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| caption = | birth_name = {{nowrap|Chris Franklin}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|09|16|df=y}} | birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia }}Chris Franklin (born 16 September 1964) is an Australian stand up comedian[1] and former sailor for the Royal Australian Navy. He is most famous for writing and performing the song "Bloke" (a bogan parody of Meredith Brooks'anthem "Bitch"), which was certified platinum,[2] reached #1 on the ARIA Charts and was the twelfth biggest selling single in Australia in 2000.[3] He currently lives in Launceston, Tasmania Early lifeFranklin was born in Sydney, and lived from age 3 to 5 on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea. As a young adult, he spent eight years in the Royal Australian Navy. He is a chef, and was one of seven chosen to cook for the Queen during her visit to Australia in the 1980s.{{Fact|date=July 2012}} After this, Franklin quit the navy to take ten years off to travel Australia. Entertainment careerComedy careerFranklin has been performing comedy since October 1997. His accomplishments include:
Franklin has performed with numerous musicians and comedians, including Jimeoin, Steady Eddy, Garry Who, Carl Barron, Richard Stubbs, Elliot Goblet, Raymond J Bartholomew, Marty Fields, The Empty Pockets, John Robertson, Peter Rowsthorn, Bob Franklin, Stevie Starr, and Mr Methane. During 2001, Franklin toured extensively with Steady Eddy in their live show Guess Who's Pissed. Franklin has also toured with The Radiators across Australia. In 2006 a DVD was released called "Let bogans be bogans" it contains, Chris Franklin's standup routine and video clips of his parody songs.[4] MusicFranklin's first CD single was released on 31 January 2000 through EMI Music Australia entitled "Bloke", a send up of Meredith Brooks' song "Bitch". The song reached number fifteen on the charts in its first week in and subsequently achieved number one and platinum status with more than 120,000 sales. "Bloke" was the third highest selling single by an Australian artist of that year.[3] The song also was nominated for two Aria awards in 2000; namely, "Best comedy release" and "Highest selling single".[5] Franklin released a second single entitled "Mullet Head", a parody of the hit single "Gimme Head" by The Radiators, who perform live on the single. "Mullet Head" was nominated for an Aria award in 2001 for "Best Comedy release".[6] TelevisionFranklin has also appeared on television, including:
RadioFranklin is a regular guest on Zinc 100.7 Rockshow with Wildy. References1. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/07/18/1026898884062.html|title=It takes a mullet to knock home the jokes|last=Moses|first=Alexa|date=19 July 2002|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=1 August 2012}} 2. ^ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2000 Singles {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420033412/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2000.htm |date=20 April 2009 }} 3. ^1 ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2000 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727000000/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2000.htm |date=27 July 2010 }} 4. ^https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/209294828?q&versionId=229630470 5. ^2000 Aria Nominations 6. ^2001 Aria Nominations External links 4 : 1964 births|Australian male comedians|Royal Australian Navy sailors|Living people |
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