Simon Palomares

Simon Palomares (born in Düsseldorf, Germany) is a Spanish-Australian comedian and actor, best known for his character "Ricky" in "Acropolis Now".

He was married to actress Tracey Callander (who played Elizabeth in "Acropolis Now") with whom he had two children.

He studied Drama and Psychology at Deakin University (Rusden) and studied acting at the renowned Juan Carlos Corazza School in Madrid.

Recently he completed a Post-grad in Arts and Entertainment Management at Deakin University.

tand-up comedy and theatre

Palomares was one of the creators and stars of the "Wogs Out of Work" comedy stage show, which later evolved into the "Acropolis Now" TV series.

He has performed comedy shows in the United States, Canada and Spain, where he performs stand-up in Spanish.

More recently, Palomares has toured Australia in a combination cooking program and stand-up comedy show called "Palomares Cooks Calamares".

Palomares has worked as a writer in Madrid, Spain, for "Lo Mas Plus", a nightly review program on Canal+, and directed a flamenco version of Lorca's "The House of Bernarda Alba" at the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne.

He performed throughout most of 2007 with fellow comedians George Kapiniaris, Joe Avati and Nish Selvadurai in a national tour of their show "Il Dago".

Television and film

He wrote and directed a short film, "The Usual", which was acclaimed at the St Kilda Film Festival.

In 2006, he created, co-hosted and commentated on "The Foosy Show", a program where contestants play table football (foosball), with George Kapiniaris on Channel 31 in Melbourne.

In addition to his acting credits,below, he appeared as himself in an episode of the ABC series Smallest Room in the House, a series in which stand-up comedians told true stories of their upbringing.

Palomares has directed episodes of Neighbours and was second unit director on Totally Full Frontal.

He has also provided voices in the video games (2004) and (2005).

Filmography

* "The Lighthorsemen" (1987 film) as a Turkish officer
* "Acropolis Now" (1989 TV series) as Ricardo "Ricky" Martinez
* "" (US TV series) as a sailor in 1989 episode "The Greek"
* "Shooting Elizabeth" (1992 film) as Carlos
* "Snowy" (1993 TV series) as Manolo
* "Time Trax" (TV series) as Angelo in 1994 episode "The Gravity of It All"
* "" (TV series) as Prince Alfredo Perez in 1996 episode "Prince of Hearts"
* "Blue Heelers" (TV series) as Jeremy Phillips in 1998 episode "When Love Isn't Enough"
* "Driven Crazy" (TV series) as Pierre in 1998 episodes "The Cat with No Name" and "The Moonies"
* "The Games" (TV series) as Simon in 1998 episodes "Rural and Environment" and "Millennium Bug"
* "La Spagnola" (2001 film) as Ricardo
* "Stingers" (TV series) as Terry Joseph in 1998 episode "Innocents Abroad" and as Gino Londoni in 2001 episode "Closure"
* "Signs of Life" (2002 film)
* "Stiff" (2004 TV film) as Sam Rossi

Associations

Palomares is a spokesperson for the [http://www.adavic.org/ Anxiety Disorders Association of Victoria (ADAVIC)] . (His former wife, Tracey Callander, suffered post-natal depression and both were the subject of the documentary Was That Really Me?)

He is also a member of [http://www.odyssey.org.au/ Friends of Odyssey House] , a drug and alcohol agency that aims to reduce drug use and help drug users to reconnect with families and community.

References

External links

* [http://www.simonpalomares.com/ www.simonpalomares.com]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0658699/ Simon Palomares] on [http://www.imdb.com/ IMDb]
* [http://www.myspace.com/simonpalomares Simon Palomares' MySpace page]