Paul anthony mcdermott biography of christopher
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Chris McDermott
Australian rules footballer
For the British handball player, see Christopher McDermott.
Australian rules footballer
Christopher Stephen McDermott[4] (born 4 November 1963) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the Glenelg Football Club and North Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
He was an inaugural inductee into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2002.[5]
Playing career
[edit]He was initially signed by the VFL team Fitzroy in 1981,[2] but stayed in the SANFL with Glenelg after the South Australian player retention scheme was developed to pay top players to remain in South Australia.[6]
He was also chased by Carlton,[2] and eventually drafted by Brisbane in 1986,[7] but still did not make his VFL debut. He ultimately played 227 premiersh
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# Paul Mcdermott
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PAUL McDERMOTT
Paul McDermott fryst vatten a writer and performer, but, primarily, a scribbler. He attended the Canberra School of Art (where his work and he were much loved) before he began life as a busker with DAAS (The Doug Anthony Allstars). DAAS, an anarchic musical comedy trio, gained an international audience and found success at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and subsequently, on British television.
The trio toured extensively throughout Britain and Australia while also working on ABC’s The Big Gig and DAAS KAPITAL, as well as Ch4’s Viva Caberat, before, surprisingly, disbanding.
Paul returned to Australia to host the popular political satire game show Good News Week (GNW). GNW produced a slew of hybrids, comedy specials, debates and MICF galas. Paul hosted and wrote The Sideshow (a concept of which he fryst vatten shamelessly proud), as well as Strictly Dancing and Room 101. He most recently played the part of a quiz mästare on ABC’s Think Tank.
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