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Occupation
  
Actor

Spouse
  
Mandy Carnie (m. 1996)

Role
  
Actor

Name
  
Tom Burlinson

Height
  
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)


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Born
  
14 February 1956 (age 68) (
1956-02-14
)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Years active
  
1977–2004, 2007–present

Website
  
Tom Burlinson Official Website

Children
  
Mia Burlinson, Ricki Burlinson, Guy Burlinson

Parents
  
Anthony T. Burlinson, Angela Schofield

Movies
  
The Man from Snowy Ri, The Man from Snowy Ri, Phar Lap, Flesh and Blood, Windrider

Similar People
  
Sigrid Thornton, Nicole Kidman, Jack Thompson, Terence Donovan, Tommy Woodcock

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Tom Burlinson (born 14 February 1956 in Toronto, Ontario) is an Australian actor, singer, and TV host.

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Biography

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Tom Burlinson was born in Toronto, Ontario on 14 February 1956 (St Valentine's Day). His English parents, Anthony T. Burlinson (born 1923, in Greenwich, Middlesex) and Angela Schofield (born 1927, in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk), had migrated to Canada after World War II. The family moved to New Jersey, United States in 1958. In 1962 the family moved to England due to his father's job and a young Burlinson took his North American accent to school. In 1965, his family moved again, this time to Australia. After six months his parents divorced and his mother and two younger sisters returned to England leaving Burlinson with his father and his older sister, Susan.

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Burlinson's first public appearance as an actor was as Colonel Pickering in Mosman Primary School's production of My Fair Lady. Moving to Bayview, he attended Pittwater High School on Sydney's Northern Beaches and was the school captain in his final year.

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Burlinson's father wanted him to become a lawyer, but because a friend was accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), he decided to audition and to his surprise he was accepted into the 1974 class, graduating in 1976. He started appearing on Australian TV in 1977. By the beginning of 1979, he began playing Mickey Pratt in the teen-oriented Australian soap opera The Restless Years, a role which lasted 16 months. In 1978, he appeared as Charlie in the Old Tote Theatre Company production of Da and as Jud Templeton in the play Tribute in 1979. In 1980, he played Hughie in the Anzac Day play The One Day Of The Year. He also featured in the TV police drama Cop Shop in 1980–81 and in Skyways.

In 1981, Burlinson had his career break when he was given the main role in the biggest Australian film production ever, which was to be shot the next year, The Man from Snowy River, as Jim Craig ("The Man"). He had only a few short weeks to learn how to ride a horse and make it look like he had been born in the saddle. He performed all of the stunts, including the iconic cliff ride.

Snowy River was filmed and released in Australia in 1982, quickly becoming the highest-grossing Australian film ever at that time. With a gross of $17 million, over 20 years later it remains the seventh highest grossing Australian film of all time, bringing Burlinson to stardom.

In his next film, Burlinson portrayed horse trainer Tommy Woodcock in Phar Lap: Heart of a Nation. This film was another hit and confirmed Burlinson as a major star in the Australian film industry.

After these two films, Burlinson feared being typecast as an actor only in horse-themed movies. Other than the sequel to Snowy River, he vowed to avoid similarly themed films.

In 1985, Burlinson was cast by Dutch director Paul Verhoeven for a role in his first English-speaking film, the cult film Flesh and Blood.

In 1986, Burlinson played the main role as yuppy windsurfer in the main modern day comedy romance Windrider alongside teen actress Nicole Kidman in her first adult role. The film was a hit both in Australia and the United States.

In 1987, Burlinson was given his first role in a Hollywood film, The Time Guardian, in which he played the main role, Ballard, a visitor from another world, opposite Hollywood stars Dean Stockwell and Carrie Fisher. In 1988 he starred in the long-waited sequel to The Man from Snowy River II, which has the United States' title of Return to Snowy River and the UK title of The Untamed.

From then onwards, Burlinson focused on historical productions, including the highly acclaimed 1988 LWT mini-series Piece of Cake, set in England in 1939 and based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Derek Robinson and Showdown at Williams Creek, set in pioneer North America.

He also does stage work, musicals and concerts as well and assisting charities.

Apart from his acting career, he is also a singer. Because a childhood obsession with Frank Sinatra led Burlinson to compose an ode to one of his favourite singers as he made the most of a 1990 appearance on Ray Martin's Midday Show to nervously debut his singing voice to the Australian public with "The Man In The Hat".

Tina Sinatra used Burlinson's voice as the young Sinatra in a miniseries she was producing on her father's life. With new doors now open to him, Burlinson auditioned for several musicals.

