Alexander Francis Marinos OAM (born 1 February 1949) is an Australian
actor. Notable for his acting role as Bruno, the Italian son-in-law of
Ted Bullpitt, on the 1980s Australian comedy television series
Kingswood Country and as host of Late Night Legends on ABC2, he was
also a presenter on radio station Double Jay (2JJ, now Triple J) in
the late 1970s with Ted Robinson.Marinos was born on 1 February 1949
in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, the son of a Greek immigrant father,
Fotios ("Frank") Marinopoulos and Greek-Australian mother, Anne
Karofilis who was the daughter of Adonis ("Tony") Karofilis, a Greek
migrant from Kassos, Greece and Minnie Matheson, an Australian of
English origin, with descent going back to an English couple, Samuel
Bradley, a convict, and Marian Mortimer, a free migrant who immigrated
to Hobart, Tasmania in the 19th century, who are Marinos's maternal
great-great-great-grandparents. He graduated from the University of
New South Wales with a Bachelor of Arts degree with honours in
Drama.Marinos was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
for his services to the performing arts. He is also a former Deputy
Chair of the Australia Council and the Community Cultural Development
Fund of the Australia Council.
actor. Notable for his acting role as Bruno, the Italian son-in-law of
Ted Bullpitt, on the 1980s Australian comedy television series
Kingswood Country and as host of Late Night Legends on ABC2, he was
also a presenter on radio station Double Jay (2JJ, now Triple J) in
the late 1970s with Ted Robinson.Marinos was born on 1 February 1949
in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, the son of a Greek immigrant father,
Fotios ("Frank") Marinopoulos and Greek-Australian mother, Anne
Karofilis who was the daughter of Adonis ("Tony") Karofilis, a Greek
migrant from Kassos, Greece and Minnie Matheson, an Australian of
English origin, with descent going back to an English couple, Samuel
Bradley, a convict, and Marian Mortimer, a free migrant who immigrated
to Hobart, Tasmania in the 19th century, who are Marinos's maternal
great-great-great-grandparents. He graduated from the University of
New South Wales with a Bachelor of Arts degree with honours in
Drama.Marinos was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
for his services to the performing arts. He is also a former Deputy
Chair of the Australia Council and the Community Cultural Development
Fund of the Australia Council.
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