Lucky Grills
(1928 – 2007) An Australian stand-up comic and TV actor.
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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).
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Grills
Percy Tucker, 1997: p. 270
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