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Glenn Butcher
Australian actor and writer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Glenn Donald Butcher (born 16 September 1961) is an Australian actor and writer.
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Career
The Castanet Club
Butcher first came to prominence as a member of the cult Newcastle-based comedy musical troupe The Castanet Club (1982–1991), in which he played parodic lounge singer Lance Norton. Alongside Butcher, The Castanet Club featured a number of other noted performers who gained prominence in various areas of the Australian media, including Stephen Abbott (aka The Sandman), Mikey Robbins, Angela Moore (aka Shirley Purvis), Penny Biggins, actor-writer-director Warren Coleman and Maynard.
Television
Butcher was a regular cast member of the popular TV sketch comedy series Full Frontal (1993–1997),[1] as well as hosting Play School and appearing in the films Soft Fruit and Young Einstein.[2] He starred in the 2005 television movie, Da Kath & Kim Code and the 2012 comedy film, Kath & Kimderella.[3] In 2020, Butcher was announced as part of the cast for legal comedy Fisk, starring Kitty Flanagan, Butcher would return for the third series of Fisk.[4][5]
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