| Years active 1970- Name Lex Marinos | Role Actor | |
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| Full Name Alexander Francis Marinos Born 1 February 1949 (age 74) (1949-02-01) Wagga Wagga Occupation Actor, director, writer Education University of New South Wales Parents Anne Karofilis, Fotios Marinopoulus Movies and TV shows The Slap, Kingswood Country, An Indecent Obsession, Bedevil, All About E Similar People Blake Davis, Ross Higgins, Jonathan LaPaglia, Alex Dimitriades, Judi Farr | ||
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Alexander Francis Marinos OAM (born 1 February 1949) better known by his stage name Lex Marinos is an Australian actor, director, writer, voice artist and media personality of Greek descent. Notable for his acting role as 'Bruno', the Italian son-in-law of Ted Bullpitt, on the 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. '2JJ Station of the stars...and Ted and Lex'.
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- Where are they now australia kingswood country ross higgins lex marinos etc
- Lex Marinos
- Biography
- Order of Australia
- As actor
- As television director
- References
Lex Marinos
Biography
Marinos was born on 1 February 1949 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, the son of Greek-born Fotios Marinopoulos and Anne Karofilis. He graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Arts degree with honours in Drama.
Order of Australia
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.
In 2008 he delivered the 10th annual Tom Brock Lecture. He won with fellow cast at the Equity Awards for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble In A Television Movie or Mini-Series.