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 Ted Robinson at the DAAS Kapital DVD launch in 2013 | |
| Occupation(s) | Television producer and director |
| Employer | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
Ted Robinson is an Australian television producer and director, best known for his work as a director and producer of live TV comedy.
Ted Robinson began his TV career at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, working on The Aunty Jack Show , under the tutelage of series director Maurice M. Murphy. His TV directorial debut was in 1973, with the ABC sitcom Our Man in the Company . In 1974 he took over from Murphy as director of the two Aunty Jack spinoff series, Wollongong the Brave and Flash Nick from Jindavik . During the late 1970s he also co-hosted a regular radio show on Double Jay (2JJ) in Sydney, with actor Lex Marinos.
Robinson went on to produce and/or direct many landmark comedy series (mainly for the ABC) from the 1980s to the present, including The Gillies Report , The Dingo Principle , The Big Gig , [1] DAAS Kapital , Live and Sweaty , The Late Show , The Glass House , This Sporting Life , The Sideshow , Chandon Pictures , and Good News Week .
Robinson won the Australian Film Institute Longford Life Achievement Award in 2003.
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