Garry Who

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Garry Who
Born
Garry John Weston

(1954-05-01) 1 May 1954 (age 71)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s)Comedian, actor
Years active1980–2015

Garry Who (born Garry John Weston; 1 May 1954) [1] is an Australian actor and comedian, best known for his role as Doug Stevens in the Australian sitcom All Together Now . [2] [3]

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Who was born in Sydney, New South Wales, grew up in Maitland, New South Wales, and went to Maitland High School. After he finished school, he moved back to his home town to start his career.

Career

Beginning his working life as a signwriter, Who began his career in the mid-70s as a stand-up comedian. He rose to prominence in the early 1980s at the original Sydney Comedy Store. [4] In the late 1980s he began to feature on film and television.

His biggest role to date was portraying Doug Stevens in the 90's hit All Together Now . He has also appeared in A Country Practice , Pizza , Swift and Shift Couriers , Water Rats , The Hollowmen , and Housos .

Discography

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1984 On the Loose Cane ToadFeature film
1985 Emoh Ruo PolicemanFeature film
1986 The Blue Lightning MechanicFeature film
1986 Fair Game SparksFeature film
1986 Dead End Drive-In Drive-In CopFeature film
1989 Candy Regentag Can You Feel ItFeature film
1999Close ContactGeorgeTV movie
2003 You Can't Stop the Murders TrevorFeature film
2011Up the AisleGary
2012 Housos vs. Authority Constable Garry KockFeature film
2013The BrothelGarry Who
2014 Fat Pizza vs. Housos Constable Garry KockFeature film
2015Dumb Criminals: The MovieDetective Garry

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1985 A Country Practice Spanner DooleyTV series, 2 episodes
1989 E Street YettiTV series, season 1, episode 32: "Aftermath Part 1"
1988–89Just for the RecordReporterTV series
1989–95 Midday Resident comedianTV series
1991–93 All Together Now Doug StevensTV series, 76 episodes
1996 G.P. Jason PowellTV series, season 8, episode 12: "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"
1997 Big Sky IvanTV series, season 1, episode 36: "The Choice"
1997HeadlinersSelfTV series
1998 Water Rats John LynchTV series, season 3, episode 24: "Switch Back"
2003–07 Pizza Lifesaver Les / Aussie / Gold GuyTV series, 4 episodes
2008 The Hollowmen Real Estate AgentTV series, season 1, episode 6: "A Housing Crisis"
2008 Swift and Shift Couriers Gary HibbettTV series, season 1, episode 8: "The Safety Inspector"
2009 All Saints Jim PattersonTV series, season 12, episode 7: "Awake in Fright"
2011–22Housos: The Thong WarriorConstable Garry KockTV series, 13 episodes
2014Town CentreCameronTV series
2019–21 Fat Pizza: Back in Business Constable Garry KockTV series, 10 episodes
2023 Darradong Local Council Garry McDuffyTV series, 9 episodes

References

  1. Mark Short, 'Who's Who in the Comedy Zoo' Sydney Morning Herald 19 June 1987 p. 40
  2. All Together Now , retrieved 26 December 2019
  3. "Garry Who | The Sit Down Comedy Club". standup.com.au. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. Mark Short, 'Who's Who in the Comedy Zoo' Sydney Morning Herald 19 June 1987 p. 40
  5. "45cat - Garry Who - Life's Just A Routine / Garry Who ... On Condoms - Chase - Australia - 650792 7". 45cat.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.