Paul Hogan

Paul Hogan: Biography in Details

Who is Paul Hogan?

Australian Paul Hogan is the Order of Australia-honored comedian and actor.

Hogan is renowned as Michael of the Crocodile Dundee.

Paul Hogan is the Academy Award-nominated writer for Crocodile Dundee.

Next, he will be appearing in the movie, The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee as Paul.

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What are the birth facts of Paul Hogan?

Paul Hogan was born on the 8th of October 1939 in Lightning Ridge, New South Wales.

His mother, Florence Hogan was of Irish ethnicity.

To date, Paul Hogan has not disclosed any information about his father, siblings, and education.

Paul Hogan- Professional Life, Career

– Paul Hogan started his career as a rigger on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. However, his career took a great turn for good when he appeared in the Nine Network’s talent program, New Faces. In the program, he appeared as a Tap dancing knife-thrower.

– After the show, he started making an appearance in the series, A Current Affair. During the show, he met the producer, John Cornell. In a very little time duration, they became business partners.

– In 1984, they produced the TV series, The Paul Hogan Show. Before that, he had contributed his script to the TV movies like Hogan in London and Paul Hogan’s England. 

– In 1985, Paul Hogan got his breakout as an actor and writer with the comedy action movie, Crocodile Dundee. The movie made with a budget of A$8.8 million was an instantaneous hit at the time.

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– Apart from acting, he is also active in the advertisement work that includes brand like Foster’s Lager, Subaru Outback, and Winfield cigarettes.

Paul Hogan’s Awards, Nomination

• 2016- Longford Lyell Award.
• 1987- Hall of Frame by Logies Awards, Golden Globe Awards.
• 1978, 1975- Logie Awards for The Paul Hogan Show.
• 1987- Nominated for Oscar for ‘Crocodile’ Dundee.

How much does Paul Hogan earn?

Through his career as an actor, he has made a hasty net worth of $27 million.

His earnings as an actor range from $19k to $208k.

Also, through his scriptwriting profession, he makes in the range of $23k to $103k.

Apart from that, Paul Hogan also earns through promoting brands through advertisements.

The box office collection of his movie, Crocodile Dundee was 328 million USD.

Tax Controversy

In 2007, the news created a huge buzz that states Paul is involved with a group that has done tax fraud worth AU$300 million.

However, Paul Hogan has always stated that he has paid plenty of taxes to the government.

Hence, he need not be fear.

In July 2008, he won the battle against the Australian Crime Commission.

Also, he received compensation of the AU$5 million for his legal bills.

On the 18th of June 2010, he lost in the Australian High Court as he was unable to keep his tax documents a secret.

When Paul Hogan returned to Australia for his mother’s funeral.

ATO issued a Department prohibition order claiming that he owes AU$37.5 million tax to be paid.

Finally, in November 2010, ATO dropped its charges against Hogan.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Paul Hogan has blue eyes with light hair.

His height is 5 feet 9 inches and weighs around 72 kg.

Social Media Profiles

Paul Hogan is active on Twitter with the handle, @realpaulhogan with followers of around 3.1k.

On Twitter, he is following the personalities like Chris Reason, Elon Musk, and Ryan Daniels.

However, Paul Hogan is not active on Instagram and Facebook.

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