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词条 Ian McFadyen
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}}Ian McFadyen (born 8 July 1948) is an Australian writer, actor, and director. He is best known as the producer and performer on the Australian television series The Comedy Company which ran from 16 February 1988 to 11 November 1990. One of McFadyen's most memorable characters on the show was "David Rabbitborough", a parodic impersonation of British naturalist David Attenborough.[2]

McFadyen hosted the Australian version of Cluedo, and was the creator of the Network Ten sketch comedy show The Wedge.[3] In 2009, he played a vampire in an advertisement for Australian lotteries.[4] He also wrote "The Bounty Hunter", episode 4 for the new Doctor Who spin-off TV series K-9. In 1983 he played the part of Detective Mears in the iconic Australian TV series Prisoner.

Author

McFadyen is the author of the book Mind Wars: The Battle for Your Brain, published by Allen & Unwin.[5] He also co-wrote the satirical novel Going Out Backwards (2015) with Ross Fitzgerald.[6]

References

1. ^McFadyen, Ian: "Fond memories of a lost frontier", The Age, 1 November 1983.
2. ^Lallo, Michael: The Life of Mammals, The Age, 7 July 2008.
3. ^Dale, David: Humiliation becomes family fun, The Sydney Morning Herald Entertainment Blog, 5 December 2005.
4. ^Butler, Dianne: Ian McFadyen's new role as Dracula in Halloween lottery ads, The Courier Mail, 26 October 2009.
5. ^[https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg16922735.500-bestsellers-from-melbourne.html Bestsellers from Melbourne], New Scientist, 13 January 2001.
6. ^{{cite news| work=Sydney Morning Herald | first=Cameron|last=Atfield|accessdate=27 December 2016| title=A professor and a comedian walk into an authoring partnership...|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/a-professor-and-a-comedian-walk-into-an-authoring-partnership-20151127-gla7r6.html|date=29 November 2015}}

External links

  • {{IMDb name|0568726}}
  • Ian McFadyen's web site
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