Aaron Blabey
| Aaron Blabey | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1974 Bendigo, Victoria |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Children's author, illustrator, artist, designer, actor |
| Years active | Actor 1989 to 2005, Children's author 2006 to Present |
| Home town | Bendigo, Victoria |
| Spouse(s) | Kirstie Hutton |
| Website | aaron blabey books |
Aaron Blabey (born 1974), an Australian author of children's books and artist who until the mid-2000s was also an actor.
He is the creator of two best-selling children’s series; Pig the Pug– a picture book series about a mean-spirited little dog - and The Bad Guys – a graphic novel series for junior readers about a gang of scary-looking animals trying to change their bad reputations. He is also the author of several other award-winning titles including Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley and The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon.
In the field of acting, he is probably best known for his lead roles in two television dramedies, 1994's The Damnation of Harvey McHugh, for which he won an Australian Film Institute Award, and 2003's CrashBurn, before retiring from performance in 2005.
In 2012, he was the National Literacy Ambassador and in May 2015 his book The Brother’s Quibble was read by more than 500,000 children during the National Simultaneous Storytime.
His book The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon won the Patricia Wrightson Award in 2013 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, the 2013 Children's Peace Literature Award and was recorded by Nick Cave for the Story Box Library.
In 2015, his first Pig the Pug book was included on Dymocks Australia’s list of The 51 Best Children’s Books of All Time.
Blabey was born in Bendigo, Australia.
He is married to the actress Kirstie Hutton, and the couple have two sons.
Blabey is also a proud supporter of The Alannah and Madeline Foundation who work to protect children from violence.
Blabey appeared in various television and film roles throughout the 1990s and 2000s and took part in several theatrical productions.
Besides his 1994 award for acting in a lead role, the Australian Film Institute also nominated him in 2000 for his guest-starring role in the series Stingers.
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