Paul Hogan

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{{short description|Australian actor and comedian (born 1939)}}
{{Other people}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Paul Hogan
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM|size=100%}}
| image = Royal Charity Concert 1980 (cropped Hogan).jpg
| caption = Hogan at the Royal Charity Concert in 1980
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|10|8|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/10/08/Famous-birthdays-for-Oct-8-Bella-Thorne-Chevy-Chase/4741665185464/ | title=Famous birthdays for Oct. 8: Bella Thorne, Chevy Chase }}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Parramatta]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Noelene Edwards|1958|1981|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage||1982|1989|end=divorced}}<ref>{{cite AV media |date=23 September 2019 |title=Paul Hogan's unconventional 'retirement' {{!}} A Fortunate Life – Part 2 {{!}} Australian Story |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAuLJsKmFNo |time=10:17 |publisher=ABC News In-depth}}</ref>
* {{marriage|[[Linda Kozlowski]]|1990|2014|reason=divorced}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/10/18/crocodile-dundee-paul-hogan-linda-kozlowski-split/3007695/ |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |first1=Ann |last1=Oldenburg |title='Croc Dundee' stars Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski split |date=18 October 2013}}</ref>
}}
| children = 6
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|producer|writer}}
| years_active = 1971–present
}}
'''Paul Hogan''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} (born 8 October 1939) is an Australian actor and comedian. He was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay]] and won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] for his performance as outback adventurer [[Michael "Crocodile" Dundee]] in ''[[Crocodile Dundee]]'' (1986), the first in the [[Crocodile Dundee (film series)|''Crocodile Dundee'' film series]].

== Early life ==
At the start of his career, Paul Hogan said he was born in [[Lightning Ridge, New South Wales]], to appear more interesting. He was actually born in [[Parramatta]], a suburb in [[Greater Western Sydney]],<ref>{{Citation|title=A Fortunate Life – Part 1|date=12 September 2019|url=https://www.abc.net.au/austory/a-fortunate-life---part-1/11505028|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|language=en-AU|access-date=23 December 2020}}</ref> and he is of [[Irish people|Irish]] descent.

He moved to [[Granville, New South Wales|Granville]] in Western Sydney at a young age and worked as a [[Rigger (industry)|rigger]] on the [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/sydney-harbour-bridge |title=Sydney Harbour Bridge |website=Australian Government |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512054556/http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/sydney-harbour-bridge |archive-date=12 May 2012}}</ref> He attended both Primary and High School at [[Parramatta Marist High School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.parramarist.catholic.edu.au/About-Us/Old-Boys-Union |title=Old Boys Union – Alumni Association |website=Parramatta Marist}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sydneyharbourbridge.info/ |title=Information about the Bridge |website=Sydney Harbour Bridge}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/ag-blog/2010/10/painting-the-sydney-harbour-bridge/ |title=Painting the Sydney Harbour Bridge |first=Joanna |last=Egan |date=20 October 2010 |website=[[Australian Geographic]] |access-date=17 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011103527/http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/ag-blog/2010/10/painting-the-sydney-harbour-bridge |archive-date=11 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Career ==
Hogan's first public appearance was on Australian television, the [[Nine Network]]'s amateur talent program ''[[New Faces (Australian talent show)|New Faces]]'' in 1971.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://laughterlog.com/2009/03/19/paul-hogan|title=Performers: Paul Hogan|first=Peter |last=Tatchell|date=1994|website=Laugh Magazine #9/Laughterlog}}</ref> Hogan had observed to his Harbour Bridge workmates that the program's entertainment value relied significantly on the judges ridiculing and belittling the performers, and suggested the judges deserved similar treatment. Hogan inveigled his way onto the program by claiming to be a "tap-dancing knife-thrower". Hogan appeared on stage in his work boots, holding elaborate prop "knives", and proceeded to make a series of jokes at the judges' expense; he finished by performing a rudimentary shuffle and throwing the knives onto the floor. Strong positive response from the viewing public saw Hogan invited back for repeated performances on ''New Faces''; in another of these, he proposed to "play the shovels", which consisted of making a series of jokes before banging two shovels together a few times. Hogan's natural ability as a comedic performer attracted the attention of [[Mike Willesee]], host of Nine's news magazine program ''[[A Current Affair (Australian TV series)|A Current Affair]]''. Willesee offered Hogan regular appearances on the series, during which Hogan would make humorous comment on some issue of the day. During this time, Hogan befriended ''A Current Affair'' producer [[John Cornell]], who became Hogan's manager and business partner.

