Simon Palomares
Encyclopedia
Simon Palomares is a Spanish-Australian comedian and actor, best known for his character "Ricky" in Acropolis Now
.
. Recently he completed a post-graduate degree in arts and entertainment management at Deakin University
.
TV series. He has performed comedy shows in the United States, Canada, Spain and Argentina where he performs stand-up in Spanish. More recently, Palomares has toured Australia in a combination cooking program and stand-up comedy show called Palomares Cooks Calamares.
Palomares has worked as a writer in Madrid, Spain
, for Lo Mas Plus, a nightly review program on Canal+
, and directed a flamenco version of Lorca's
The House of Bernarda Alba at the Malthouse Theatre
in Melbourne. He performed 2007-2011 with fellow comedians George Kapiniaris
, Joe Avati
and Jason Chong
in a national tour of their show Il Dago. In July 2011 Palomares was invited to the Just For Laughs
Comedy Festival in Montreal by Paramount Comedy (Spain)
to record a Spanish comedy TV special for Canadian OMNI
Channel.
In 2011 he also produced a 13 episode series for C31
in Melbourne called Passion to Profession.
and completed a documentary called KO HO NAS (Cojones) for Special Broadcasting Service
(SBS) shown in Australia on November 11, 2009. He wrote and directed a short film, The Usual, which was acclaimed at the St Kilda Film Festival.
In 2006, he created, co-hosted and commentated on The Foosy Show, a program where contestants play table football (foosball)
, with George Kapiniaris
on Channel 31
in Melbourne. In addition to his acting credits,below, he appeared as himself in an episode of the ABC
series Smallest Room in the House, a series in which stand-up comedians told true stories of their upbringing.
Palomares has directed episodes of Neighbours
and was second unit director on Totally Full Frontal. He has also provided voices in the video games Rome: Total War
(2004
) and Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion (2005
).
Acropolis Now
Acropolis Now was an Australian sitcom set in a Greek bar of the same name that ran for 63 episodes from 1989 to 1992 on the Seven Network. It was created by Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris and Simon Palomares, who also starred in the series. They were already quite well known for their comedy...
.
Biography
Palomares studied drama and psychology at Deakin University (Rusden) and studied acting at the renowned Juan Carlos Corazza School in MadridMadrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
. Recently he completed a post-graduate degree in arts and entertainment management at Deakin University
Deakin University
Deakin University is an Australian public university with nearly 40,000 higher education students in 2010. It receives more than A$600 million in operating revenue annually, and controls more than A$1.3 billion in assets. It received more than A$35 million in research income in 2009 and had 835...
.
Stand-up comedy and theatre
Palomares was one of the creators and stars of the Wogs Out of Work comedy stage show, which later evolved into the Acropolis NowAcropolis Now
Acropolis Now was an Australian sitcom set in a Greek bar of the same name that ran for 63 episodes from 1989 to 1992 on the Seven Network. It was created by Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris and Simon Palomares, who also starred in the series. They were already quite well known for their comedy...
TV series. He has performed comedy shows in the United States, Canada, Spain and Argentina where he performs stand-up in Spanish. More recently, Palomares has toured Australia in a combination cooking program and stand-up comedy show called Palomares Cooks Calamares.
Palomares has worked as a writer in Madrid, Spain
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, for Lo Mas Plus, a nightly review program on Canal+
Canal+ Spain
Canal+ 1, formerly known simply as Canal+ is a Spanish commercial television channel, launched in September 1990 on terrestrial television frequencies. The channel is operated by Sogecable. The main staples of Canal+ 1 are Spanish football, bullfighting and recent movies.In 1997 new channels using...
, and directed a flamenco version of Lorca's
Federico García Lorca
Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca was a Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27. He is believed to be one of thousands who were summarily shot by anti-communist death squads...
