Pinky Beecroft
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Pinky Beecroft (born Matt Ford) is an Australian singer/songwriter/performer.
He was the lead singer and song-writer of Australian band Machine Gun Fellatio. He quit the band in 2005, at which point the group split up. He is the current lead singer of Pinky Beecroft & The White Russians.[1] and has released a self titled EP [2]
He made a number of appearances on the ABC television series The Glass House. [3]
He has also appeared on the Network Ten series The Panel as well as In Siberia Tonight on SBS-TV.
Ford/Beecroft co-wrote the song "No Aphrodisiac" (credited as Matt Ford).[4] The song was recorded by The Whitlams and went on to win an ARIA Award for Song of the Year.[5]
With Machine Gun Fellatio Ford/Beecroft was nominated for an Aria Award for Best New Song for The Girl Of My Dreams Is Giving Me Nightmaresin 2003 [6]
Under his birthname, Matt Ford, he has written for a number of TV series, including Farscape [7], a popular US TV series broadcast on the Sci-Fi channel, and Sweat [8] - which starred Heath Ledger. His writing credits also include the long-running Australian series Stingers [9], Love is a Four Letter Word [10], Medivac [11], Wildside [12], G.P. [13], and Lochie Leonard [14].
He wrote the screenplay for the documentary feature Killing Priscilla, directed by Academy-Award winner Lizzie Gardiner and screened in Australia, The UK and the US.
He was the writer of ROAD [15], a telefeature for SBS Independent, produced by Enda Murray and Lisa Duff and using an all-indigenous Australian cast and crew. It screened on SBS-TV.
His writing credits also include Frankies House [16], (an Australian US-UK co-production), Sea Patrol, and the Showtime series Satisfaction [17], which is currently a hit for the Showcase channel.
His feature film screenplays include Prodigal Son, and Twisted Sister.[18]
He was a writer and producer of ABC TV's Love is a Four Letter Word.[19]
He co-wrote the book A grown up guys guide to life with Joan Sauers.
His short stories were featured in the marketing campaign for the most recent Elle MacPherson lingerie range.[20]
He hosts the World 9-Ball Championships on ABC-TV and is currently working with Chaser member Charles Firth on his satire driven Manic Times. [21]
He lives in Sydney and Melbourne, with his much cleverer brother Brain. They get into a lot of scrapes together, mainly involving banana-hammocks.
[edit] References
- ^ Pinky Beecroft & The White Russians – Personnel. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
- ^ Inertia - Music Catalogue -Pinky Beecroft & The White Russians. Inertia-Music. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ www.tv.com/the-glass-house/pinky-beecroft-and-adam-spencer/episode/348567/cast.html
- ^ Track Information – No Aphrodisiac. The Whitlams. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
- ^ ARIA Awards – Winners by Year. ARIA. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
- ^ ARIA Awards: History: Winners by Year. ARIA. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ IMBd - Matt Ford. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ IMBd - Matt Ford. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ IMBd - Matt Ford. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ IMBd - Matt Ford. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ IMBd - Matt Ford. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ IMBd - Matt Ford. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ IMBd - Matt Ford. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ IMBd - Matt Ford. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ IMBd - Matt Ford. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ IMBd - Matt Ford. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ IMBd - Matt Ford. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ Catriona Mathewson. "Back to square one", The Courier Mail, 2006-11-16. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
- ^ Love is a Four Letter Word - ABC Content Sales
- ^ To Elle with it, it's show time | The Courier-Mail
- ^ http://www.manictimes.com.au/
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