Felice Arena
| Felice Arena | |
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| Born | Kyabram, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Novelist, children's writer, illustrator, actor |
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Felice Arena is an Australian children's author and illustrator. He is best known for the bestselling and award-winning Specky Magee series, the Farticus Maximus books, the action-packed bionic-hero series Andy Roid, and Sporty Kids, a series for beginner readers. In October 2013 he received the "Kids Own Australian Literature Awards (KOALA) Legend award".
Arena was born in Kyabram, Victoria and attended La Trobe University, in Bendigo, Victoria. He graduated as a primary (elementary) school teacher but decided to pursue writing.
Arena is also an actor. He played the role of Marco Alessi in the Australian soap opera Neighbours for a year. He also starred in London West End musicals including Hair and Godspell.
The Specky Magee series, written by Arena and his former school-mate and Melbourne Football Club star,Garry Lyon, have also been short-listed for numerous Australian Children Choice awards—including three time winner of the Young Australian Best Book Award. There are eight books in the series.
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