Hogan followed this with his own comedy sketch program ''[[The Paul Hogan Show]]'', which he produced and wrote, and in which he played characters with Cornell and [[Delvene Delaney]]. The series, which ran for 60 episodes between 1973 and 1984, was popular in the UK, where it aired on the new Channel Four from 1982 and also in South Africa, and showcased his trademark light-hearted but laddish [[ocker]] humour. Hogan won the 1973 ''[[TV Week]]'' [[Logie Awards|Logie Award]] for 'Best New Talent'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/logie-history/1970s/1973/|title=15th TV Week Logie Awards, 1973|website=TV Week Logie Awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130410114222/http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/logie-history/1970s/1973/ |archive-date=10 April 2013}}</ref> The early series was on [[Seven Network|Channel Seven]] and, by 1975, it was screened on Channel Nine where it remained until the end of 1984.

In the 1970s, Hogan advertised [[Winfield (cigarette)|Winfield]] cigarettes in television, print and billboard advertisements in which he wore a formal dinner suit. These ads always ended with the catchphrase "Anyhow, have a Winfield." During the early 1980s, Hogan filmed a series of television ads promoting the Australian tourism industry, which aired in the United States. An advertisement with the phrase "[[shrimp on the barbie]]", which aired from 1984, was particularly successful.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Baker|first1=Bill|first2=Peggy|last2=Bendel |issue=Summer 2005|url=http://www.atme.org/pubs/archives/77_1898_11926.cfm |title=Come and Say G'Day! |journal=Travel Marketing Decisions|publisher=The Association of Travel Marketing Executives|access-date=21 December 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104153701/http://www.atme.org/pubs/archives/77_1898_11926.cfm|archive-date=4 November 2007}}</ref>

In 1985, Hogan appeared as an Australian [[World War I]] '[[Digger (soldier)|digger]]' named Pat Cleary in the mini-series ''[[Anzacs (TV series)|Anzacs]]'', which aired on the [[Nine Network]]. Cleary was described as the quintessential Aussie [[larrikin]], and series writer [[John Dixon (filmmaker)|John Dixon]] wrote the part of Cleary with Hogan in mind. The series included a "who's who" of Australian television and film actors of the day, including [[Jon Blake (actor)|Jon Blake]], [[Andrew Clarke (actor)|Andrew Clarke]], [[Megan Williams (actress)|Megan Williams]], [[Tony Bonner]], [[Bill Kerr]], [[Ilona Rodgers]], [[Vivean Gray]] and [[Robert Coleby]].

Throughout the decade, Hogan appeared on British television in advertisements for [[Foster's Lager]], in which he played an earthy Australian abroad in London. The character's most notable line (spoken incredulously at a ballet performance) "Strewth, there's a bloke down there with no strides on!", followed Hogan for years, and the popularity of its "fish out of water" humour was repeated with his next endeavour. In another advertisement from the same Foster's series, Hogan's character is approached in a [[London Underground|London Tube station]] by a Japanese tourist who asks, "Do you know the way to [[Cockfosters]]?" (referring to an area in North London), to which Hogan replies (with a puzzled look on his face): "Drink it warm, mate."

Hogan's breakout role was that of Mick "Crocodile" Dundee in the 1986 film ''[[Crocodile Dundee]]''. Hogan also co-wrote the movie, which was a massive critical and commercial success in many countries. He won the [[44th Golden Globe Awards|1987 Golden Globe Award]] for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and was also nominated for Best Actor at the [[40th British Academy Film Awards|BAFTAs]]. The screenplay was nominated for an [[59th Academy Awards|Academy Award]], a BAFTA and a [[Saturn Award]]. Along with [[Chevy Chase]] and [[Goldie Hawn]], Hogan co-hosted the [[59th Academy Awards]], also in 1987. Hogan again portrayed Mick Dundee in the sequel ''[[Crocodile Dundee II]]'', released in 1988. Hogan was also executive producer and co-writer with his son, Brett. Although less popular with critics than the first ''Crocodile Dundee'', it was still a commercial success. The character made him popular in the United States, with phrases like, "That's not a knife... ''that's'' a knife!" entering the [[lexicon]], though Hogan was troubled that the character was perceived as a cross between [[Chuck Norris]] and [[John Rambo]], and turned down roles similar to those because of their violent nature, commenting:

