Gregg Turkington
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Turkington as Neil Hamburger at Crap Comedy Festival in Oslo in 2016
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| Born |
25 November 1967 Darwin, Australia |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Comedian, musician, actor |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse(s) | Simone Turkington |
| Website | americasfunnyman |
Gregg Turkington (born 25 November 1967) is an Australian-born American entertainer and actor, known for his character Neil Hamburger. He is also known for his contributions as "Resident Expert" on the parodic film review web series On Cinema and for being co-writer and co-star of the Adult Swim series Decker. Turkington had a small part in the 2015 film Ant-Man by Marvel Studios, and starred in the drama Entertainment the same year.
Turkington was born in Darwin, Australia, of American parents, and grew up in Tempe, Arizona and San Francisco, California. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Simone Turkington. He has been a vegan for over two decades and supports animal welfare causes.
Turkington rose to prominence in the mid-1980s as the co-publisher of underground zine Breakfast Without Meat, which he edited with Lizzy Kate Gray which brought punk respectability to "square" musical artists such as Tiny Tim, Jimmy Webb, the 101 Strings, and Richard Harris through feature articles. A frequent contributor to the zine was Derrick Bostrom of the Meat Puppets.
In the 1980s, Turkington also performed in obscure San Francisco bands such as Caroliner, Hello Kitty on Ice and Bean Church, and worked at Subterranean Records, contributing artwork and live recordings to Flipper's Public Flipper Limited Live 1980-1985 album.
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