Paul Hogan
Paul Hogan is an Australian actor and comedian best known for the 1986 film *Crocodile Dundee*, in which he played a rugged outback bushman navigating New York City.
The character became an international icon of Australian culture, blending laconic humor with frontier toughness.
Hogan's catchphrase That's not a knife... that's a knife entered popular memory.
Fictional outback survivalist
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- larrikinMischievous, convention-flouting youth
- SydneyNew South Wales capital
- kangarooPouched Australian leaper
Great Barrier Reef · Uluru · boomerang · didgeridoo · koala · bushman · mate · Australian accent
Fictional outback survivalist
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- box officeTicket sales revenue
- sequelContinuation of prior work
fish out of water · leading man · screen presence · feature film · cinema · character role · film debut
Short comic performances
- variety showProgram mixing different performances
- comedy sketchesShort humorous performances
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- seriesOrdered set of related items
pilot · prime time · entertainer · comedic timing · parody · satire · impersonations
Expressionless, especially for humor
- witClever, inventive humor
- one-linersBrief comedic remarks
- self-deprecatingBelittling one's own abilities
- observational comedyComedy mining daily existence
comedic timing · satire · parody · banter · dry humor · improvisation · physical comedy · quips
Australian arch crossing harbor
- working classManual laborers collectively
- self-madeSuccessful through own efforts
- Emmy AwardTelevision excellence recognition
- tax disputeDisagreement over government levies
retirement · comeback · autobiography · memoir · personal life
Crocodile Dundee
Fictional outback survivalist
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- larrikinMischievous, convention-flouting youth
- SydneyNew South Wales capital
kangaroo · Great Barrier Reef · Uluru · boomerang · didgeridoo · koala · bushman · mate · Australian accent · Melbourne
Crocodile Dundee
Fictional outback survivalist
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- box officeTicket sales revenue
sequel · fish out of water · leading man · screen presence · feature film · cinema · character role · film debut
sketch comedy
Short comic performances
- variety showProgram mixing different performances
- comedy sketchesShort humorous performances
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
series · pilot · prime time · entertainer · comedic timing · parody · satire · impersonations
deadpan
Expressionless, especially for humor
- witClever, inventive humor
- one-linersBrief comedic remarks
- self-deprecatingBelittling one's own abilities
observational comedy · comedic timing · satire · parody · banter · dry humor · improvisation · physical comedy · quips · gags
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Australian arch crossing harbor
- working classManual laborers collectively
- self-madeSuccessful through own efforts
- Emmy AwardTelevision excellence recognition
tax dispute · retirement · comeback · autobiography · memoir · personal life
- Australian ComedyDame Edna, Rebel Wilson, Eric Bana, Crocodile Dundee, Kenny
- AustraliansHugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, Margot Robbie
Paul HoganCary Grant
Hugh Grant · Oscar Wilde · James Bond · Pierce Brosnan · George Clooney
Paul HoganWoody Allen