specks, Can of Worms, The Einstein Factor, Denise, The Celebrity Chase, Studio 10, The Project, Have You Been Paying Attention? and Hughesy, We Have a Problem. He has also had acting roles in The Cup, Winners and Losers and Conspiracy 365.[2]
In 2012, he appeared in the sketch comedy series Problems and conversational series The Agony of Life.[3] In 2013, Mooney became the presenter of Dirty Laundry Live, a comedy panel game show on the ABC.
In September 2016, Mooney co-hosted In Rio Today, part of the Seven Network's coverage of the 2016 Summer Paralympics, with Mel McLaughlin and Annabelle Williams.
Personal life
He is married to Lou Mooney, who is 16 years his junior. They have two daughters and are living in Melbourne.
References
- ^ radioinfo. "How to win an ACRA for Comedy". Radioinfo.com.au.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Lawrence Mooney". Profile Talent Management.
- ^ "About". ABC TV: The Agony of Life. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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