Darren Coggan

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Darren Coggan
Darren Coggan on The Cafe.jpg
Coggan in 2018
Born
Glen Innes
Occupation(s)Actor, Musician

Darren Coggan is an Australian musician and actor.

Coggan was born in Glen Innes, New South Wales circa 1973, before his family moved to Wagga Wagga in 1980. [1]

Coggan began his career as a country music performer [2] and was nominated for five Golden Guitars in 1998. [3] In 1999 he got the role of Richie Cunningham in the touring show Happy Days - The Arena Mega Musical . [4] In 2001 he toured with Grease the Mega Musical playing both Teen Angel and Vince Fontaine. [5] [6] In 2006 he debuted the musical theatre show Moonshadows based on the life and works of Cat Stevens [7] [8] [9] followed up by another tribute show Peace Train - The Cat Stevens Story. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Thomson, Craig (24 November 2015). "Made for the stage - Darren Coggan". Glen Innes Examiner . Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Jarvis, Susan (25 June 1995), "Multi-talented Darren Coggan", The Sydney Morning Herald
  3. ↑ Cochrane, Darren (26 January 1998), "Both kinds of music", The Sydney Morning Herald
  4. ↑ Sams, Christine (5 September 1999), "That's Rich and Red's in the money", The Sydney Morning Herald
  5. ↑ Hinde, Sueellen (19 October 2001), "Grease delivers slick, cool action", NT News
  6. ↑ "Big top drama as Grease hits road", Gold Coast Bulletin, 16 May 2001
  7. ↑ Roberts, Jo (3 January 2007), "A copy Cat emerges out from the Moonshadows", The Age
  8. ↑ Podmore, Scott (21 January 2007), "Tasty tribute the Cat's whiskers", Herald Sun
  9. ↑ Ball, Martin (20 January 2007), "Cat's tale captures magic memories", The Age
  10. ↑ Simes, Alicia (11 October 2008), "Muso's meeting with Cat Stevens enriches tribute tour", Illawarra Mercury
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