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Kim Gyngell, sometimes also credited asKym Gyngell, is an Australian comedian and film, television and stage actor. Gyngell won theAustralian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1988 for his role as Ian McKenzie inBoulevard of Broken Dreams.

Kim Gyngell^[1] was born inMelbourne,Victoria.^{[citation needed]}

He had not considered a career in acting until his high school English teacher suggested it to him, and he soon went for an audition. He said that he was not a very good student at school.^[2]

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Gyngell appeared inThe Comedy Company and developed several popular characters, one of whom,Col'n Carpenter, went on to have his own sitcom. Gyngell also appeared (as Carpenter) in a series of public service announcements for theAlcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand.

Gyngell was a regular on Australian comedy seriesFull Frontal during the mid-1990s, where he starred alongsideEric Bana before Bana attainedHollywood fame. His most notable characters included; 'Leon' (an art critic who used to frequently utter the word 'crap'); and as characters sending upKerry O'Brien andJohn Laws. AfterFull Frontal, Gyngell had guest roles, in comedy programsThe Micallef Program andPizza, and on drama series’The Secret Life of Us,CrashBurn,Love My Way andUnderbelly.

From 2007, Gyngell played Father Harris in the comedyThe Librarians.^[3] In 2008, he featured in the comedy seriesVery Small Business. In 2012, Gyngell played Paddy the accountant inThe Straits. More recently he has starred inTop of the Lake,Rake, a second season ofVery Small Business,Love Me,Crazy Fun Park,Black Snow (featuringTravis Fimmel),Wakefield,No Activity, andThe Artful Dodger.

In 1985, Gyngell starred inWills & Burke playingWilliam John Wills. In 1988, his role inBoulevard of Broken Dreams, earned him anAFI award for Best Actor. Likewise, his 1990 star turn inHeaven Tonight earned him an AFI nomination. In 2000, he starred in the surprise comedy hit of the year,The Wog Boy. Post-2000, he featured inThe Hard Word,Macbeth andSalvation. More recent film appearances includeThe Little Death andBrothers' Nest.

Gyngell played with various theatre collectives in the 1970s, such asLa Mama,The Pram Factory, Hoopla (the predecessor of theMalthouse Theatre, Melbourne) and theSydney Theatre Company. In 2003, he played Robert in a production ofDavid Auburn's playProof. In 2008 Gyngell starred inJoanna Murray-SmithNinety andMolière'sThe Hypocrite at theMelbourne Theatre Company.^[4] In 2012, he performed in Sydney Theatre Company's production ofPygmalion.

Gyngell has been married twice, and has an adult daughter from his first marriage. He later married Melinda Butel, and has three sons with her, the first of whom was born when he was around 57 years old.^[2]

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In 1972, Greg Ham met Colin Hay via mutual friend Kym Gyngell. In 1979, Ham joined the original lineup of Men at Work with Hay, Ron Strykert, and Jerry Speiser.[3] Ham and Hay formed the core of the band from 1979 until 1985 when Ham left, and the band broke up shortly afterward. Ham returned to Men at Work when they reformed in 1996 to tour the United States.[4]Gyngell played keyboards in the Melbourne band Le Club Foote, who released their only albumCinema Qua in 1984, along with a couple of singles. The album was produced byColin Hay of the bandMen at Work.^[9]

• Kym Gyngell atIMDb
• Kym Gyngell family tree
• "Profile – Kim Gyngell" by Amanda Zachariah,Geelong Advertiser (26 September 2008)
• "The Hypocrite – Melbourne Theatre Company" by Carol Middleton,Australian Stage Online (14 November 2008)

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