Matt Parkinson
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Matthew "Matt" Parkinson (born 19?? in Perth) is an Australian comedian, actor and radio presenter. He began acting at school and studied Theatre Arts at W.A.I.T. (now Curtin University). His professional career began in Perth at the HOLE IN THE WALL Theatre Company where he appeared in "Hamlet", "The Cherry Orchard", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and the title role in Ben Johnson's "The Alchemist".
He was formerly one member of the comedy duo The Empty Pockets, along with Matthew Quartermaine, who featured regularly on television show The Big Gig.
'Parko' was also a champion winner of television game show Sale of the Century in the 1990s (now known as Temptation).
Currently he is one of the hosts of popular Triple M breakfast program The Cage in Melbourne. He is most often referred to as simply "Parko". After the axing of The Cage in the Sydney market at the end of 2006, he will move to Melbourne to continue to co-host the show.
He is a regular member of the "Brains Trust" on the ABC quiz show The Einstein Factor, hosted by fellow Cage member, Peter Berner.
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