Burlinson returned to the stage in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying in 1992. He starred with some of Australia's most notable stage performers, Noel Ferrier, June Bronhill and Jackie Love. In 1996 he had stage roles with the Sydney Theatre Company. He starred as Franklin in Merrily We Roll Along and as Ricky in Miracle City.

In 1998, Burlinson created Frank, The Sinatra Story In Song which opened at the Seymour Centre in Sydney before going to other major cities. Sinatra himself died just two weeks before the opening night. From 1998 to 2003 Burlinson toured Australia regularly and also took the show to corporate events.

In 2001 the show's name was changed to Frank - A Life In Song due to the legalities of using the Sinatra name. In 2002 he took the show to his native Toronto.

Burlinson's versatility has also seen him appear on TV's Carols By Candlelight in 1999 and 2002. He had also had a role on ABC doctor drama GP and hosted Animal Hospital.

Burlinson provided Sinatra's singing voice in the 2003 Australian movie The Night We Called It a Day.

Burlinson returned to the world of theatre in April 2004 in the lead role of Leo Bloom in Mel Brooks' musical The Producers. He co-starred with Reg Livermore, Bert Newton and Chloe Dallimore.

In 2007, it was announced that Burlinson was to become a judge on Australia's Got Talent alongside Red Symons and Dannii Minogue. He remained on the show until its third season but was succeeded in its fourth by Kyle Sandilands and Brian McFadden.

