Gary Eck

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title: "Gary Eck" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["year-of-birth-missing-(living-people)", "living-people", "australian-male-comedians", "australian-film-directors", "people-educated-at-hawker-college"] description: "Australian comedian and actor" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Eck" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Australian comedian and actor ::

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Field	Value
name	Gary Eck
birth_name	Gary Eck
birth_place	Australia
medium	film / television director, writer and actor; stand-up comedy
nationality	Australian
active	1990's - present
website	http://www.garyeck.com/
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| name = Gary Eck | image = | imagesize = | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_name = Gary Eck | birth_date = | birth_place = Australia | death_date = | death_place = | medium = film / television director, writer and actor; stand-up comedy | nationality = Australian | active = 1990's - present | genre = | subject = | influences = | influenced = | spouse = | domesticpartner = | notable_work = | signature = | website = http://www.garyeck.com/ | footnotes = }} Gary Eck is an Australian comedian and actor.

Career

Gary Eck has starred in several Australian movies, including 2003's You Can't Stop The Murders (which he had written for as well) and The Night We Called It A Day, and also in 2006's BoyTown. Eck has also appeared in several short films.

In 2007, Eck appeared as himself on a regular basis on The Nation, a television show that aired on Channel Nine (alongside Mick Molloy as host).

Eck has done comedy on several shows, including Good News Week, Joker Poker and The Footy Show. One of Eck's performances at Sydney's Comedy Store is the basis for his stand-up CD, Gary Eck Live!

In 2010, Eck, alongside George Miller wrote a screenplay for Happy Feet Two. The film was released on 18 November 2011. He also provided additional voices.

Awards

ARIA Music Awards

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

! Ref. |- | 2004 | The Hollywood Motel (with Lee Perry) | Best Comedy Release | | |-

Early life

Eck was schooled in Canberra, attending Latham Primary School, Belconnen High School and Hawker College.

References

References

1. Dapin, Mark. (7 March 2003). "Killer comedy". Sydney Morning Herald.
2. Kuipers, Richard. (11 October 2006). "Boytown". Variety.
3. (23 February 2004). "Tropfest winners eye feature film". The Age.
4. Ellis, Scott. (4 June 2007). "Taking the Mick". Sydney Morning Herald.
5. "TV & Radio". Gary Eck Official Website.
6. "ARIA Awards Best Comedy Release". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
7. "Celebrating the Achievements of our Past Students". ACT Government.

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