- Xavier Susai
development speaker.
Susai was born in
Singapore and moved to Australia in 1992. [http://www.xpressmag.com.au/archives/2007/04/raw_and_ready.php] He attendedNewman College (Perth) and later completed a Bachelor of Science in Aviation inEdith Cowan University earning himself a pilot's license. He presently studiesMechanical Engineering atCurtin University of Technology . [http://www.wa-newspapers.com.au/ ] .Early life and comedy career
Susai grew up in
Singapore ,Surabaya, Indonesia andPerth, Western Australia , the younger of three children. Showing comedic and performing skill early in life, Susai began doing impressions of family members and celebrities at the age of 4, first mimickingJames Brown , voice and mannerisms, and spent many years developing many characters. It wasn't until July 2006 in which Susai made his comedic debut in Green Faces, a national stand-up competition in Australia, where he was voted into the state finals based on his inaugural stand-up performance [http://www.wa-newspapers.com.au/ ] .Susai was declared a National finalist for
RAW Comedy in 2007 representingWestern Australia in theMelbourne Town Hall for theMelbourne International Comedy Festival on April 22, 2007 [http://www.thegroggysquirrel.com/articles/2007/04/05/2007-melbourne-comedy-festival-reviews/raw-comedy-national-final-2007 1] . He is also a national finalist for 2007 Green Faces.Comedy style
Susai's observational and conversational comedy style, incorporating his skill for mimicry, is directed toward social and environmental topics. His main influences include
Billy Connolly ,Robin Williams andBrendan Burns .Other activities
Susai is on the board of the [http://www.advantage.edu.au/ Australian Experiential Learning Centre] (AELC) Entrepreneurship Programme - a
non profit organization dedicated to aiding and developing youngentrepreneurs andsmall business owners. [http://www.advantage.edu.au/students/student-executive.html ²]External links
* [http://www.xaviersusai.com Xavier Susai Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/unleashthepanda Myspace Site]
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