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| Born | Greg Pead July 27, 1953 Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia |
| Years active | 1988 - present |
| Spouse(s) | LuLu Serious |
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Yahoo Serious (born July 27, 1953), originally known as Greg Pead (name-change by deed poll in 1980), is an Australian film actor, director and score composer. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Hunter Region, more commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, extending from approximately to north of Sydney, Australia For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the legal document of the same name see Deed poll. Deed Poll is a German -made Film, 2004 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. He is best known through his filmwork for his 1988 comedy, Young Einstein. Young Einstein is an Australian Comedy movie starring Yahoo Serious, released in 1988. He also created Reckless Kelly in 1993 and Mr. Accident in 2000. Reckless Kelly is a 1993 Australian Comedy film written directed and starring Yahoo Serious. Mr Accident ( 2000) is a comedy written directed produced by and starring the Australian actor Yahoo Serious. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Serious writes, directs, produces, stars in, and has composed the scores for all his own movies.
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Career
Yahoo Serious was born in Cardiff, City of Lake Macquarie in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia. Cardiff is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located west-southwest of Newcastle's Central business district The City of Lake Macquarie is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia, approximately north of Sydney. The Hunter Region, more commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, extending from approximately to north of Sydney, Australia He went to Cardiff High School, then worked as a tyre fitter to pay for his tuition at the National Art School in Sydney. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 After being expelled, Serious wrote, produced, and directed his first film at age 21, a documentary called Coaltown which explored the social and political history of coal mining. Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. The following year, his television series Lifestyle won the Australian Penguin Award for Best Educational Documentary.
In 1988, Yahoo Serious wrote, produced, and directed Young Einstein, an intentionally inaccurate movie portraying Albert Einstein as a young farmer in Tasmania who discovers rock music and surfing, romances Marie Curie, and derives the formula E=mc² while trying to discover a means of creating beer bubbles. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass In Physics, mass–energy equivalence is the concept that for particles slower than light any Mass has an associated Energy and vice versa. The movie was an international hit, grossing over $100 million worldwide, and propelling Serious to stardom.
In 1993, Yahoo Serious released his next film, Reckless Kelly, a satire about a modern descendant of the notorious Australian bank robber Ned Kelly who also becomes a movie star in Hollywood. Reckless Kelly is a 1993 Australian Comedy film written directed and starring Yahoo Serious. Edward "Ned" Kelly (3 June 1855 &ndash 11 November 1880 was an Australian Bushranger, and to some a Folk hero for his defiance of the colonial While Reckless Kelly was a hit in Australia, it failed outside of the country and ended Serious's bid for mainstream international popularity. In 2000, Yahoo Serious released his third film Mr. Accident, about the most accident-prone man in the world. Mr Accident ( 2000) is a comedy written directed produced by and starring the Australian actor Yahoo Serious. Like Reckless Kelly, the film was not a commercial success, but has a cult following.
Yahoo Serious received an honorary doctorate from the University of Newcastle, where he originally failed to get his degree. An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa ( Latin: 'for the sake of the honour' is an Academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding The University of Newcastle is an Australian public university that was established in 1965 and is located in Callaghan, a suburb of Newcastle New South
He is also a director of The Kokoda Track Foundation, and has trekked the Kokoda Track a number of times. The Kokoda Track or Trail is a single-file foot thoroughfare that runs overland &mdash in a straight line &mdash through the Owen Stanley Range in
Yahoo Serious has been more recently recognized for his work with the Melbourne Symphony orchestra, conducting and directing several successful self composed opera works such as 'SNAP' and 'The Tragedy of the Lone Ranger' and 'Ophelius Drake' for which he has won several ARIA music awards.
Yahoo Serious vs Yahoo!
In August 2000, Yahoo Serious tried to sue the search engine Yahoo! for trademark infringement. Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. A trademark or trade mark, represented by the symbols ™ and ®, or mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual The case was quickly thrown out because Serious could not prove that he sells products or services under the name "Yahoo," and therefore could not prove that he suffered harm or confusion due to the search engine. [1]
References in popular culture
- In an episode of The Simpsons, "Bart vs. Australia" the family is shown a slide depicting a movie theater advertising a "YAHOO SERIOUS FILM FESTIVAL" on the marquee. " Bart vs Australia " is the sixteenth episode of The Simpsons ' sixth season, which originally aired on the Fox network A confused Lisa says, "I know those words, but that sign makes no sense. "[2]
- In several episodes of the cult television show Mystery Science Theater 3000, host Michael J. Nelson speaks derisively of Yahoo Serious. Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American Cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced Michael John Nelson (born October 11, 1964 in St Charles Illinois) is an American Comedian and Writer, most famous for
- In a Season 2 episode of American Idol, when asked by an audience member who should play him in a film, Clay Aiken responded first with "People say I look like Yahoo Serious". American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition Clay Aiken (born Clayton Holmes Grissom on November 30, 1978) is an American pop Singer who began his rise to fame on the
References
- ^ Morris, Rachel. "Yahoo is really serious - Actor sues internet company over name" The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia) September 22, 2001, Local Section, pg. 10
- ^ http://www.snpp.com/episodes/2F13.html - Bart vs. Australia @ SNPP. com
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