Jonathan Biggins

Jonathan Biggins

Infobox actor


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Jonathan Biggins (born 16 September 1960 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia), is an Australian actor, singer, writer and comedian. He has appeared on film, stage and television, as well as in satirical sketch comedy television programs.

Stage appearances include "The Importance of Being Earnest" (in which he appeared as "John Worthing", inheriting the role from Geoffrey Rush) — also appearing in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", "Orpheus in the Underworld", and the Gilbert and Sullivan Savoy operas "Ruddigore and The Mikado" .

His television appearances include "The Dingo Principle" and "Three Men and a Baby Grand", satirical sketch television comedy programs for which he was a writer/performer with Phillip Scott and Drew Forsythe. He also presented the arts panel program "Critical Mass".

His film appearances include "Thank God He Met Lizzie" and "Gettin' Square".

He also co-wrote, with Phillip Scott, some of the dialogue for "", a stage musical based on the poem '"The Man from Snowy River".

Biggins recently played Peter Sellers in "Ying Tong", a play about Spike Milligan and The Goons and an Australian-wide hit.

External links

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* [http://www.abc.net.au/arts/sundayafternoon/criticalmass/biggins.htm Meet Jonathan Biggins]
* [http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/sites2/speakers/other/jonathan_biggins Jonathan Biggins] - New South Wales Art Gallery
* [http://www.civictheatrenewcastle.com.au/civic/whatson.asp?Title=Coming%20Events The Wharf Revue]
* [https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/inform/yr2003/feb/biggins.htm Jonathan Biggins] - Interview
* [http://www.newcastlemafia.com/Rainbow/portal/alias__newcastlemafia/lang__en-AU/tabID__1/DesktopDefault.aspx Jonathan Biggins] - Supporting Newcastle and Hunter Talent
* [http://www.queenslandmusicfestival.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?k_id=143 Jonathan Biggins] - The Wharf Revue - Queensland Musical Festival


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