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Chris Lilley Chris Lilley i(A95596 works by)
Born: Established: 1975 Turramurra, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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1 1 form y separately published work icon Lunatics ( dir. Chris Lilley ) 2019 Australia : Princess Pictures , 2019 16107324 2019 series - publisher film/TV humour

'Lunatics is a mockumentary series that explores the lives and narrative of six different characters, each with their own eccentricity in their lifestyle and behaviours over the course of a month.' (Synopsis)
1 y separately published work icon Jonah from Tonga Chris Lilley , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2014 8031041 2014 single work graphic novel

'After being expelled from Summer Heights High, Jonah Takalua was banished to Tonga to live with his Uncle Mamafu, but now he is causing more trouble than ever. Sent back to Sydney, Jonah wants to make his family proud, but while Jonah might be in a new school, he is still up to his old tricks: gangs and graffiti, fights and frenemies, breakdancing and law-breaking.

'Revisit the antics of Jonah, the teenage Tongan rebel, and meet his Fobba-licious crew in this full-colour graphic novel adaptation of Chris Lilley's hilarious hit television series.' (Publication summary)
1 Dress for Success Chris Lilley , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 16 October 2013; (p. 33)
1 14 form y separately published work icon Ja'mie : Private School Girl Chris Lilley , ( dir. Chris Lilley ) Australia : Princess Pictures ABC Television HBO , 2013 6412137 2013 single work film/TV humour

'Ja'mie: Private School Girl follows the eponymous school captain during the last few months of her final year of school, far removed from the grounds of Summer Heights High and back on the lush manicured lawns of Hillford Girls Grammar School. Returning to her private school roots, the series highlights the trials and responsibilities that come with being the "most well-known" girl on campus, including her academic and charity work, social life and relationships with family.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 11/3/2014)
1 32 form y separately published work icon Angry Boys Chris Lilley , Princess Pictures (publisher), ( dir. Chris Lilley ) Australia : Princess Pictures Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2011 Z1777938 2011 series - publisher film/TV humour (taught in 1 units) 'The chameleon of character invention, writer/performer Chris Lilley brings to life six vastly different characters, but they all have one thing in common - they will entertain and intrigue, as their private worlds are revealed.

'Still living on the family farm in Dunt, identical twins Daniel and Nathan Sims, who appeared in We Can Be Heroes, are back. Joining the boys in the series are four new characters; former surfing world champion Blake Oakfield, a family man and founding member of a surfie gang - the Mucca Mad Boys; S.mouse a U.S. rapper famous for having produced the biggest selling hip-hop single of all time; Japanese mother Jen Okazaki, a shrewd businesswoman, she also manages her son's skateboarding career; and Juvenile Justice Centre for Boys officer Ruth Sims, aka Gran. Gran takes pride in looking after the 'worst boys in the state' and can be as tough on the boys as she is kind to them.'

Source: ABC1 website, http://www.abc.net.au/tv/
Sighted: 09/05/2011
1 21 form y separately published work icon Summer Heights High Chris Lilley , Sydney : ABC Books , 2007 Z1424063 2007 single work film/TV humour (taught in 1 units)

'Summer Heights High explores what happens over one school term in an average Australian high school.'

Source: ABC website, http://www.abc.net.au/tv/summerheightshigh/
Sighted: 03/09/2007
1 11 form y separately published work icon We Can Be Heroes The Nominees; We Can Be Heroes : Finding the Australian of the Year Chris Lilley , Ryan Shelton , ( dir. Matt Saville ) 2005 Australia Sydney : ABC Television Princess Pictures , 2005 Z1271609 2005 single work film/TV humour satire

We Can Be Heroes is a fictional documentary series that follows five nominees competing for the Australian of the Year Award. The characters (all played by actor/comedian Chris Lilley) are Phil, a rescue hero who saved nine children in a jumping castle accident; Ricky, a Chinese physics genius and aspiring actor; Ja'mie, a charity-minded schoolgirl who sponsors 85 Sudanese children; Daniel and Nathan, twin farm boys embarking on a world-first eardrum transplant; and Pat, a disabled suburban housewife turned elite athlete.

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