Hogan, Paul (1939-…), is an Australian comedian and actor. He gained international fame when he starred in the motion picture Crocodile Dundee (1986). Hogan played the character of Mick “Crocodile” Dundee, an Australian crocodile hunter. Hogan also co-wrote the film, which made more money at the box office than any Australian film before it. 
Hogan was born on Oct. 8, 1939, in Parramatta, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. He attended Parramatta Marist High School. After he graduated, Hogan worked as a rigger (maintenance worker) on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. He made his first television appearance in 1971, on a talent show called “New Faces.” Also in 1971, Hogan appeared on the television news program “A Current Affair.” After being offered a regular role on the program, he quit his rigger job and began working full-time as an actor.
From 1973 to 1984, Hogan produced, wrote, and hosted the sketch-comedy TV series “The Paul Hogan Show.” Sketch comedy consists of short comic scenes. On his show, Hogan played the character of Hoges, a down-to-earth, working-class man with many similarities to Hogan himself. Hogan also starred in the TV miniseries Anzacs (1985). He played an Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) soldier during World War I (1914-1918).
Hogan received international attention after appearing in a series of TV commercials promoting tourism in the early 1980’s. The commercials were broadcast in the United States and other countries. They helped to popularize many stereotypes (generalized or oversimplified beliefs) about Australians.
In 1985, Hogan was named Australian of the Year. In 1986, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his service to entertainment and tourism. Appointment to the Order of Australia is Australia’s highest award for service to the country or humanity. In 1987, Hogan won the Golden Globe Award for best motion-picture actor in a comedy or musical, for his performance in Crocodile Dundee.
Hogan again starred as Mick Dundee in the sequel films Crocodile Dundee II (1988) and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001). Hogan’s other movies include the drama Almost An Angel (1990); the adventure comedy Flipper (1996); the comedies Strange Bedfellows (2004) and Charlie & Boots (2009); and The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020), in which he plays a fictionalized version of himself.
Hogan wrote an autobiography, The Tap-Dancing Knife Thrower (2020). His second book, Australia According to Hoges (2022), features humorous stories about Australian history.