{{Cquote|"The movie scene is screaming out for the movie hero who doesn't kill 75 people...less of those [[Commando (1985 film)|commandos]], [[The Terminator|terminators]], [[The Exterminator|ex-terminators]] and squashers. Mick's a good role model. There's no malice in the fellow and he's human. He's not a wimp or a [[sissy]] just because he doesn't kill people."<ref name="office">{{Cite magazine|title=Box office war|first=Ivor|last=Davies|magazine=[[TV Week]] |date=4 June 1988|page=11}}</ref>}}
[[File:Crocodile Dundee (7158357115) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Wax figure of Hogan as [[Crocodile Dundee]]]]
In the early 1990s, a Paramount executive pitched a concept of a ''Crocodile Dundee'' and ''[[Beverly Hills Cop]]'' [[Crossover (fiction)|crossover]] movie.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://splitsider.com/2012/11/a-crocodile-dundee-crossover-and-two-other-rejected-ideas-for-beverly-hills-cop-iii/ |title=A 'Crocodile Dundee' Crossover and Two Other Rejected Ideas for 'Beverly Hills Cop III'|first=Bradford|last=Evans|date=15 November 2012|website=Splitsider |access-date=6 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002021930/http://splitsider.com/2012/11/a-crocodile-dundee-crossover-and-two-other-rejected-ideas-for-beverly-hills-cop-iii/ |archive-date=2 October 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Hogan refused the starring role in the hit film ''[[Ghost (1990 film)|Ghost]]'', choosing instead to make ''[[Almost an Angel]]'' (1990).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099653/trivia |title=Ghost (1990)|work=IMDb}}</ref> In 1994, Hogan co-produced, wrote and starred in the [[Western (genre)|Western]] comedy film ''[[Lightning Jack]]''. In 1996, he starred in a [[Flipper (1996 film)|remake]] of the 1963 film ''[[Flipper (1963 film)|Flipper]]'', a family-friendly movie about a dolphin. In 1998, he co-starred in the made-for-TV drama ''Floating Away'', an adaptation of the [[Tim Sandlin]] book ''Sorrow Floats'', and in which he played 'Shane', a recovering alcoholic.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0143891/trivia |title=Floating Away (1998)|work=IMDb}}</ref>

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Hogan was featured in advertisements for the [[Subaru Outback]]. In 2001, Hogan returned to the role that made him famous with ''[[Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles]]''.

In 2004, Hogan starred in the Australian-produced comedy film ''[[Strange Bedfellows (2004 film)|Strange Bedfellows]]'', about two firemen pretending to be in a homosexual relationship for financial benefit. ''Strange Bedfellows'' was written and directed by Hogan's friend [[Dean Murphy]] and was the highest-grossing Australian-made film of 2004. 2005 saw the release of ''Paul Hogan – Stand Up Hoges'', a DVD compilation of Hogan's favourite live performances throughout his career. In 2009, Hogan starred in another of Murphy's films, ''[[Charlie & Boots]]'', a road-movie concerning the relationship between a father (Hogan) and son ([[Shane Jacobson]]). It was the second-highest-grossing Australian-made film of 2009, after ''[[Mao's Last Dancer (film)|Mao's Last Dancer]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/australia/yearly/?yr=2009&p=.htm|title=2009 Australian Yearly Box Office |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|magazine=Filmink|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/australian-movie-stars/|title=Australian Movie Stars|date=18 August 2019}}</ref>

In 2013, 2014 and 2015, Hogan embarked on live [[Stand-up comedy|stand-up]] performances throughout Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hogeslive.com.au|title=Hoges Live!|website=hogeslive.com.au}}</ref> The 2013 tour entitled ''An Evening with Hoges'' featured capital cities only, but the 2014 tour ''Hoges: One Night Only'' featured 25 locations including regional Australia. 2015's ''Hoges: Live'' saw performances in Hobart, Melbourne and Sydney only. Some of this material was shown in the 2014 documentary ''[[Hanging with Hoges]]'', in which Hogan was interviewed about his life and career by Jacobson.

