Related Research Articles
Nicholas Giannopoulos is an Australian stand-up comedian, film and TV actor and film director of Greek descent. He is best known for his comedy stage show Wogs Out of Work alongside George Kapiniaris, the television sitcom Acropolis Now and The Wog Boy film series and has been described as "Australia's leading exponent of "wog" humour".
Fat Pizza is a 2003 Australian comedy film based on the Pizza television series, both of which were created, produced, written and starred in by Paul Fenech.
Pizza/Fat Pizza is an Australian comedy television series created by Paul Fenech. The series premiered on SBS on 24 April 2000 where it aired for its first five seasons between 2000 and 2007 before moving to 7mate for its sixth season in 2019. The series has a spin-off feature length movie, Fat Pizza, released in 2003, and a best-of highlights video and DVD that featured previously unreleased footage and a schoolies exposé, released in 2004. In addition to this, a theatre show entitled "Fat Pizza", starring several characters from the show, toured the Australian east coast. In 2014, the storyline of the series was combined with that of Housos to create the motion picture Fat Pizza vs. Housos. The film was shown in Australian cinemas from 27 November 2014.
George Kapiniaris is an Australian stage, television and film actor and comedian. He is of Greek descent and is best known for his role in popular sitcom Acropolis Now and composed the series' theme song.
Paul Fenech is an Australian filmmaker, film and television actor, director, producer and writer. He is best known for writing, directing, producing and starring in the television series Pizza, Swift and Shift Couriers, Housos,Bogan Hunters, Fat Pizza: Back in Business and Housos Vs. Virus: The Lockdown, as well as the motion pictures Fat Pizza (2003), Housos vs. Authority (2012), Fat Pizza vs. Housos (2014) and Dumb Criminals: The Movie (2015).
Vince Sorrenti is an Australian stand-up comedian, writer and television presenter from Punchbowl, New South Wales. He is of Italian descent. Sorrenti performs nationally and internationally. He performs at sports hospitality, charity events, corporate events, club venues and private parties. He performs, MCs, and facilitates at around 200 events per year.
Jason Davis, known professionally as Jabba, is an Australian actor, media personality, video jockey, television and radio host, who first made a name for himself as part of the launch of subscription television in Australia in 1995. He was a host for music television station "Red" on the now-defunct Galaxy subscription television network, before the channel changed its name to Channel V. Jason the jabba was part of a famous Incubus live performance at a secret gig in Bondi 2002.
Alex Romano is an Argentine-Australian actor. He has starred in all of Paul Fenech's TV series; as DJ BJ in Pizza, "Alex" in Swift and Shift Couriers, and "Jimmy the Junkie" in Housos. He grew up in the Western Suburbs of Sydney, Australia, after he migrated there with his family in 1981.
Tahir Bilgiç is an Australian comedian, film and television actor, of Turkish descent. He is primarily an actor and comedian. He has written, directed and starred in some of the most successful live stage shows Australia has ever seen, including "Lord of The Kebabs", "From Lebanon With Love" and "Straight Outta Compo" to name a few. He has appeared in 5 different Australian sit-coms and 3 feature films. He co-created and starred in "StreetSmart" (ch10) as well as coming with the initial idea and then co-creating "Here Come The Habibs" (ch9).
Paul Nakad is an Australian actor and rapper, best known by the name Sleek the Elite. He began performing music as Sleek the Elite in 1991, then appeared in the SBS television series Pizza as a character by that same name. He appeared on the first two seasons of Pizza from 2000 to 2001, and in the show's two spinoff films, Fat Pizza (2003) and Fat Pizza vs. Housos (2014).
Rob Shehadie is an Australian actor, writer and stand-up comedian, who has featured in television series such as "Pizza", "Swift and Shift Couriers" and "Housos". He has performed numerous stage show comedies across Australia and has made many appearances at schools and charity events. His filmography includes "Fat Pizza", a feature film that broke Australian box office records and "Fat Pizza vs. Housos". Shehadie and Tahir Bilgic created the TV comedy series Here Come the Habibs
Swift and Shift Couriers is an Australian comedy television series that first screened on SBS TV in October 2008. The series is produced, directed and written by Paul Fenech, who was also responsible for the comedy series Pizza. It is set around the staff of the fictional 'Swift and Shift' Courier Company, in the central business district of Sydney. Episodes have been partly filmed in Egypt, India, Thailand and the United States.
John "Johnny" Boxer is an Australian television and film actor and commercial voice-over best known for his role as Bobo Gigliotti in Pizza.
Housos is a Logie Award-winning Australian comedy television series created by Paul Fenech for SBS, that screened on SBS One. The series is a satirical parody of low income Australian residents of fictional suburb Sunnyvale, New South Wales, who are living in Housing Commission public housing. On 1 November 2012, a film based on the series was released in Australian cinemas, titled Housos vs. Authority. On 9 September 2012 it was announced that Housos would return for a second series, which premiered 22 July 2013. On 27 November 2014 another film based on and continuing the storyline of the series entitled Fat Pizza vs. Housos was released. In May 2020, a third season was announced to be airing on 7mate titled "Housos vs Virus: The Lockdown" and will centre around how the characters deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, which premiered on 26 October 2020. In February 2021, the series was renewed for a fourth season, titled "Housos: The Thong Warrior", and will air on 7mate in 2022.
Housos vs. Authority is an Australian film, based upon the stories and characters of the Housos television series, created by Paul Fenech.
Elle Dawe is an Australian film and television actress, comedian and model.
Kevin James Taumata is a Māori New Zealander Australian film and television actor.
Fat Pizza vs. Housos is an Australian film based on the combination of the stories and characters of the SBS series Pizza and the comedy series Housos, both created by Paul Fenech. The film began screening in Australian cinemas on 27 November 2014.
Persia Blue is an Australian actress of both screen and stage.
Anthony Salame is an Australian comedian and former radio host, who has also had appearances in multiple Australian television series.
References
- ↑ "Vanessa Davis - Cast - Housos on SBS". sbs.com.au. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ↑ "Fully sick: Fat Pizza vs Housos on Yeppoon stage next week". The Morning Bulletin. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ↑ Cronin, Seanna (4 November 2012). "Housos in thong sprint to Uluru". Noosa News. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ↑ "Fat Pizza vs Housos live - Version Details - Trove". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ↑ Bartlett, Joshua (10 October 2018). "Housos star joins Frightnight cast for show at Campbelltown RSL Club". Wollondilly Advertiser. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ↑ Knox, David (29 January 2020). "Renewed: Fat Pizza: Back in Business". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ↑ "Housos Live on Stage (comedy) performed at Melbourne Athenaeum Theatre 11-12 April 2014 as part of Comedy Festival". Victorian Collections. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
 | This article about an Australian actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |