Tom Gleisner

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Tom Gleisner (born 1962) is an Australian director, producer, writer, occasional actor and author. He was educated at Xavier College in Melbourne, Australia.

He is a currently a member of the Working Dog Productions, with Jane Kennedy, Santo Cilauro and Rob Sitch. Working Dog produces television chat show The Panel and produced the movie The Castle.

Credits include:

Thank God You're Here - himself, as judge
The Panel - himself
The Late Show (1992-3) - himself, screenwriter, director
The Dish (2001) - producer, screenwriter
All Aussie Adventures (2001) - director, screenwriter
The Castle (1997) - screenwriter, producer
Funky Squad (1995) - character "Poncho", producer, screenwriter
Frontline (1994 Television Series) - character "Colin Konica (photocopy repairman)", director, producer
The D-Generation (1986) - screenwriter, performer
A River Somewhere (documentary series) - himself

He has written several books based on the fictional cricket identity: "Warwick Todd".

He has also written a number of fly fishing books along with Rob Sitch.

Gleisner, together with Santo Cilauro and Rob Sitch, is also responsible for the travel guide parodies in the "Jetlag Travel Guide" series. As of 2006, this series stands at the Eastern Europe send-up of Molvanîa: A Land Untouched by Modern Dentistry, parody of South-East Asian destinations Phaic Tăn: Sunstroke on a Shoestring and Central American send up San Sombrèro: A Land of Carnivals, Cocktails and Coups.

Gleisner is the chairman of Challenge, an Australian cancer support organisation [1].