John Clarke (satirist)
New Zealand comedian, writer, and satirist (1948–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For those of a similar name, see John Clarke.
John Morrison Clarke (29 July 1948 – 9 April 2017) was a New Zealand comedian, writer and satirist who lived and worked in Australia from the late 1970s. He was a highly regarded actor and writer whose work appeared on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in both radio and television and also in print. He is principally known for his character Fred Dagg and his long-running collaboration with fellow satirist Bryan Dawe, which lasted from 1989 to his death in 2017, as well as for his success as a comic actor in Australian and New Zealand film and television.
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Born | John Morrison Clarke (1948-07-29)29 July 1948 Palmerston North, New Zealand |
Died | 9 April 2017(2017-04-09) (aged 68) |
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Years active | 1972–2017 |
Website | mrjohnclarke |
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