Filmography

Actor
2014
The Doctor Blake Mysteries (TV Series) as
Richard Taylor
- Crossing the Line (2014) - Richard Taylor
2011
The Cup as
Dave Phillips
2003
All the Way as
Frank Sinatra (singing voice)
2000
Oz: The Magical Adventure (Video Game) as
Scarecrow / The Wizard (voice)
1995
G.P. (TV Series) as
Andy Drake
- Rhythm & Blues (1995) - Andy Drake
1995
The Way to Dusty Death (TV Movie) as
Ike Jethou
1992
Landslide as
Howard Matterson
1991
Showdown at Williams Creek as
Kootenai Brown
1988
Piece of Cake (TV Mini Series) as
'Fanny' Barton
- August 1940 (1988) - 'Fanny' Barton
- May 1940 (1988) - 'Fanny' Barton
- March 1940 (1988) - 'Fanny' Barton
- December 1939 (1988) - 'Fanny' Barton
- September 1939 (1988) - 'Fanny' Barton
1988
Melba (TV Mini Series) as
Sid Meredith
- Episode #1.1 (1988) - Sid Meredith
- Episode #1.2 (1988) - Sid Meredith
1988
Return to Snowy River as
Jim Craig
1987
The Time Guardian as
Ballard
1986
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (TV Movie) as
Quasimodo (voice)
1986
Windrider as
Stewart 'P.C.' Simpson
1986
King Solomon's Mines (TV Movie) as
Sir Henry Curtis (voice)
1986
Kidnapped (TV Movie) as
Alan Breck (voice)
1985
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (TV Movie) as
Ned Land (voice)
1985
Flesh+Blood as
Steven
1984
Eureka Stockade (TV Mini Series) as
Father Smythe
- Episode #1.1 (1984) - Father Smythe
- Episode #1.2 (1984) - Father Smythe
1983
Phar Lap as
Tommy Woodcock
1982
The Man from Snowy River as
Jim Craig
1981
Revenge (Short)
1978
Cop Shop (TV Series) as
Errol Mathews / Duncan Morrison / Duncan morrison / ...
- Episode #1.284 (1981) - Errol Mathews
- Episode #1.283 (1981) - Errol Mathews
- Episode #1.250 (1980) - Duncan Morrison
- Episode #1.249 (1980) - Duncan morrison
- Episode #1.32 (1978) - Ken
1980
The Sullivans (TV Series) as
Otto Werner
- Episode #1.714 (1980) - Otto Werner
- Episode #1.713 (1980) - Otto Werner
1977
The Restless Years (TV Series) as
Mickey Pratt
1979
Skyways (TV Series) as
Jim Backwell
- Deborah Loves Jim - Jim Backwell
1978
Glenview High (TV Series) as
Robbie's Dream Man
- After the Loving (1978) - Robbie's Dream Man
1977
Kirby's Company (TV Series) as
Peter Kirby
- Pairing is such sweet sorrow (1978) - Peter Kirby
- Your send of humour (1978) - Peter Kirby
- All the risk and all the profit (1978) - Peter Kirby
- Quality of Life (1977) - Peter Kirby
- Christmas is for famililes (1977) - Peter Kirby
- I owe you 13 cents (1977) - Peter Kirby
- The Sins of a Man (1977) - Peter Kirby
- The Sabotage of Hopes and Dreams (1977) - Peter Kirby
- Johnny on the spot (1977) - Peter Kirby
- My mother wouldn't know (1977) - Peter Kirby
- You want to see a bit of the world (1977) - Peter Kirby
- No he's Just a friend (1977) - Peter Kirby
- You Get What You Pay For (1977) - Peter Kirby
Music Department
2003
All the Way (singing voice: Frank Sinatra)
1992
Sinatra (TV Mini Series) (singing voice - 2 episodes)
- Part II (1992) - (singing voice: "Frank Sinatra")
- Part I (1992) - (singing voice: "Frank Sinatra")
Soundtrack
2003
All the Way (performer: "One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)", "Night And Day", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "You Make Me Feel So Young", "That's Life", "All The Way")
Thanks
2011
The Making of 'The Cup' (TV Special documentary short) (special thanks)
Self
2022
Carols in the Domain (TV Special) as
Self
2011
The Making of 'The Cup' (TV Special documentary short) as
Self - Host / Actor / Presenter
2007
Australia's Got Talent (TV Series) as
Self - Judge
- Finals #2 (2009) - Self - Judge
- Finals #1 (2009) - Self - Judge
- Recap (2009) - Self - Judge
- Semi Final 4 (2009) - Self - Judge
- Auditions 2 (2009) - Self - Judge
- Grand Final Winner Announcement (2008) - Self - Judge
- Grand Final Performance Show (2008) - Self - Judge
- Semi-Finals 4 (2008) - Self - Judge
- Semi-Finals 3 (2008) - Self - Judge
- Semi-Finals 2 (2008) - Self - Judge
- Semi-Finals 1 (2008) - Self - Judge
- Auditions 4 (2008) - Self - Judge
- Auditions 3 (2008) - Self - Judge
- Auditions 1 (2008) - Self - Judge
- Auditions 2 (2008) - Self - Judge
- Auditions 1 (2008) - Self - Judge
- Grand Finale (2007) - Self - Judge
- Semi-Final Part 4 (2007) - Self - Judge
- Show 9 (2007) - Self - Judge
- Semi-Final Part 3 (2007) - Self - Judge
- Semi Finals 2 (2007) - Self - Judge
- Semi Finals 1 (2007) - Self - Judge
- Auditions 4 (2007) - Self - Judge
- Auditions 3 (2007) - Self - Judge
- Auditions 2 (2007) - Self - Judge
- Auditions 1 (2007) - Self - Judge
2006
20 to 1 (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Adults Only 20 to 01: Saucy Songs (2009) - Self
- Adults Only 20 to 01: World's Most Daring Movies (2009) - Self
- Magnificent Movies (2006) - Self
- World's Best Love Songs (2006) - Self
- Great Aussie Movies (2006) - Self
2006
The Footy Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #13.26 (2006) - Self
2006
Spicks and Specks (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #2.14 (2006) - Self (as Tom Bulinson)
2005
Today (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 9 June 2005 (2005) - Self
2004
Good Morning Australia (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 17 May 2004 (2004) - Self
2003
The Fat (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #6.16 (2003) - Self
2002
Carols in the Domain (TV Special) as
Self
2001
The Lanza Sessions (TV Movie documentary)
1998
Australian Story (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Searching for the Man/Street Where You Live (1998) - Self
1996
Animal Hospital (TV Series) as
Self - Host (1997)
1992
Carols in the Domain (TV Special) as
Self
1982
The Daryl Somers Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.23 (1982) - Self
1982
The Don Lane Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 22 March 1982 (1982) - Self
Archive Footage
2021
Running Hot: Reflections on 'Windrider' (Video short) as
Self - Actor
2018
Terror Nullius
2016
The Morning Show (TV Series) as
Jim Craig
- Episode dated 26 February 2016 (2016) - Jim Craig
2012
South Australian Film Corporation 40th Anniversary Showreel (Video documentary short) as
Self - Actor
2008
Not Quite Hollywood: Deleted and Extended Scenes (Video documentary) as
Self
2004
Composing Flesh+Blood (Video documentary short) as
Steven
1997
Century of Cinema (TV Series documentary) as
Jim Craig
- 40,000 years of dreaming (1997) - Jim Craig
1988
Great Performances (TV Series) as
Sid Meredith
- Melba (1988) - Sid Meredith
1985
Fragments of Terror as
John (segment "Revenge")

References

Tom Burlinson Wikipedia


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