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Popular Australian singers
Kylie
Minogue
Australian singer, author of songs and actress.
It reached popularity in the 1980 thanks to a
role in the Australian television soap opera
"Neighbours" still before began career of the
pop singer.
On May 5, 2008 Kylie Minogue it was awarded
the order by French of Arts and literatures.
On July 3, 2008 at ceremony in the
Buckingham palace the singer received an
award of the British Empire.
Lenka Kripac
Australian actress and singer . It is
known for performance of the song
of own composition of "Everything
at once" the videoclip on which
became a basis of the commercial
of the Windows 8 operating system
of the Microsoft company.
Jason Sean
Donovan
Australian actor and pop performer.
In Great Britain sales of its disks
exceeded three million copies. Its
album "Ten Good Reasons"
dispersed with the circulation more
than 1.5 million copies. Four its
singles one of which was the song of
1988 in a duet with Kylie Minogue of
"Especially For You", took the first
places in the British charts. In recent
years the performer continued the
career as the vocalist of musicals on
the British scene, the singer and the
actor.
Fans of hard rock call AC/DC group. This
group known around the world arose in
Australia though practically all its participants
were born in Scotland, but in the childhood
together with parents got over on the green
continent.
In a translation from English «alternating
current/direct current ».
The collective sold over 150 million copies of
albums worldwide, including 68 million in USA.
The most successful album, "Back in Black",
was sold in number of more than 22 million in
USA and more than 42 million beyond their
limits . In the whole AC/DC is the most
successful and known rock group from
Australia and one of the most popular in the
world.
Well-known actors
and actresses of
Australia.
Australia can brag of the celebrities of
universal value, first of all, in the cinema
sphere: a number of the Australian actors is
invited long ago to leading roles in the most
large-scale movies of Hollywood.
Eric Bana
The first recognition of critics I got in 2000
thanks to a role in the biographic thriller
"Chopper". The most known movies with Eric
Bana's participation — «Black hawk down "
(2001), "Hulk" (2003), "Troy" (2004), "Munich"
(2005), "Star Trek" (2009).
The actor took part in work on the animated
film "Searching Mutely", having sounded a
shark by the name of the Anchor.
Awards
2000 Award of the Australian film institute —
the best actor, for the movie “Chopper"
2000 Award of the Stockholm film festival —
the best actor, for the movie “Chopper"
Julian McMahon
In 1987 he was engaged in model
business in Los Angeles, New York, Milan,
Rome, Paris and other international
centers of fashion. Some years I was the
person of the jeans Levis brand.
Its emergence on television, in
advertizing of jeans made it rather
popular in the homeland. So that he
received a role in Australian "Dynasty" —
series in which he played the rich
successor.
Well-known movies: "The fantastic four",
"Premonition"
In 2000 Aaron Spelling invites him in a TV
series «Captivated». The contract was signed
all for the one third season, but his hero Cole
Turner so was pleasant to the viewer that the
decision to prolong the contract for two full
seasons was made: the fourth and the fifth.
The Australian actor a sort from England. The
world popularity was gained thanks to leading
roles in movies "Avatars", "Сkash of the Titans"
and "by Terminator: salvation" will come.
Awards
In 2010 on the 36th awards ceremony the
award "Saturn" Uortington became the winner
in the nomination "The Best Film Actor" (for
participation in the movie "Avatars").
Nominee of the Russian national Internet film
award "George" of 2010 .
The nominee of an award of the MTV channel
of 2010 in the categories "The Best Kiss"
(together with Zoe Saldan), "The best fight"
and "The best filmstar" .
Paul Hogan
Australian actor who is most known for a
title role in trilogy about Dundee by
nickname "Crocodile".
From 1973 to 1984 I conducted on the
Australian television comic "Shaw Paul
Hogan".
Paul Hogan received popularity in 1986
after an impersonation of "Crocodile" of
Dundee in the movie of the same name.
For this role he got the award "Gold
Globe" (1986), and in 1987 was
nominated for the award "Oscar".
Australian actor who is most known for a role
of doctor Robert Chase in TV series "Dr.
House".
In Australia and Great Britain Spencer is widely
known for Billey Kennedy's role in the
Australian soap opera "Neighbours" in which
he played six years (with 1994 on 2000). After
that he acted in movies "Against the Current",
"City Little Girls" and "Death in Holy Order".
Now he lives in the USA where as doctor
Robert Chase in a TV series "Dr. House" earlier
acted. Also Spencer acted in the movie
"Flourish" together with the partner according
to Jennifer Morrison's series (Cameron in a TV
series "Dr. House". ) .
