Bryan John Dawe was born on 21 March 1948 and is an Australian writer, comedian, actor, political satirist, songwriter, photographer and social activist.
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Bryan Dawe is known predominantly for his long-running collaboration with fellow satirist, John Clarke, which lasted from 1989 until Clarke's death in 2017; Dawe has achieved success as a painter and public speaker.
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Bryan Dawe would take on the role of interviewer, with Clarke playing the role of a prominent figure or politician.
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The format generally involved Bryan Dawe trying to press for an answer and Clarke trying to evade the question.
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Bryan Dawe has a number of other roles outside of his interview collaborations with Clarke.
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Bryan Dawe is a songwriter, winning the Australian Song Festival and then representing Australia in Tokyo at the World Song Festival.
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Bryan Dawe is a painter and photographer and has featured in several gallery exhibitions which combine these two interests.
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Bryan Dawe had a minor role in the successful Australian film The Castle in 1997.
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Bryan Dawe had a minor role in the 2003 film The Honourable Wally Norman.
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Bryan Dawe has written and performed extensively on ABC Radio with his satirical characters Sir Murray Rivers and Roly Parks.
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Bryan Dawe has been chair of Common Fate, a not for profit organisation supporting the reconciliation work of Aboriginal leaders Pat Dodson and Paul Briggs.
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Bryan Dawe is a longtime supporter of the fight for a Palestine homeland.
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Bryan Dawe is an inveterate traveller and has written various articles and a radio series on his travels.
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Bryan Dawe has organised and conducted group tours to Eastern Europe, Syria and Jordan.
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In 2012, Bryan Dawe had a guest role in the third season of the Australian drama series Tangle.