Who is Paul Hogan?
Paul Hogan is an Australian actor and comedian best known for playing Mick Crocodile Dundee in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee. The film became a global hit and made Hogan an international star.
Hogan was born in New South Wales in 1939. He worked as a rigger on the Sydney Harbour Bridge before appearing on a television talent show in 1971.
He then hosted The Paul Hogan Show, a comedy sketch program that became popular in Australia and the United Kingdom during the 1970s and 1980s.
Crocodile Dundee
Crocodile Dundee told the story of a bushman from the Northern Territory who travels to New York. It was one of the most successful films of 1986 and earned Hogan an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay.
The film led to sequels in 1988 and 2001. The famous line about a knife is one of the most quoted lines in film.
Hogan also starred in Australian tourism ads for the United States, in which he invited Americans to visit and throw another shrimp on the barbie. These ads helped boost tourism to Australia.