In a TV series "Dr. House" on May 11, 2006 he
received "A gold boomerang" for the work
from Australians at Cinema association . In
2007 the People Magazine included it in
release "100 most beautiful people".
Jesse Spencer
Mel Gibson
American-Australian actor, director,
screenwriter and producer.
Gibson's movie "Apokalipto" (in Russian
translation "Apocalypse") came to world
screens on December 8, 2006.
As the director
1993 —Man Without a Face
1995 —Braveheart
2004 —The Passion of the Christ
2006 —Apocalypto
2004 — 2005 —Complete Savages
Mal was engaged in the Brazilian ju-jitsu.
The island of Mango belongs to the actor
to Chalk to Gibson, it got it in 2005 for 15
million dollars. The form of the island
reminds mango
Known Australian, later, Hollywood actor. After
successful roles at cinema and on television of
Australia in the 1990th years Ledger in 1998
moved to the USA for the purpose of
development of actor's career. In Hollywood
he acted in 19 movies, including such pictures
as "10 Things I Hate About You" (1999), " The
Patriot" (2000), “A knight’s tale" (2001),
“Brokeback mountain" (2005) and "The dark
knight" (2008). In addition to actor's career he
was a producer and shot musical clips and
sought to become the director .
For a role of Ennis Del Mara in the movie
“Brokeback Mountain", Ledger in 2005 got
an award of the New York circle of film critics
as the best actor and in 2006 — a similar
award of the Australian film academy, and
also in 2005 was nominated for the award
"Oscar" in the same nomination [3]. The
second actor in the history (after Peter
Finch), awarded by the award "Oscar"
posthumously.
Heath Ledger
Cate Blanchett
For Elizabeth's I role in the drama "Elizabeth"
the actress was awarded the awards BAFTA,
"Gold Globe", and the nominations on "Oscar".
Having executed in the drama "Pilot" approved
by critics Catharine Hepbyorn, Blanchette's
role I received "Oscar" and BAFTA for Best
Actress the second plan.
Awards
2005 — the Award "Oscar" — the best
supporting actress, for the movie "Pilot"
2005 — the Award BAFTA — the best
supporting actress, for the movie "Pilot"
2005 — the Award of Guild of film actors —
the best supporting actress, for the movie
"Pilot"
1998 — the Award BAFTA — the best actress,
for the movie "Elizabeth"
1998 — the Award "Gold Globe" — the best
actress of the drama, for the movie "Elizabeth"
Russell Crowe
Australian film actor. Winner of the award
"Oscar" of 2000 (3 nominations). The greatest
popularity I received thanks to roles in such
movies, as "Gladiator", "The person", "The
owner of the seas: on the edge of the earth",
"The train on Yuma" and "A beautiful Mind".
Crowe began to receive invitations from the
Hollywood directors — "Fast and dead" (1995),
"Virtuality" (1995), "Secrets of Los Angeles"
(1997). Crowe received two nominations on
"Oscar": for a role of mathematician John Nash
in the movie Rhone Howard "Beautiful Mind"
(2001) and a role in the picture "The Person"
(1999). In 2000 he received "Oscar" for a role
of commander Maksimus in the historical
movie "Gladiator".
Nicole Kidman
Australian and American actress, singer,
producer. The winner of the awards "Oscar" for
2002 (the first actress from Australia, received
this award in the nomination "The Best Female
Role") and BAFTA of 2003, the triple owner of
the award "Gold Globe" (1996, 2002, 2003).
She received a role in the movie "Days of a
Thunder" where it was removed together with
Tom Cruise. Both were removed together in
two projects: to the costume saga "very far"
Rhone Howard (1992) and the last film of
director Stanley Kubrick "With widely closed
eyes" (1999)
Australian film and theatrical
actor. Winner of the awards
"Oscar" (1996), BAFTA (1996,
1998, 2010), "The gold globe"
(1997, 2005). The most known
movies with its participation —
"Shine" (1996), "Shakespeare In
love" (1998), "Elizabeth" (1998),
"A feather of marquis de Sada"
(2000), "Fried" (2002), the
Pirates of the Caribbean Sea film
series (2003, 2006, 2007, 2011)
and "The king speaks! " (2010).
Geoffrey Rush
Known Australians are
immortalized in brands
Portraits of four known
Australians, winners of
the award "Oscar", will
decorate from now on
the Australian brands.
Such honor the countries
called by the most
popular actors were
awarded by Nicole
Kidman, Cate Blanchett,
Russell Crowe and Jeffrey
Rush.
Now their persons, both from usual life, and in the most known roles, will appear on
brands worth 55 cents.