PAUL LIVINGSTON is a writer and performer best known for his comic alter ego, Flacco. He has toured extensively throughout Australia and internationally, with appearances at the Edinburgh and Montreal Comedy Festivals.
As an actor, Livingston's feature film credits include: Vincent Ward's "The Navigator," Wim Wenders' "Until the End of the World," Jane Campion's "Sweetie," Alex Proyas' "Dark City," and George Miller's "Babe" and "Babe: Pig in the City." His stage performances include The Sydney Theatre Company's productions of Nikolai Gogol's "The Government Inspector" and William Shakespeare's "As You Like It," both at the Sydney Opera House.
Livingston's writing credits include eight radio plays for ABC Radio National, and the stage play "Emma's Noise," directed by Neil Armfield at Belvoir St Theatre. Publications include Flacco's Burnt Offerings for Penguin books, who also published his first novel The Dirt Bath in 1998. His satirical self-help guide, Releasing the Imbecile Within, was released in 2003 by Allen & Unwin and in 2011 Penguin books released Paul's novelization of the screenplay for "Happy Feet Two."
His many television credits include writing for Network Ten's "Good News Week" from 2008 to 2011. He also wrote the screenplays for the animated feature films "How Kate Beat the Blues" for producers Jamie Hilton, Michael Petroni and musician/collaborator Ben Lee and "Truck Dogs," based on the book by Graeme Base.
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