Graeme is the national television critic and crime reviewer for The Australian and a movie presenter on Foxtel’s Masterpiece and FOX Classics’ channels.
As an actor, director, producer and writer, Graeme has been associated with many pivotal moments in Australian theatre, film and television.
After working at the legendary Pram Factory and then Hoopla, he was co-executive director of the Playbox Theatre Company, associate director of the Melbourne Theatre Company, artistic director of the National Playwrights’ Conference and artistic director of Kinsela’s in Sydney. He has directed over 100 plays, acted in about the same number, and appeared in more than 40 films and hundreds of hours of television. He is also an award-winning director of commercials and a prolific journalist.
His books include his autobiography, The Naked Truth, and the biographies, King: The Life and Comedy of Graham Kennedy and Bert: The Story of Australia’s Favourite TV Star. He is also the co-author of a biography of painter Brett Whiteley, An Unauthorised Life, and the editor of Australian Theatre: Backstage with Graeme Blundell.
