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Full Name
  
Gregory Stone

Occupation
  
Actorsinger


Years active
  
1984–present

Name
  
Greg Stone

Greg Stone

Born
  
23 June 1961 (age 62) (
1961-06-23
)
Perth, Australia

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Gregory "Greg" Jonathon Stone (born 23 June 1961 in Perth, Australia) is an Australian actor who has appeared in films, television and on stage.

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Early life

Stone was born in Perth, Australia to parents Roy and Jennifer Stone and grew up in Fremantle with his two siblings, Jennifer (b. 1958) and Peter (b. 1966).

Career

Stone graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney in 1983 and won a Helpmann Award and Green Room Award for Best Actor for his role of George W. Bush in David Hare’s Stuff Happens directed by Neil Armfield in 2006. Other notable film roles are in The Bank with David Wenham and Anthony LaPaglia, Van Diemen's Land, Oranges and Sunshine and The Sunset Six.

Theatre

Considered one of Australia’s finest stage actors he has appeared in over 70 productions for many companies including Melbourne Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre Company, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Belvoir, Malthouse Theatre, Playbox Theatre Company, Black Swan State Theatre Company, Bell Shakespeare, Griffin Theatre Company and Q Theatre. He was nominated for Green Room Awards for his performances in Angels In America, Good Works, A Little Night Music, Beauty Queen of Leenane, Beneath Heaven, Night a Wall 2 Men, Blackbird (also a Helpmann nomination) and Clybourne Park. He was a founding member of the acclaimed Keene/Taylor Theatre Project and Artistic Associate at Playbox Theatre in 2004.

Music

He is the lead singer of the glam rock band Melody Lords.

Personal life

Stone lives in Melbourne, Australia and has two children, Georgie and Harry Stone, with actress Rebekah Robertson.

References

Greg Stone Wikipedia