Peter Moon (comedian)

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Peter Moon
Born (1953-01-18) 18 January 1953 (age 71)
Yarram, Victoria, Australia
OccupationComedian

Peter Moon (born 18 January 1953) is an Australian comedian, best known for writing and performing in the sketch comedy Fast Forward .

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Biography

Moon was born in Yarram, Victoria.

On Fast Forward, his characters were often oafish sidekicks to more dominant characters played by Steve Vizard, including Barry the advertising executive and Abdul the Persian carpet salesman. Moon appeared in one of the show's best-known parodies, of the Kung Fu television series (also opposite Vizard), and as the "very unattractive" Soviet newsreader Victor with Jane Turner as Svetta.

After Fast Forward, Moon worked as a writer and occasional guest performer on its successor, Full Frontal , and various other comedy series, usually alongside other Fast Forward alumni. In 1995 Moon joined the 2Day FM Morning Crew breakfast radio show, co-hosting alongside Wendy Harmer. For 8 years this was consistently the highest rating FM Breakfast show in Sydney, until animosity between the two hosts, together with Moon increasingly delivering his content for the show from a studio in Melbourne, led to him being axed in 2002. [1] The new duo of Greg Fleet and Harmer rated poorly and Morning Crew was taken off air at the end of the following year. [2]

Moon also played Samuel Marsden in the historical sit-com Bligh , and appeared in Bill Bennett's Film The Nugget . Since then Moon has been developing film and television projects and making occasional appearances in shows such as 20 to 1 and Let Loose Live . He wrote, produced and appeared in The Comedy Channel's sitcom Whatever Happened To That Guy? , which is loosely based on his post-fame life. [3]

In 2010, Moon joined the cast of Neighbours on a recurring basis as theatre producer Terry Kearney. [4]

He is also the treasurer of the Australian Writers Guild.

Personal life

Moon has three children. He lives with his partner Jane Hopkins at a farmhouse in Trentham, Victoria. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1982 Snow: The Movie BrunoFeature film
1984 Future Schlock MinisterFeature film
1984 Channel Chaos Dick JonesFeature film
1984The Bark is Worse than the ByteShort film
1993The Making of NothingCinematographerTV movie
1997 The Alive Tribe PriestFeature film
1999KaylocksFlintShort film
2002 The Nugget RatnerFeature film
2005Marti's PartyKeithShort film
2007Little DeathsSleazy SalesmanFeature film
2008Making Plans for RolandBasil PanitidisShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1984 The Gillies Report Various charactersTV sketch series
1983; 1985 Prisoner Parish Priest / Bob BarkerTV series, 2 episodes
1984 Special Squad EddieTV series, 1 episode
1984 Carson's Law Judges AssociateTV series, 2 episodes
1985 Anzacs English BatmanTV miniseries, 1 episode
1985The Eleventh HourVarious charactersTV series
1986 The Lancaster Miller Affair Reporter #2TV miniseries, 3 episodes
1988SentimentsCustomerTV series, 1 episode
1986; 1988 The Flying Doctors Repossessor / ClemTV series, 2 episodes
1989–92 Fast Forward Barry / Abdul / Victor / various charactersTV sketch series, 90 episodes
1992 Bligh Reverend Samuel Marsden / King George IIITV series, 13 episodes
1993–96 Full Frontal Guest performerTV sketch series, 13 episodes
20 to 1 TV series
1999 The Late Report Various charactersTV comedy special, 1 episode
2001 Pizza Morning CrewTV series, 1 episode
2005 Let Loose Live Various charactersTV sketch series, 2 episodes
2009 Whatever Happened to That Guy? Peter MoonTV series, 8 episodes (also writer / producer)
2010 Neighbours Terry Kearney TV series, 11 episodes
2010 City Homicide Lars KellerTV series, 1 episode
2013 Underbelly: Squizzy LeoTV series, 5 episodes

Radio

YearTitleRoleType
1995–2002 2Day FM Morning CrewCo-host (with Wendy Harmer)Breakfast radio show

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References

  1. "Peter Moon". Saxton Speakers Bureau. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  2. "Dark side of the Moon". Sydney Morning Herald. 1 December 2003. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  3. "Fast forward to misfortune". 21 May 2009.
  4. Rowe, Darren (7 October 2009). "Peter Moon to guest star in Neighbours". Digital Spy . Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  5. https://www.realestate.com.au/news/peter-moon-comedian-lists-richmond-home/