Alan Fletcher (born 30 March 1957) is an Australian actor of stage,
television and film. He is also a musician. He is best known for his
role as Karl Kennedy in long-running soap opera Neighbours, and Harry
Stinson, Kim's adoptive father in Lift Off. Along with co-star Jackie
Woodburne who plays his wife, they are two of the series most popular
and longest serving cast. Fletcher is also the 3rd longest serving
actor in an Australian television serial, after Home and Away actors
Ray Meagher and Lynne McGrangerFletcher was born in Perth, Western
Australia, and attended Wesley College in Perth, his first widely seen
role was in police drama Cop Shop from 1982 until production ceased
the following year. Prior to this, he appeared in a few episodes of
the US series The Love Boat (1981) and various Australian feature
films, TV movies, and miniseries including Fran and Mercy Mission. He
briefly acted in Neighbours in 1987 as Greg Cooper, a run-down,
dishonest boxer working in Jim Robinson's (Alan Dale) garage. In 1994,
Fletcher successfully auditioned for the role of Karl Kennedy in the
soap, a role which he continues to play.In 2005, Fletcher starred as
Henry Higgins in a production of My Fair Lady at the Melbourne Comedy
Theatre. He is also a prominent member of the Media, Entertainment and
Arts Alliance, a role which saw him become a vocal critic of the 2004
US-Australia Free Trade Agreement, including an appearance on the
political talk-show Meet the Press.
television and film. He is also a musician. He is best known for his
role as Karl Kennedy in long-running soap opera Neighbours, and Harry
Stinson, Kim's adoptive father in Lift Off. Along with co-star Jackie
Woodburne who plays his wife, they are two of the series most popular
and longest serving cast. Fletcher is also the 3rd longest serving
actor in an Australian television serial, after Home and Away actors
Ray Meagher and Lynne McGrangerFletcher was born in Perth, Western
Australia, and attended Wesley College in Perth, his first widely seen
role was in police drama Cop Shop from 1982 until production ceased
the following year. Prior to this, he appeared in a few episodes of
the US series The Love Boat (1981) and various Australian feature
films, TV movies, and miniseries including Fran and Mercy Mission. He
briefly acted in Neighbours in 1987 as Greg Cooper, a run-down,
dishonest boxer working in Jim Robinson's (Alan Dale) garage. In 1994,
Fletcher successfully auditioned for the role of Karl Kennedy in the
soap, a role which he continues to play.In 2005, Fletcher starred as
Henry Higgins in a production of My Fair Lady at the Melbourne Comedy
Theatre. He is also a prominent member of the Media, Entertainment and
Arts Alliance, a role which saw him become a vocal critic of the 2004
US-Australia Free Trade Agreement, including an appearance on the
political talk-show Meet the Press.
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