Paul John "P. J." Hogan (born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in 30 November 1962) is an AACTA Awards winning Australian film director and a writer in the film and television genre.
Hogan was born in Brisbane, Australia. As a teenager, Hogan lived on the North Coast of New South Wales and attended Mt St Patrick's College and was said to have had a difficult time in high school as he was a victim of bullying.
Hogan's directorial debut was the s...
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Paul John "P. J." Hogan (born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in 30 November 1962) is an AACTA Awards winning Australian film director and a writer in the film and television genre.
Hogan was born in Brisbane, Australia. As a teenager, Hogan lived on the North Coast of New South Wales and attended Mt St Patrick's College and was said to have had a difficult time in high school as he was a victim of bullying.
Hogan's directorial debut was the short film Getting West, made in 1984. This film won him an AACTA Award for Best Short Fiction Film. He then went on to direct minor films. In 1991, he was the assistant director of the Australian film Proof. In the early 1990's, he wrote for several and write television series, including The Flying Doctors in 1991 and for Lift Off in 1992.
His first big hit was the 1994 Australian film Muriel's Wedding, which helped launch the careers of actors Toni Collette and Rachel Griffiths. He both directed and wrote this film, and was nominated for Best...
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