Bruno Lucia

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Bruno Lucia
Born (1960-01-27) 27 January 1960 (age 64)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Mediumtelevision, stage
NationalityAustralian
Years active1970s-present
Genres stand-up
Website http://www.brunolucia.com/

Bruno Lucia is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor and performer.

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Background

Hailing from Adelaide, Lucia was born on 27 January 1960 and is of Italian descent.

Career

Stand-up comedy

Bruno began his comedy career at the Sydney Comedy Store in 1986 with the character Dino Valentino. He has since performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe, and Sydney Comedy Festival, as well as touring solo around Australia. He was notably part of the successful Great Australian Comedy Show with Eric Bana, Russell Gilbert, Vince Sorrenti, Elliot Goblet and Scared Weird Little Guys in the late 1990s. [1]

He moved to London in 1998 where he regularly performed the live stand-up circuit, and toured Ireland, Holland, Scotland, Hong Kong, and Bangkok. In Los Angeles he was a regular at a number of venues and also performed in New York and Las Vegas. He has also played in Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand. Notable international appearances include Rascals Comedy Hour on HBO (USA), Catch a Rising Star (New York), the Comedy Store (Los Angeles), Live at Jongleurs (on UK Gold), and the Comedy Store (London). [2]

Lucia is currently based in Los Angeles, touring and performing comedy and musical comedy internationally. [3]

Acting

Lucia rose to popularity in the early 1990s with his role as sleazy entertainment agent Wayne Lovett on the Channel 9 television sitcom All Together Now (with Jon English and Rebecca Gibney), memorable in part due to his character's iconic catchphrase "Chickybabe!" [4]

Lucia has also featured in many dramatic roles, acting in television series such as Stingers , A Country Practice and Ring of Scorpio . Film appearances include Sweet Talker , The Time Guardian and Love's Brother .

Music

Lucia is also a musician and songwriter, having performed professionally in Australia for a ten year period, supporting artists such as George Benson, Madness, The B-52s, Joan Armatrading, José Feliciano, Midnight Oil, Cold Chisel and Crowded House. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1987 The Lighthorsemen AbdulFeature film
1987 The Time Guardian Commando Dion ZeesFeature film
1991 Sweet Talker Mr John ThomasFeature film
2004 Love's Brother PaoloFeature film
2013The Claw 2Special Agent 199Short film
The BigDino ValentinoShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleType
Carson's Law Guest roleTV series
1984 Special Squad Guest roleTV series
The Fast Lane Guest roleTV series
1985 The Dunera Boys Abe Joelstein (uncredited)TV miniseries
1989 Rafferty's Rules Franco ScaliTV series, season 5, episode 14: "Whistling in the Dark"
1990 A Country Practice Mystery PatientTV series, season 10, episode 4: "Anna and the King: Part 2"
1991 Ring of Scorpio Bruno TorresTV miniseries, 4 episodes
1991–93 All Together Now Wayne LovettTV series, 101 episodes
1992 The Late Show Rob after Plastic SurgeryTV series, season 1, episode 10
1995 Under Melbourne Tonight TV series, episode airing 7 December 1995 [6]
2002 Stingers Mick DooleyTV series, season 5, episode 5: "A Little Crush"
2003 Legacy of the Silver Shadow Mr. VesuviusTV series, season 1, episode 10: "Kings of the World"
1996 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Self / comedianTV series, 1 episode
1997Live at JongleursSelf / comedianTV series, 1 episode
2007 The World Stands Up Self / comedianTV series, 1 episode
2010Man Up, Stand-UpSelf / comedianTV series, 2 episodes

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenue
1986Dino Valentino and Sandra Lee in Club ItalianoDino ValentinoSydney Comedy Store (also director)
Six O’Clock Rock
The Ghost of Jerry Bundler
In the Zone
2013 Antony and Cleopatra Various characters King Street Theatre, Sydney

Live stand-up (partial)

YearTitleRoleVenue
1994The Bald and the BeautifulComedianCircus-Gurus for Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Great Australian Comedy ShowComedian
2004Show Us your RootsComedian Crown Melbourne for Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2004Show Us your Roots IIComedian Canberra Theatre
2004Stars of Stand UpComedian Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide
2016Comedy in the BasementComedianArts Centre Gold Coast
2019In Conversation with the SopranosComedian / Opening ActSouthern Cross Club, Canberra, Enmore Theatre, Sydney, The Star Gold Coast, Crown Perth, Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, Palais Theatre, Melbourne

[7] [8]

Video game

YearTitleRoleType
2004 Rome: Total War VoiceVideo game

Discography

YearTitle
1997Life After Chicki Babe [9]
2012Live - Australia's Most Wanted Comedy Rock N' Roller

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References

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