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(1928 – 2007) An Australian stand-up comic and TV actor.
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[[Lucky Grills]] (1928 – 2007) An Australian stand-up comic and TV actor.
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
  
Born Leo Grills in  Hobart, Tasmania, he adopted Lucky Grills as his professional name.  Initally worked as a stand up comic in the Sydney clubs, then became a household name in Australia when he played the title role of unconventional detective "Bluey" Hills in the television series ''Bluey'' in 1976.
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Born Leo Grills in  Hobart, Tasmania, he adopted [[Lucky Grills]] as his professional name.  Initally worked as a stand up comic in the Sydney clubs, then became a household name in Australia when he played the title role of unconventional detective "Bluey" Hills in the television series ''Bluey'' in 1976.
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

Latest revision as of 06:24, 8 September 2023

Lucky Grills (1928 – 2007) An Australian stand-up comic and TV actor.

Biography

Born Leo Grills in Hobart, Tasmania, he adopted Lucky Grills as his professional name. Initally worked as a stand up comic in the Sydney clubs, then became a household name in Australia when he played the title role of unconventional detective "Bluey" Hills in the television series Bluey in 1976.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Though unknown in South Africa, he was brought to the country in 1970 by African Consolidated Theatres to star in the revue the All-New, Non-Stop Minstrel Scandals (Brickhill-Burke) at the Empire Theatre.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Grills

Percy Tucker, 1997: p. 270

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