In 2016, Hogan received the [[Longford Lyell Award]] for an outstanding contribution to the Australian screen. Hogan joked he had only ever been a "[[one-hit wonder]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/awards/im-a-huge-onehit-wonder-paul-hogan-lands-highest-australian-film-award/news-story/ecea5d08d63f076200fd730f175944d6|title='I'm a huge one-hit wonder': Paul Hogan lands highest Australian film award|date=6 December 2016|website=[[News.com.au]]}}</ref>

Australia's [[Seven Network]] commissioned a two-part miniseries based upon Hogan's life, entitled ''[[Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story]]'' which aired in February 2017. Australian actor [[Josh Lawson]] portrayed Hogan. In 2019, to celebrate Hogan's upcoming 80th birthday, Australia's [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] produced a two-part episode of ''[[Australian Story]]'', entitled "A Fortunate Life – Paul Hogan", in which Hogan and his family reflect on his life and career.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/austory/a-fortunate-life---part-1/11505028|title=A Fortunate Life – Part 1|date=6 September 2019|website=[[abc.net.au]]}}</ref>

Following on from a 2018 Tourism Australia campaign,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tourism.australia.com/en/news-and-media/news-stories/crocodile-dundee-inspires-new-american-tourism-push.html|title=Crocodile Dundee inspires new American tourism push|date=5 February 2018|website=Tourism.australia.com}}</ref> in 2020 Hogan starred in ''[[The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee]]'', with Hogan portraying himself as an aged, out-of-touch movie actor with his legendary character Mick Dundee now monetised and manipulated by others.

In 2023, Hogan took part in a live TV [[Roast (comedy)|roast]] entitled ''The Roast of Paul Hogan''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch The Roast of Paul Hogan Online: Free Streaming & Catch Up TV in Australia |url=https://7plus.com.au/the-roast-of-paul-hogan |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=7plus.com.au |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Olb |first=Jon |title=The Roast of Paul Hogan |date=2022-11-22 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23664272/ |type=Comedy |access-date=2023-07-27 |others=Paul Hogan, Shane Jacobson, Ernie Dingo |publisher=Ocean View Entertainment}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Roast of Paul Hogan |url=https://tv.apple.com/au/show/the-roast-of-paul-hogan/umc.cmc.dwrqmeeiev6i3ohvwxqyhhyl |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=Apple TV |language=en-AU}}</ref>

== Honours ==
*In 1985, Hogan was named [[Australian of the Year]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Lewis |first=Wendy |author-link=Wendy Lewis |title=Australians of the Year | publisher=Pier 9 Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-74196-809-5 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/paul-hogan/89/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805171522/https://australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/paul-hogan/89/|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 August 2020|title=Paul Hogan AM |website=Australian of the Year |access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref>

*In 1986, he was appointed a Member of the [[Order of Australia]] (AM) "for service to tourism and entertainment".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/887635 |title=Hogan, Paul |website=Australian Honours List |access-date=25 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222042234/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/887635 |archive-date=22 February 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

*In 1987, Hogan won a [[45th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy for ''Crocodile Dundee''.

*In 2016, Hogan received the [[Longford Lyell Award]], the highest honour of the [[Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts]] (AACTA), for outstanding services to the Australian screen.

=== Logie Awards ===
The [[Logie Awards]] is an annual gathering to celebrate Australian television, sponsored and organised by magazine TV Week, with the first ceremony in 1959, known then as the TV Week Awards, the awards are presented in 20 categories representing both public and industry voted awards.

