Bruno Lucia

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Bruno Lucia
Born (1960-01-27) 27 January 1960 (age 62)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Mediumtelevision, stage
NationalityAustralian
Years active1970s-present
Genres stand-up
Website http://www.brunolucia.com/

Bruno Lucia (born 27 January 1960) is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor and performer.

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With his bald, clean-shaven head, and Italian descent, Lucia became popular in the early 1990s with his role as entertainment agent Wayne Lovett on television sitcom All Together Now (with Jon English and Rebecca Gibney), memorable in part due to his character's catchphrase "Chickybabe!" [1]

Hailing from Adelaide, he is currently based in Los Angeles in the United States touring and performing comedy and musical comedy internationally. [2]

Collection of works

Discography

Filmography

YearMovie
1987The Time Guardian
1991Sweet Talker
2004Love's Brother

Television

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