The House of Bernarda Alba at the Malthouse Theatre
Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne
Malthouse Theatre is the resident theatre company of the Malthouse performing arts complex in Southbank, part of the Melbourne Arts Precinct....
in Melbourne. He performed 2007-2011 with fellow comedians George Kapiniaris
George Kapiniaris
George Kapiniaris is Greek Australian television actor, stage actor and comedian.-Career:Kapiniaris broke through in the stage show Wogs Out of Work with Nick Giannopoulos. He then starred in the Melbourne based television sitcom Acropolis Now with Giannopoulos, Simon Palomares and Mary Coustas...
, Joe Avati
Joe Avati
Joe Avati is an Italian-Australian comedian who is popular among Italian and descendant of Italians from his native Australia, as well as in Canada, United Kingdom and the United States, where he has performed on several occasions.- Comedic style :...
and Jason Chong
Jason Chong
Jason Chong is an Australian actor.Chong was born in Sydney, Australia. He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art , Australia. He is frequently seen on television; his credits include: Wildside, Bondi Banquet, Murder Call, Going Home, Farscape and All Saints...
in a national tour of their show Il Dago. In July 2011 Palomares was invited to the Just For Laughs
Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec, founded in 1983. It is the largest international comedy festival in the world.- Information :...
Comedy Festival in Montreal by Paramount Comedy (Spain)
Paramount Comedy (Spain)
Paramount Comedy is a channel available in Spain through satellite platform Digital+, ADSL TV Imagenio and cable services. It is owned by Viacom....
to record a Spanish comedy TV special for Canadian OMNI
Omni
Omni is a Latin prefix meaning "all" or "every." Omni may also refer to:-Mormonism:* Omni , a person in the Book of Mormon* The Book of Omni, one of the books in the Book of Mormon-Vehicles:...
Channel.
In 2011 he also produced a 13 episode series for C31
C31
C31 or C-31 may be:* C-31 highway , a primary highway in Catalonia* HMS C31, a 1909 British C class submarine* PRR C31, an American PRR 0-8-0 wheel arrangement steam locomotive...
in Melbourne called Passion to Profession.
Television and film
Most recently he has performed for the program Nuevos Comicos on Paramount Comedy (Spain)Paramount Comedy (Spain)
Paramount Comedy is a channel available in Spain through satellite platform Digital+, ADSL TV Imagenio and cable services. It is owned by Viacom....
and completed a documentary called KO HO NAS (Cojones) for Special Broadcasting Service
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
(SBS) shown in Australia on November 11, 2009. He wrote and directed a short film, The Usual, which was acclaimed at the St Kilda Film Festival.
In 2006, he created, co-hosted and commentated on The Foosy Show, a program where contestants play table football (foosball)
Table football
Table football, also known as gitoni or foosball, is a table-top game and sport that is loosely based on association football.-Names:...
, with George Kapiniaris
George Kapiniaris
George Kapiniaris is Greek Australian television actor, stage actor and comedian.-Career:Kapiniaris broke through in the stage show Wogs Out of Work with Nick Giannopoulos. He then starred in the Melbourne based television sitcom Acropolis Now with Giannopoulos, Simon Palomares and Mary Coustas...
on Channel 31
Channel 31 Melbourne
C31 Melbourne, formally known as Channel 31 Melbourne , is a public television station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.-The Channel:Its signal is transmitted from Mt...
in Melbourne. In addition to his acting credits,below, he appeared as himself in an episode of the ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
series Smallest Room in the House, a series in which stand-up comedians told true stories of their upbringing.
Palomares has directed episodes of Neighbours
Neighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
and was second unit director on Totally Full Frontal. He has also provided voices in the video games Rome: Total War
Rome: Total War
Rome: Total War is a PC strategy game developed by The Creative Assembly and released on by Activision...
(2004
2004 in video gaming
-Events:*January 20 — Wireds Vaporware Awards gives its first "Lifetime Achievement Award" to recurring winner Duke Nukem Forever.*March 4 — Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts Peter Molyneux into the AIAS Hall of Fame*March 22-26 — Game...
) and Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion (2005
2005 in video gaming
-Events:*March 6 — The television show 60 Minutes tackles issues within video game controversy. This segment of 60 Minutes has been criticized by video game players for encouraging video game censorship....
).
