Bruno Lucia

Bruno Lucia is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor and performer.

Background

Hailing from Adelaide, Lucia was born on 27 January 1960 and is of Italian descent.

Career

Stand-up comedy Bruno began his comedy career at the Sydney Comedy Store in 1986 with the character Dino Valentino. He has since performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe, and Sydney Comedy Festival, as well as touring solo around Australia. He was notably part of the successful Great Australian Comedy Show with Eric Bana, Russell Gilbert, Vince Sorrenti, Elliot Goblet and Scared Weird Little Guys in the late 1990s.

He moved to London in 1998, where he regularly performed the live stand-up circuit and toured Ireland, Holland, Scotland, Hong Kong, and Bangkok. In Los Angeles, he was a regular at a number of venues and also performed in New York and Las Vegas. He has also played in Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand. Notable international appearances include Rascals Comedy Hour on HBO (USA), Catch a Rising Star (New York), the Comedy Store (Los Angeles), Live at Jongleurs (on UK Gold), and the Comedy Store (London).

Lucia is currently based in Los Angeles, touring and performing comedy and musical comedy internationally.

Acting Lucia rose to popularity in the early 1990s with his role as sleazy entertainment agent Wayne Lovett on the Channel 9 television sitcom All Together Now (with Jon English and Rebecca Gibney), memorable in part due to his character's iconic catchphrase "Chickybabe!"

Lucia has also featured in many dramatic roles, acting in television series such as Stingers, A Country Practice and Ring of Scorpio. Film appearances include Sweet Talker, The Time Guardian and Love's Brother.

Music Lucia is also a musician and songwriter, having performed professionally in Australia for ten years, supporting artists such as George Benson, Madness, The B-52s, Joan Armatrading, José Feliciano, Midnight Oil, Cold Chisel and Crowded House.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Type 1987 The Lighthorsemen Abdul Feature film 1987 The Time Guardian Commando Dion Zees Feature film 1991 Sweet Talker Mr John Thomas Feature film 2004 Love's Brother Paolo Feature film 2013 The Claw 2 Special Agent 199 Short film The Big Dino Valentino Short film

Television Year Title Role Type Carson's Law Guest role TV series 1984 Special Squad Guest role TV series The Fast Lane Guest role TV series 1985 The Dunera Boys Abe Joelstein (uncredited) TV miniseries 1989 Rafferty's Rules Franco Scali TV series, season 5, episode 14: "Whistling in the Dark" 1990 A Country Practice Mystery Patient TV series, season 10, episode 4: "Anna and the King: Part 2" 1991 Ring of Scorpio Bruno Torres TV miniseries, 4 episodes 1991–93 All Together Now Wayne Lovett TV series, 101 episodes 1992 The Late Show Rob after Plastic Surgery TV series, season 1, episode 10 1995 Under Melbourne Tonight TV series, episode airing 7 December 1995 2002 Stingers Mick Dooley TV series, season 5, episode 5: "A Little Crush" 2003 Legacy of the Silver Shadow Mr. Vesuvius TV series, season 1, episode 10: "Kings of the World" 1996 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Self / comedian TV series, 1 episode 1997 Live at Jongleurs Self / comedian TV series, 1 episode 2007 The World Stands Up Self / comedian TV series, 1 episode 2010 Man Up, Stand-Up Self / comedian TV series, 2 episodes

Theatre Year Title Role Venue 1986 Dino Valentino and Sandra Lee in Club Italiano Dino Valentino Sydney Comedy Store (also director) Six O’Clock Rock The Ghost of Jerry Bundler In the Zone 2013 Antony and Cleopatra Various characters King Street Theatre, Sydney

Live stand-up (partial) Year Title Role Venue 1994 The Bald and the Beautiful Comedian Circus-Gurus for Melbourne International Comedy Festival Great Australian Comedy Show Comedian 2004 Show Us your Roots Comedian Crown Melbourne for Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2004 Show Us your Roots II Comedian Canberra Theatre 2004 Stars of Stand Up Comedian Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide 2016 Comedy in the Basement Comedian Arts Centre Gold Coast 2019 In Conversation with the Sopranos Comedian / Opening Act Southern Cross Club, Canberra, Enmore Theatre, Sydney, The Star Gold Coast, Crown Perth, Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, Palais Theatre, Melbourne

Video game Year Title Role Type 2004 Rome: Total War Voice Video game

Discography Year Title 1997 Life After Chicki Babe 2012 Live - Australia's Most Wanted Comedy Rock N' Roller