- Pinky Beecroft
Pinky Beecroft is an Australian singer/songwriter/performer.
He was the lead singer and song-writer of Australian band
Machine Gun Fellatio . He quit the band in 2005, at which point the group split up. He is the current lead singer ofPinky Beecroft & The White Russians . [cite web
url=http://www.thewhiterussians.com/personnel.html
title=Pinky Beecroft & The White Russians – Personnel
accessdate=2007-08-17] and has released a self titled EP [cite web
url=http://www.inertia-music.com/catalogue/41760/Pinky_Beecroft_&_The/Pinky_Beecroft_&_The_White_Rus/
title=Inertia - Music Catalogue -Pinky Beecroft & The White Russians
publisher=Inertia-Music
accessdate=2008-05-02] and a full length album entitled 'Somethin' Somewhere better' [http://www.thewhiterussians.com/news.html] He made a number of appearances on the ABC television series "The Glass House". [www.tv.com/the-glass-house/pinky-beecroft-and-adam-spencer/episode/348567/cast.html]He has also appeared on the
Network Ten series "The Panel " as well as "In Siberia Tonight " onSBS-TV .Beecroft co-wrote the song "
No Aphrodisiac " (credited as Matt Ford). [cite web
url=http://www.thewhitlams.com/RELEASES/default.asp?Mode=VIEWINFO&TrackID=22&ReleaseID=4
title=Track Information – No Aphrodisiac
publisher=The Whitlams
accessdate=2007-08-17] The song was recorded by The Whitlams and went on to win an ARIA Award for Song of the Year. [cite web
url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1998
title=ARIA Awards – Winners by Year
publisher=ARIA
accessdate=2007-08-17]With
Machine Gun Fellatio Ford/Beecroft was nominated for an Aria Award for Best New Song for "The Girl Of My Dreams Is Giving Me Nightmares" in 2003 [ cite web
url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2003
title=ARIA Awards: History: Winners by Year
publisher=ARIA
accessdate=2008-05-02]Under his birthname, Matt Ford, he has written for a number of TV series, including "
Farscape " cite web
url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0285776/
title=IMBd - Matt Ford
publisher=The Internet Movie Database
accessdate=2008-05-02] , a popular US TV series broadcast on the Sci-Fi channel, and "Sweat" - which starred Heath Ledger.His writing credits also include the long-running Australian series "Stingers " , "Love is a Four Letter Word " , "Medivac" , "Wildside" , "G.P." , and "Lochie Leonard" .He wrote the screenplay for the documentary feature "Killing Priscilla", directed by Academy-Award winner Lizzie Gardiner and screened in Australia, The UK and the US.
He was the writer of "ROAD" , a telefeature for SBS Independent, produced by Enda Murray and Lisa Duff and using an all-indigenous Australian cast and crew. It screened on SBS-TV.
His writing credits also include "Frankies House" , (an Australian US-UK co-production), "
Sea Patrol ", and the Showtime series "Satisfaction " , which is currently a hit for the Showcase channel.His feature film screenplays include "
Prodigal Son ", and "Twisted Sister ". [cite news
url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20762064-5003421,00.html
title=Back to square one
publisher=The Courier Mail
date=2006-11-16
author=Catriona Mathewson
accessdate=2007-10-18]He was a writer and producer of ABC TV's "
Love is a Four Letter Word ". [ [http://www.abc.net.au/abccontentsales/s1169492.htm Love is a Four Letter Word - ABC Content Sales ] ]He co-wrote the book "A grown up guys guide to life" with Joan Sauers.
His short stories were featured in the marketing campaign for the most recent
Elle MacPherson lingerie range. [ [http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,16399381-953,00.html To Elle with it, it's show time | The Courier-Mail ] ]He hosts the
World 9-Ball Championships on ABC-TV and is currently working with Chaser member Charles Firth on his satire driven Manic Times. [ [http://www.manictimes.com.au/ Manic Studios - web & broadcast creative production services. +61 2 8986 5752 ] ]References
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* [http://www.thewhiterussians.com/ Pinky Beecroft & The White Russians]
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