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1 Career  




2 Career appearances  


2.1  TV appearances  


2.1.1  As 'stage persona', "Chopper Read"  




2.1.2  As himself  




2.1.3  As both  






2.2  Film appearances  




2.3  Radio appearances  






3 Awards and nominations  


3.1  ARIA Music Awards  






4 References  




5 External links  













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Heath Franklin
Born (1980-12-23) 23 December 1980 (age 43)
Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Years active2005–present
GenresSketch comedy, stand up
Notable works and rolesThe Ronnie Johns Half Hour, Chopper Read impersonation

Heath Franklin (born 23 December 1980) is an Australian comedic performer, improviser and writer.[1]

Career

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Franklin has appeared on The Ronnie Johns Half Hour sketch comedy show,[2] ABC TV's Spicks and Specks,[3] Working Dog's Thank God You're Here[4] and in New Zealand, on 7 Days.[5] He also appeared in the show Randling with teammate Felicity Ward in the Ducks of War team.[citation needed]

He is best known for his impersonation of the Australian criminal Mark "Chopper" Read.[2]

In 2010, Franklin starred in the New Zealand crime comedy film Predicament.[2]

Career appearances

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TV appearances

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As 'stage persona', "Chopper Read"

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See also: Chopper Read

As himself

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As both

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Film appearances

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Radio appearances

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Awards and nominations

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In 2006, Franklin was nominated for the inaugural Graham Kennedy Logie Award for "Most Outstanding New Talent" for his work on The Ronnie Johns Half Hour.[8] He has also performed warm-up for the Logies.[citation needed]

ARIA Music Awards

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The ARIA Music Awards are an annual awards ceremony presented by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) which recognise excellence, innovation and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. They commenced in 1987.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2010 Heath Franklin's Chopper: Make Deadsh*ts History Best Comedy Release Nominated [9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Heath Franklin "Chopper" - The Sit Down Comedy Club"". Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  • ^ a b c d e "Giving Chopper the chop". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  • ^ "Spicks and Specks: episode guide - Episode Three (11/02/2009)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  • ^ a b "Thank God You're Here (Aus) Season 4 Episode 6 Heath Franklin, Kate Langbroek, Angus Sampson, Tony Truslove". ovguide.com. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  • ^ "Heath Franklin Is Chopper in A Hard Bastard's Guide to Life". biglittlecity.co.nz. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  • ^ "A Very Specky Christmas 2008". ABC TV. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  • ^ "Heath Franklin - The Teams - Randling - ABC TV". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  • ^ "Ronnie Johns Half Hour, The series 2 (2006)". Screen Australia. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  • ^ "ARIA Awards Best Comedy Release". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  • ^ "24 hours - The arts diary", Sydney Morning Herald, 24 September 2012
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