John Boxer
John Boxer | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Boxer 18 August 1959 Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor (television and film) voice artist |
| Years active | 1984 – present |
John "Johnny" Boxer is an Australian television and film actor and commercial voice-over best known for his role as Bobo Gigliotti in Pizza.[1]
Early life
He grew up in Belmore, New South Wales and attended Belmore Boys High School, where he excelled in his studies as well as in athletics, cross-country, and water polo.
Career
Boxer worked as a brick layer at Bondi Pavilion before being spotted by casting agents at an Eastern Suburbs pub in the ‘80s. He has appeared in E Street, Pizza, Fat Pizza, Water Rats, Home and Away, and FINK! and has done voice-overs for various commercials, including for the Australian Cricket Team. He recently finished filming Smooth Criminal featuring fellow Australian actor Michael Bray.[2]
Works
Filmography
| Year | Movie |
|---|---|
| 1984 | Over Exposed |
| 1994 | Cody: The Tipoff |
| 1997 | Dangerous Pizza (short) |
| 2000 | The Goddess of 1967 |
| 2003 | Fat Pizza |
| 2005 | Meat Pie |
| 2005 | Fink! |
| 2006 | The Ancient Rite of Corey McGillis (short) |
| 2006 | Solo |
| 2008 | The Plex |
| 2009 | A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne |
| 2009 | Dark Horse (short) |
| 2010 | Hobby Farm[3] |
| 2011 | Bedlam (short) |
| 2012 | Short Beach |
| 2012 | Mutiny (short) |
| 2014 | Fat Pizza vs. Housos[4] |
2014 Son Of A Gun
Television
- Water Rats (as Bouncer, S01E04 & as Commando #1, S04E20) (1996, 1999)
- Pizza (as Bobo Gigliotti) (2000–2007)[5]
- The Potato Factory (as Hobart Trooper) (2000)
- Home and Away (as Hoon, S13E12) (2000)
- Pizza Live (as Bobo Gigliotti) (2004)
- World Record Pizza (as Bobo Gigliotti) (2006)
- The Da Vinci Cup (as Bobo Gigliotti) (2006)
- Two Twisted (as Bill, S01E09) (2006)
Australian Families of Crime Carl Williams: Baby Faced Killer (s01e01 as Mick Gatto)
- Swift and Shift Couriers (as Bobo Gigliotti, S02E05) (2011)
- Underbelly: Badness (2012)
- Housos (as Bobo Gigliotti, S02E04) (2013)
- ( Fat Pizza Back In Business )[6]
Stage
- Pizza: The Stage Show (as Bobo Gigliotti) (2002)
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=559838614118396&set=a.113365978765664.12797.100002767887236&type=1&theater
- ^ "Hobby Farm (2010)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Shand, Matt (17 November 2014). "Housos star and bogan hero Kev Taumata faces off with military trainers at Parramatta Free Bootcamp". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "SBS delivers Aussie pizza with the lot". The Age. 7 June 2005. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Knox, David (2 November 2019). "Fat Pizza: Back in Business". TVTonight. Retrieved 27 May 2020.