Max Gillies

Max Gillies

Max Gillies AM (born 16 November 1941 in Melbourne) is an Australian actor.

Gillies was a founding member of the experimental theatre company, the Australian Performing Group, which was active throughout the 1970s.

In 1984 and 1985 he hosted the television program The Gillies Report, on the ABC. This was followed in 1986 by Gillies Republic and in 1992 by Gillies and Company. He was famous for being able to dress up and parody a wide range of political figures, both in these television series and in two live solo theatrical performances he delivered later – The Big Con, and You're Dreaming.

In July 2008 Gillies resurrected his caricatures of Australia's former Prime Ministers in a in a live production of No Country for Old PMs: An Evening with Max Gillies at the Noosa Long Weekend festival.

He said in an interview with The Courier-Mail that he and co-writer Guy Rundle were also watching Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for a possible new caricature in a new production being developed.

"I'm watching him closely," he said.[1]

Gillies became a Member of the Order of Australia in 1990.

Caricatures

Max Gillies, through his television programmes or theatre performances, has caricatured these people:


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Gillies — is both a surname and a given name shared by several notable people:urname uses* John Gillies (1747 ndash;1836), Scottish historian and classical scholar * Thomas Gillies (1828 ndash;1889), New Zealand provincial and national politician * Duncan… …   Wikipedia

  • Max V. Shaul State Park — s entrance Max V. Shaul State Park is a small state park in Schoharie County, New York, USA. The park is located on Route 30 in the Town of Fulton. Originally named Toepath Mountain Picnic Area and Campsite, it opened on May 28, 1959.[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Gillies — /ˈgɪliz/ (say gileez) noun 1. Duncan, 1834–1903, Australian state politician, born in Scotland; premier of Victoria 1886–90. 2. Max, born 1941, Australian actor and director; noted for political impersonations. 3. William Neal, 1868–1928,… …  

  • The Gillies Report — was an Australian satirical television series that was broadcast on ABC TV between 1984 and 1985. The program was notorious for sending up politicians and media personalities of the day such as Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Opposition Leader… …   Wikipedia

  • 'Allo 'Allo! — intertitle of Puddings Can Go Off Format Sitcom Created by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft …   Wikipedia

  • List of Archibald Prize winners — This is a list of winners of the Archibald Prize for portraiture. As many of the images are copyrighted, an external link to an image has been listed where available. Please add links to the others.List of winnersYear Artist Title *1921 W B… …   Wikipedia

  • Phillip Scott — (born 16 August, 1952 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), is an Australian actor, singer, pianist, writer and comedian.He has appeared on film as well as in sketch comedy television programs. His television appearances include The Dingo… …   Wikipedia

  • Dimboola (film) — Dimboola Directed by John Duigan Produced by Max Gillies John Weiley Written by Jack Hibberd John Power (screenplay) Star …   Wikipedia

  • Dimboola (play) — Dimboola is a play by the Australian author Jack Hibberd. It premiered in 1969 at La Mama Theatre under the direction of Graeme Blundell. The whole action of the play supposedly takes place at a real wedding at which the actors represent the… …   Wikipedia

  • John Clarke (satirist) — Infobox actor name = John Clarke imagesize = caption = birthname = John Morrison Clarke birthdate = Birth date and age|1948|7|29|mf=y birthplace = Palmerston North, New Zealand deathdate = deathplace = othername = occupation = yearsactive =… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”