Hispanopedia WikiKim Gyngell (born 1952), sometimes also credited as Kym Gyngell, is an Australian comedian and film, television and stage actor. Gyngell won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1988 for his role as Ian McKenzie in Boulevard of Broken Dreams.
Early life and education
Kim Gyngell[1] was born in Melbourne, Victoria.
He had not considered a career in acting until his high school English teacher suggested it to him, and he soon went for an audition. He said that he was not a very good student at school.[2]
Career
Television
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Gyngell appeared in The Comedy Company and developed several popular characters, one of whom, Col'n Carpenter, went on to have his own sitcom of the same name. Gyngell also appeared (as Carpenter) in a series of public service announcements for the Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand.
Gyngell fue un habitual de la serie de comedia australiana Full Frontal a mediados de los 90, donde actuó junto a Eric Bana antes de que este alcanzara la fama en Hollywood . Entre sus personajes más destacados se encontraban: 'Leon' (un crítico de arte que solía decir con frecuencia la palabra 'mierda'); y personajes que parodiaban a Kerry O'Brien y John Laws . Después de Full Frontal , Gyngell tuvo papeles como invitado en los programas de comedia The Micallef Program y Pizza , y en las series dramáticas The Secret Life of Us , CrashBurn , Love My Way y Underbelly .
Desde 2007, Gyngell interpretó al Padre Harris en la comedia The Librarians . [ 3 ] En 2008, apareció en la serie de comedia Very Small Business . En 2012, Gyngell interpretó a Paddy el contador en The Straits . Más recientemente ha protagonizado Top of the Lake , Rake , una segunda temporada de Very Small Business , Love Me , Crazy Fun Park , Black Snow (con Travis Fimmel ), Wakefield , No Activity y The Artful Dodger .
Película
En 1985, Gyngell protagonizó Wills & Burke interpretando a William John Wills . En 1988, su papel en Boulevard of Broken Dreams le valió un premio AFI al Mejor Actor. Asimismo, su actuación estelar en Heaven Tonight en 1990 le valió una nominación al AFI. En 2000, protagonizó la comedia sorpresa del año, The Wog Boy . Después de 2000, participó en The Hard Word , Macbeth y Salvation . Entre sus apariciones cinematográficas más recientes se incluyen The Little Death y Brothers' Nest .
Teatro
Gyngell played with various theatre collectives in the 1970s, such as La Mama, The Pram Factory, Hoopla (the predecessor of the Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne) and the Sydney Theatre Company. In 2003, he played Robert in a production of David Auburn's play Proof. In 2008 Gyngell starred in Joanna Murray-SmithNinety and Molière's The Hypocrite at the Melbourne Theatre Company.[4] In 2012, he performed in Sydney Theatre Company's production of Pygmalion.
Personal life
Gyngell has been married twice, and has an adult daughter from his first marriage. He later married Melinda Butel, and has three sons with her, the first of whom was born when he was around 57 years old.[2]
Filmography
Television
Film
Theatre
Music
Gyngell played keyboards in the Melbourne band Le Club Foote, who released their only album Cinema Qua in 1984, along with a couple of singles. The album was produced by Colin Hay of the band Men at Work.[9]
Albums
Singles
Awards
References
- ↑"Kim Gyngell". Nanette Fox. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- 12O'Brien, Kerrie (21 September 2017). "Kim Gyngell on Top of the Lake, Jackie Chan and being a father at 65". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ↑"The Librarians – TV Review". The Age. Melbourne. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
- 12"Gyngell finds his rhythm" by Tonya Turner, The Courier-Mail, Supplement etc, p. 10, (18 July 2009)
- ↑"A Cry in the Dark (1988) – Release dates". IMDb.com. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ↑"A moral double-take". The West Australian. 4 April 2013.
- ↑"Kim Gyngell". AusStage.
- ↑"KIM GYNGELL". Nanette Fox.
- ↑Le Club Foote: "Party" on YouTube
- ↑Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 175. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- 12"Kim Gyngell - Awards". IMDb.
- ↑"IMDb: St. Kilda Film Festival 2005". IMDb.
External links
- Kym Gyngell at IMDb
- Kym Gyngell family tree
- "Profile – Kim Gyngell" by Amanda Zachariah, Geelong Advertiser (26 September 2008)
- "The Hypocrite – Melbourne Theatre Company"Archived 25 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine by Carol Middleton, Australian Stage Online (14 November 2008)
- 1952 births
- Australian male comedians
- Australian male film actors
- Australian male television actors
- Australian male stage actors
- Comedians from Melbourne
- Male actors from Melbourne
- Living people
- Best Supporting Actor AACTA Award winners
- Gyngell family