Peter Moon

Peter Moon (born 18 January 1953) is an Australian comedian, best known for writing and performing in the sketch comedy Fast Forward.

Biography Moon was born in Yarram, Victoria.

On Fast Forward, his characters were often oafish sidekicks to more dominant characters played by Steve Vizard, including Barry the advertising executive and Abdul the Persian carpet salesman. Moon appeared in one of the show's best-known parodies, of the Kung Fu television series (also opposite Vizard), and as the "very unattractive" Soviet newsreader Victor with Jane Turner as Svetta.

After Fast Forward, Moon worked as a writer and occasional guest performer on its successor, Full Frontal, and various other comedy series, usually alongside other Fast Forward alumni. In 1995 Moon joined the 2Day FM Morning Crew breakfast radio show, co-hosting alongside Wendy Harmer. For 8 years this was consistently the highest rating FM Breakfast show in Sydney, until animosity between the two hosts, together with Moon increasingly delivering his content for the show from a studio in Melbourne, led to him being axed in 2002. The new duo of Greg Fleet and Harmer rated poorly and Morning Crew was taken off air at the end of the following year.

Moon also played Samuel Marsden in the historical sit-com Bligh, and appeared in Bill Bennett's Film The Nugget. Since then Moon has been developing film and television projects and making occasional appearances in shows such as 20 to 1 and Let Loose Live. He wrote, produced and appeared in The Comedy Channel's sitcom Whatever Happened To That Guy?, which is loosely based on his post-fame life.

In 2010, Moon joined the cast of Neighbours on a recurring basis as theatre producer Terry Kearney.

He is also the treasurer of the Australian Writers Guild.

Personal life Moon has three children. He lives with his partner Jane Hopkins at a farmhouse in Trentham, Victoria.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Type 1982 Snow: The Movie Bruno Feature film 1984 Future Schlock Minister Feature film 1984 Channel Chaos Dick Jones Feature film 1984 The Bark is Worse than the Byte Short film 1993 The Making of Nothing Cinematographer TV movie 1997 The Alive Tribe Priest Feature film 1999 Kaylocks Flint Short film 2002 The Nugget Ratner Feature film 2005 Marti's Party Keith Short film 2007 Little Deaths Sleazy Salesman Feature film 2008 Making Plans for Roland Basil Panitidis Short film

Television Year Title Role Type 1984 The Gillies Report Various characters TV sketch series 1983; 1985 Prisoner Parish Priest / Bob Barker TV series, 2 episodes 1984 Special Squad Eddie TV series, 1 episode 1984 Carson's Law Judges Associate TV series, 2 episodes 1985 Anzacs English Batman TV miniseries, 1 episode 1985 The Eleventh Hour Various characters TV series 1986 The Lancaster Miller Affair Reporter #2 TV miniseries, 3 episodes 1988 Sentiments Customer TV series, 1 episode 1986; 1988 The Flying Doctors Repossessor / Clem TV series, 2 episodes 1989–92 Fast Forward Barry / Abdul / Victor / various characters TV sketch series, 90 episodes 1992 Bligh Reverend Samuel Marsden / King George III TV series, 13 episodes 1993–96 Full Frontal Guest performer TV sketch series, 13 episodes 20 to 1 TV series 1999 The Late Report Various characters TV comedy special, 1 episode 2001 Pizza Morning Crew TV series, 1 episode 2005 Let Loose Live Various characters TV sketch series, 2 episodes 2009 Whatever Happened to That Guy? Peter Moon TV series, 8 episodes (also writer / producer) 2010 Neighbours Terry Kearney TV series, 11 episodes 2010 City Homicide Lars Keller TV series, 1 episode 2013 Underbelly: Squizzy Leo TV series, 5 episodes

Radio Year Title Role Type 1995–2002 2Day FM Morning Crew Co-host (with Wendy Harmer) Breakfast radio show