Tim Minchin

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Fri Aug 13 Sydney, Australia · Wednesday 13th August, at The Grand Electric Details

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About

Timothy David Minchin AM (born 7 October 1975) is a British-Australian musical comedian and actor.

Minchin has released six CDs, five DVDs, and live comedy shows that he has performed internationally. He has appeared on television in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. His show Darkside launched him into the public eye, achieving critical success at the 2005 Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Minchin has a background in theatre and has appeared in various stage productions in addition to small acting roles on Australian television. A documentary film about Minchin, Rock n Roll Nerd (directed by Rhian Skirving), was released theatrically in 2008 and broadcast by ABC1 in 2009. He is the composer and lyricist of the Olivier Award-winning, Tony Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated show Matilda the Musical and the Olivier Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated show Groundhog Day The Musical. In 2013, he played rock star Atticus Fetch on Californication and he co-wrote and starred as Lucky Flynn in the TV series Upright (2019–2022).

In 2013, the University of Western Australia awarded Minchin an honorary Doctor of Letters degree for his contribution to the arts. In 2015 he was awarded a second honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, and in 2019 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Performing Arts from Edith Cowan University. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2020 Australia Day Honours "for significant service to the performing arts, and to the community".

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Timothy David Minchin, né le 7 octobre 1975 à Northampton, Royaume-Uni, est un musicien, compositeur, auteur, humoriste, acteur et producteur exécutif australien.

Tim Minchin est principalement connu en tant que chanteur mêlant musique et humour. Ses chansons sont généralement drôles, voire satiriques. Étant athée et sceptique, il a pour thèmes récurrents la religion et la superstition. Il fait des apparitions sur les chaînes de télévision australiennes, britanniques et américaines. Il a fréquenté l'Université d'Australie-Occidentale et la Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (en).

En 2002, Minchin s'est installé à Melbourne. Son premier spectacle, Dark Side, a reçu un certain succès critique au Melbourne International Comedy Festival et au Edinburgh Festival Fringe de 2005. Il est le sujet du film documentaire Rock N Roll Nerd réalisé par Rhian Skirving et sorti en 2008.

En 2012, Minchin a composé la musique et écrit les paroles des comédies musicales Matilda et Groundhog Day. Il a interprété le rôle de Judas dans la comédie musicale Jesus Christ Superstar d'Andrew Lloyd Webber. Il a tenu l’un des rôles principaux dans la saison 6 de Californication.

En 2013, l'Université de l'Australie occidentale décerne à Tim Minchin un doctorat honorifique en lettres pour sa contribution aux arts, une distinction reconnaissant son œuvre et sa renommée mondiale en tant que compositeur, parolier, écrivain et comédien.

En 2015, il a obtenu un deuxième doctorat honorifique en lettres de la Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.

Minchin a été nommé membre de l'Ordre de l'Australie à l'occasion des Australia Day honours 2020.