Heath Franklin
| Heath Franklin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 23, 1980 Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Genres | Sketch Comedy, Stand Up |
| Notable works and roles | The Ronnie Johns Half Hour, Chopper Read impersonation |
Heath Franklin (born 23 December 1980) is an Australian comedic performer, improviser and writer.[1]
Career
He appeared on theThe Ronnie Johns Half Hour sketch comedy show,[2] ABC TV's Spicks and Specks,[3] Working Dog's Thank God You're Here[4] and in New Zealand, on 7 Days.[5] He also appeared in the show Randling with the teammate: Felicity Ward. Heath is in the team: Ducks of war.
He is best known for his impersonation of the infamous Australian criminal Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read.[2]
In 2010, Franklin had a small part in the New Zealand crime comedy, Predicament.[2]
Awards
In 2006, Franklin was nominated for the Inaugural Graham Kennedy Logie Award for "Most Outstanding New Talent" regarding his work on The Ronnie Johns Half Hour.[6] He also performed warm-up duties for the Logies.[citation needed]
Franklin was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release for his DVD Make Deadshits History.[7]
Career appearances
TV appearances
As 'stage persona', "Chopper Read"
- Network Ten The Christmas Panel special (2006)
- The Comedy Channel's Stand Up Australia (2007).
- The Comedy Channel's Cracker Festival Gala (2008)
- C4's Jono's New Show, New Zealand (2009)
- The Comedy Channel's Sydney Comedy Festival Gala, (2009)
- Network 10's 9am with David & Kim (2009)
- The Comedy Channel's Make Deadshits History - Pentridge Interstituals (2009)
- ABC's Spicks and Specks Xmas Special - "A Very Specky Christmas" (2009)
- TV3's Aotearoha-ha Christmas Comedy Gala (NZ) (2009)
- The Comedy Channel's Sydney Comedy Festival Cracker Gala (2010–11)
- TV3's New Zealand Comedy Festival Gala (2010 and 2011)
- TV3's 7 Days (NZ) (2009–12, 11 episodes)
- C4's Jono's New Show, New Zealand (2012)
As himself
- The Ronnie Johns Half Hour, (2005–06) writer; performer[2]
- Network 10's 9am with David & Kim (2008)
- ABC's Spicks and Specks (2008, two episodes)
- ABC's Spicks and Specks "A Very Specky Christmas" 2008 Christmas special (2008)[8]
- Network 10/Roving Enterprises' The 7PM Project (2009)
- Channel Seven/Working Dog's Thank God You're Here (2009)[4]
- C4's Wanna-Ben (NZ) (2012)
- ABC's Randling (2012, 6 episodes)[9]
As both
- Network 10/Southern Star's The Spearman Experiment (2009)
- Review with Myles Barlow (2010)
Film appearances
- Predicament, a 2010 film (directed by Jason Stutter) − Mervyn Toebuck[2]
References
- ↑ "Heath Franklin "Chopper" - The Sit Down Comedy Club"". Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Giving Chopper the chop". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ↑ "Spicks and Specks: episode guide - Episode Three (11/02/2009)". Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Thank God You're Here (Aus) Season 4 Episode 6 Heath Franklin, Kate Langbroek, Angus Sampson, Tony Truslove". ovguide.com. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ↑ "Heath Franklin Is Chopper in A Hard Bastard's Guide to Life". biglittlecity.co.nz. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ↑ "Ronnie Johns Half Hour, The series 2 (2006)". Screen Australia. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ↑ "24 hours - The arts diary", The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 September 2012
- ↑ "A Very Specky Christmas 2008". ABC TV. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ↑ "Heath Franklin - The Teams - Randling - ABC TV". Retrieved 21 October 2012.