John Clarke

John Clarke

Australian comedian
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John Morrison Clarke (29 July 1948 – 9 April 2017) was a New Zealand-Australian comedian, writer and satirist who lived and worked in Australia from the late 1970s. He was a highly regarded actor and writer whose work appeared on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in both radio and television and also in print. He is known predominantly for his long-running collaboration with fellow satirist, Bryan Dawe, which lasted from 1989 to his death in 2017, as well as for his success as a comic actor in Australian and New Zealand film and television.

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John Clarke was born on Thursday, 29 July 1948 in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand. His full name at birth was John Morrison Clarke. He was best known as a comedian. Clarke's country of citizenship (nationality) was New Zealander. He died on Sunday, 9 April 2017 in Grampians, Victoria, Australia at the age of 68. His zodiac star sign was Leo.

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John Morrison Clarke
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29 July 1948
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Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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9 April 2017
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68 (age at death)
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Grampians, Victoria, Australia
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Actor, Comedian
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John Clarke is known for his role in the TV series The D Generation Goes Commercial (1988) as Cleaner.

He is also known for his role in the TV series Clarke & Dawe (1989) as Andrew Peacock.

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