Filmography
- The LighthorsemenThe Lighthorsemen (film)The Lighthorsemen is a 1987 Australian feature film about the men of a World War I light horse unit involved in the 1917 Battle of Beersheeba...
(19871987 in film-Events:*January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois, to officially become the world's longest film according to Guinness World Records....
film) as a Turkish officer - Acropolis NowAcropolis NowAcropolis Now was an Australian sitcom set in a Greek bar of the same name that ran for 63 episodes from 1989 to 1992 on the Seven Network. It was created by Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris and Simon Palomares, who also starred in the series. They were already quite well known for their comedy...
(19891989 in televisionFor the American TV schedule, see: 1989–90 United States network television schedule.The year 1989 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1989.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...
TV series) as Ricardo "Ricky" Martinez - Mission: ImpossibleMission: ImpossibleMission: Impossible is an American television series which was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicled the missions of a team of secret American government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force . The leader of the team was Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, except in...
(US TV series) as a sailor in 19891989 in televisionFor the American TV schedule, see: 1989–90 United States network television schedule.The year 1989 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1989.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...
episode "The Greek" - Shooting Elizabeth (19921992 in filmThe year 1992 in film involved many significant films. -Top grossing films:-Awards:Academy AwardsGolden Globe AwardsNational Film Awards...
film) as Carlos - Snowy (19931993 in televisionThe year 1993 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1993.For the American TV schedule, see: 1993-94 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...
TV series) as Manolo - Time TraxTime TraxTime Trax was an American/Australian co-produced science fiction television series that first aired in 1993. A police officer, sent through time into the past, has to track down and return convicted criminals who have escaped prison in the future...
(TV series) as Angelo in 19941994 in televisionThe year 1994 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1994.For the American TV schedule, see: 1994-95 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-Miniseries:...
episode "The Gravity of It All" - Snowy River: The McGregor SagaThe Man From Snowy River (TV series)The Man from Snowy River is an Australian television series based on Banjo Paterson's poem "The Man from Snowy River". Released in Australia as Banjo Paterson's The Man from Snowy River, the series was subsequently released in the United States as Snowy River: The McGregor Saga.The television...
(TV series) as Prince Alfredo Perez in 19961996 in televisionThe year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...
episode "Prince of Hearts" - Blue HeelersBlue HeelersBlue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...
(TV series) as Jeremy Phillips in 19981998 in televisionThe year 1998 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1998.For the American TV schedule, see: 1998–99 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...
episode "When Love Isn't Enough" - Driven CrazyDriven CrazyDriven Crazy is an Australian childrens' television series, based on the short stories by author Paul Jennings. It first aired in 1998, and was the second television series based on his works.-Plot:...
(TV series) as Pierre in 19981998 in televisionThe year 1998 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1998.For the American TV schedule, see: 1998–99 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...
episodes "The Cat with No Name" and "The Moonies" - The GamesThe Games (Australian TV)The Games was an Australian mockumentary television series about the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The series was originally broadcast on the ABC and had two seasons of 13 episodes each, the first in 1998 and the second in 2000....
(TV series) as Simon in 19981998 in televisionThe year 1998 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1998.For the American TV schedule, see: 1998–99 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...
episodes "Rural and Environment" and "Millennium Bug" - La SpagnolaLa SpagnolaLa Spagnola is a 2001 Australian film directed by Steve Jacobs. It was Australia's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.-See also:*Cinema of Australia...
(20012001 in filmThe year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
film) as Ricardo - StingersStingersStingers was an Australian police drama television series. It ran for eight seasons on the Nine Network before it was canceled in late 2004 due to declining ratings and the late timeslot Channel Nine gave the program...
(TV series) as Terry Joseph in 19981998 in televisionThe year 1998 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1998.For the American TV schedule, see: 1998–99 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...
episode "Innocents Abroad" and as Gino Londoni in 20012001 in televisionThe year 2001 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2001.-Events:-Debuts:-1940s:*Meet the Press .*Candid Camera .*CBS Evening News ....
episode "Closure" - Signs of Life (20022002 in filmThe year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...
film) - Stiff (20042004 in filmThe year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
TV film) as Sam Rossi