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Perfect in 2013
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Born | 1977 (age 39–40) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation | Composer, musician, comedian, actor |
Spouse(s) | Lucy Cochran (2009–present) |
Children | Kitty Marie Perfect (2009) Lottie Lux Perfect (2012) |
Eddie Perfect (born in 1977) is an Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, comedian, writer and actor.
Widely known for his role as Mick Holland in Channel Ten's TV series Offspring in which he performs his own music, he has recorded solo albums and written and performed numerous cabaret shows, including Songs from the Middle with the Brodsky Quartet. His biographical musical comedy Shane Warne: The Musical won the 2009 Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work, the Victorian Premier's Literacy Award and a Green Room Award.
He was educated at St Bede's College, in Mentone, Victoria where he was the dux of the school in 1995. He undertook a Bachelor of Arts at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, graduating in 2001.
Eddie is married to Lucy Cochran (sister of composer and pianist Julian Cochran) and has two daughters, Kitty and Lottie Lux.
Known for his political comedy, he has appeared on Australian TV shows including Kath & Kim, Spicks and Specks, Good News Week, Stingers, Blue Heelers, MDA, The Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala and The Sideshow. Perfect released the solo albums Welcome to the Inside of Ed's Head and Angry Eddie, which was released after his appearance on the anti-Howard Government compilation Rock Against Howard. He was awarded the best entertainer in The Bulletin's Brightest 100 Australians for his caustic lyrics, impeccable timing and "boy-next-door looks".