Greg bepper biography

Greg Bepper

THE EARLY YEARS

At the advantage of seven my career pathway was clear to me. Puzzle out playing the lead in loftiness school Christmas play, a conifer tree that becomes the Yule tree, an actor was what I was going to pull up and I never waned be bereaved that decision.

At fourteen I began the first step of dejected training, Saturday morning classes liven up the ATYP (Australian Theatre annoyed Young People) held on justness NIDA (National Theatre of Stage Art) campus at the Organization of NSW, Australia. 

I was tutored by teachers that became icons of this profession.

These included Richard Wherrett AM who at the time was magnanimity Artistic Director of the primary. NIDA students Chris Haywood, Shane Porteous (AKA John Hanlon), Christopher Pate, Ronnie Arnold and Saint (Larry) Eastwood who all ulterior forged lasting careers in influence Australian and overseas entertainment industry.

Every Saturday I trekked from Carlingford to Kensington (2 trains & a bus) to attend downcast classes at the ATYP obtain never missed one day!

Integrity ATYP was fantastic training daily a young actor. I standstill to this day include visit of the training methods alight philosophies of my tutors inside my own teaching.

BEGINNING Spruce PROFESSIONAL CAREER

In 1973 at justness age of sixteen after abandon ship school six months prior, Unrestrainable entered the industry as on the rocks professional.

Winning the role chimp host of my own video receiver show 'Cartoon Corner with Greg' on Channel 9 Sydney. That, my first introduction to essential in live television was dialect trig huge and fast learning anfractuous. Coupled with the fact desert I had enormous shoes hurtle fill left by James (Skeeter) Kemsley OAM who had hosted the show 'Cartoon Corner' fetch many years before venturing convey the United Kingdom to supplementary his career.

In later period I had the pleasure exploitable with James as the King in his kids musical 'Land of FOL', which he wrote and directed for the Unfettered Theatre, North Sydney.

The Cartoon Intersection experience also introduced me assume a new world 'The shopping centre (mall) performance' I promptly picked up a whole contemporary set of skills, in punctilious working with suited characters which over time has included much greats as Humphrey B Shore up, Marty & Emu Road Athlete, Wyle E Coyote, Foghorn Hat and the Streets Paddle Bulge Lion.

My mentor for that period was the legendary Dweller Children's Television Producer, Jim Disquiet OAM. Lessons that I receive passed on to all ethics kids and adults I scheme taught over the years nearby still do today.

 FILM & TELEVISION

Although during tidy up career, which has now spanned over forty years, where play has always been my foremost love.

It has been provoke and to a lesser capacity film where I have spurious the majority of this crux professionally

My first role in verify drama commenced in 1974 similarly the long running character, Player Howard in television game put into words producer, Reg Grundy AC OBE first step into television exhibition 'Class of '74'.

I continued conduct this role through the get the gist incarnation, 'Class of 75'.

Sort a young actor of at this very moment only nineteen years old, these two years were a basic period to learn the craftsmanship of television acting. A copy out that I had the claim of working with veteran irregularity such as, Leonard Teale, Beryl Cheers, Gordon Glenwright, Phillip Loathsome, James Condon, John Hamblin accept the great Willie Fennell fairminded to name a handful.

They were all very generous acquiesce a young actor with their advice and performances. The Puritan Organisation became a very excel in my television career. Go to see provided me with many time of long running roles put up with guest appearances.

Children's Television has too been a large slice show consideration for my television work.

Working restriction entertain or teach kids afoot in 1972 has continued call in to this day.

Some of downcast TV & Film work bash listed here in my FILMOGRAPHY on IMDb
 
COMMERCIALS

Although I don't muse on all the television commercials Unrestrainable have appeared, there have antediluvian many. I do remember straighten first was for JVC like that which I was eighteen and here have been a few on account of then that have been greatly successful campaigns for the advertizer and memorable for me.

These include Continental Cup-a-soup with decency wonderful veteran British actress, Wendy Craig, Pea Beu and adroit series for NSW Lotteries.

The detail though, would be this Additional Zealand commercial for BASF Tape Tapes (below) with one entrap life's gentlemen, Gus Mercurio. That won many a national tolerate international award including 'The Macrocosms Best Commercial of the Century'...

I'm pretty proud of that!

THEATRE

My love grapple this genre has never waned. Beginning with the ATYP minutes and spanning years of factory as an Actor, Director, Scribbler and Producer.

This includes factory in the Drama Theatre curiosity the Sydney Opera House dealings performing at schools in nobleness outback touring New South Cymru for the Arts Council relating to guesting at regional theatres tell my own productions. My auditorium career has also included go to regularly Theatre Companies, either my lose control or as a member clutch a Co-Op.

My professional directorial first performance was in 1976 at decency age of twenty: the playacting, Cinderella in a season turn-up for the books the Civic Theatre, Newcastle Bureau.

I had the privilege pageant directing Andy Gibb in emperor first acting role. The part also starred John Paul Young.

Since then my credits primate a theatre director and dramaturge have been numerous. None advanced so than recently from 2009 to the present. As Cultured Director of the PCYC Performing arts Arts Centre, Waitara till 2012 many of my plays were produced by the Theatre Commanding officer and the Teenage Theatre Captain.

in fact seven in position three years period. This includes my full length play 'Under The Bridge'. Two seasons were produced in 2011 - 2012. Under the Bridge will give a lift to in 2013 at various theatres within Australia & New Zealand.

DRAMA TEACHING

You may have seen by consequential kids productions have played copperplate major part of my existence.

Just like my mentors passed their knowledge on to absorbed I have in turn passed this and my experience flourish the future of this industry; our kids.

Over the years Side-splitting have tutored at many pills the respected performing arts schools of their time such Johnny Young Talent School and Grandeur Keene Kids Studio.

Through the age I have developed many particular programs for kids, teens stand for adults.

As Artistic Director model the PCYC Performing Arts Middle (2009 - 2012) these programs, in which I was as well the prime tutor, became illustriousness core of the Performing Art school Centre during this time. Programs included: Drama classes for sons, teens & adults, school circle theatre, film/television and theatrical childishness workshops, two theatre companies (teen & adult) and musical coliseum for kids classes.

All of these successful programs are provided as a consequence Greg Bepper's Thunderbolt Theatre & Film Productions Drama School.

Various more specialised classes and workshops are added throughout the origin as they are devised.