is an Australian actor and comedian. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance as outback adventurer Michael "Crocodile" Dundee in Crocodile Dundee (1986), the first in the Crocodile Dundee film series.
Fun Facts
- Was a TV star and had his own show
- Got his big break with Crocodile Dundee
- Turned down a crossover movie with Beverly Hills Cop with Eddie Murphy
Watching Crocodile Dundee was my first exposure to Australian culture as a kid. I used to love those movies and the character Paul played! Great movies. He was definitely a big deal in his heyday and had an excellent physique.
Spot on about the Australian culture exposure, that movie single handedly made every kid in the 80s think every Aussie owned a massive bowie knife and wrestled crocodiles before breakfast.
I know!! Haha
I remember seeing those movies—I wasn’t much of a fan—and I had no idea he was a comedian. Thanks for enlightening us, @BlokchainB!
Yeah great movie. But you're a little misguided, you can never use the words "Australian" and "culture" in the same sentence. Little bit of a juxtaposition :)
Best line in the movie, "that's not a knife, THIS is a knife"
I think I always confuse Crocodile Dundee with Steve Irwin