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How I clawed my way to the middle / by John Wood.

How I clawed my way to the middle / by John Wood.
How I clawed my way to the middle /
John Wood grew up in working-class Melbourne; when he failed out of high school, an employment officer told him, 'You have the mind of an artist and the body of a labourer.' And so John continued to pursue his acting dreams in amateur theatre, sustaining himself by working jobs as a bricklayer, a railway clerk and even in the same abattoir as his father. When he won a scholarship to NIDA, in Sydney, it moved John into a new and at times baffling world, full of extraordinary characters. It was the start of a decades-long acting career, most famously on shows such as Rafferty's Rules and Blue Heelers, where his charm made him beloved in households across the country. His popularity was such that he was nominated for a Gold Logie nine times in a row, finally culminating in a win in 2006.

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ISBN 9780143794974
0143794973
Author Wood, John
Title How I clawed my way to the middle / by John Wood.
Publication details Hawthorn, Victoria : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2020.
Pagination etc. ix, 308 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 24 cm.
Summary Note John Wood grew up in working-class Melbourne; when he failed out of high school, an employment officer told him, 'You have the mind of an artist and the body of a labourer.' And so John continued to pursue his acting dreams in amateur theatre, sustaining himself by working jobs as a bricklayer, a railway clerk and even in the same abattoir as his father. When he won a scholarship to NIDA, in Sydney, it moved John into a new and at times baffling world, full of extraordinary characters. It was the start of a decades-long acting career, most famously on shows such as Rafferty's Rules and Blue Heelers, where his charm made him beloved in households across the country. His popularity was such that he was nominated for a Gold Logie nine times in a row, finally culminating in a win in 2006.
Subject Wood, John, -- 1946-
Biography and autobiography
Television actors and actresses
Television actors and actresses -- Australia -- Biography
Actors -- Australia -- Biography
Australian
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