{{awards table}}
|-
| [[Logie Awards of 1973|1973]]
| himself
| [[George Wallace Memorial Logie for Best New Talent]]
| {{won}}
|-
{{end}}

=== Mo Awards ===
The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the [[Mo Awards]]), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moawards.com.au/awardwinners|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811130738/https://www.moawards.com.au/awardwinners|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2020|title=MO Award Winners|website=Mo Awards|access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref>
{{awards table}} (wins only)
|-
| 1988
| Paul Hogan
| Australian Showbusiness Ambassador
| {{won}}
|-
{{end}}

== Personal life ==
Hogan and his first wife, Noelene Edwards, married in 1958. They separated and divorced in 1981 and remarried less than one year later. A second divorce, initiated in 1986, was considered one of Australia's ugliest celebrity divorces.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/paul-hogan-marries-son-off/story-e6freq7x-1111115125567 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723052217/http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/paul-hogan-marries-son-off/story-e6freq7x-1111115125567 |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 July 2012 |title=Paul Hogan and Noelene marry son off |date=15 December 2007 |newspaper=[[The Sunday Mail (Brisbane)|The Sunday Mail]] |access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref> Hogan married his ''[[Crocodile Dundee]]'' co-star [[Linda Kozlowski]] in 1990. He has five children with his first wife and one with his second wife. In October 2013, Kozlowski filed for divorce from Hogan, citing irreconcilable differences,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20746687,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131018160914/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20746687,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 October 2013 |title=Paul and Linda Hogan divorce |first=K.C. |last=Blumm |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=18 October 2013 |access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref> with the divorce finalised in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.people.com/article/paul-hogan-linda-divorce-finalized |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140727052451/http://www.people.com/article/paul-hogan-linda-divorce-finalized |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 July 2014 |title=Crocodile Dundee Stars Paul and Linda Hogan's Divorce Is Finalized |first=Mariah |last=Haas |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=23 July 2014 |access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref>

Paul Hogan has five sons (Brett, Clay, Scott, Todd, and Chance) and one daughter (Lauren).

Todd Hogan is the father of TV presenter Mylee Hogan and her brother Jake Hogan.

=== Tax problems ===

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From February 2003 until all charges were dropped in November 2010, Hogan faced a series of legal issues while under investigation by the [[Australian Taxation Office]] (ATO) for [[tax evasion]].

His legal troubles were made public in 2007 when Hogan was named as one of a group in connection to an AU$300 million Australian tax fraud investigation called Operation Wickenby, investigating 23 companies for allegedly using overseas companies to hide income.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,23636,21218043-462,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231034429/http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,23636,21218043-462,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 December 2012 |title=Paul Hogan linked to $300m tax fraud case |first=Susannah |last=Moran |date=13 February 2007 |newspaper=[[The Australian]]}}</ref> In July 2008, Hogan commented to [[Network 10|Network Ten]] that he had "paid plenty of tax" in Australia and that he had nothing to fear from the ATO investigation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Paul Hogan taunts taxman; Come and get me you bastards |url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23969191-5015795,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120903175055/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23969191-5015795,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 September 2012 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] |date=4 July 2008}}</ref>

In October 2008, Hogan scored a major victory in his tax fight with the [[Australian Crime Commission]], who were forced to pay up to an estimated AU$5 million for legal bills dating back to 2006 and were required to return seized personal financial documents that they had admitted were irrelevant.<ref name="tax">{{cite news |first1=Janet |last1=Fife-Yeomans |first2=Vicky |last2=Roach |url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,,24568267-5001021,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081229061130/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,,24568267-5001021,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 December 2008 |title=Defiant Paul Hogan humbles tax case clowns |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] |date=29 October 2008}}</ref> Hogan had not been charged in connection with the investigation, which began in 2003.<ref name="tax" />

On 18 June 2010, in the [[High Court of Australia|Australian High Court]], Hogan lost a long-running legal battle to keep the contents of his tax documents secret, paving the way for details of his offshore accounts to be published. Earlier the same year, Australian media reported that the [[Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission|Australian Crime Commission]] was in the final stages of preparing to lay criminal charges of tax evasion against Hogan, film producer [[John Cornell]] and their accountant Anthony Stewart, who it suspected channelled millions of dollars from the proceeds of the film ''[[Crocodile Dundee]]'' and other films into [[Offshore bank|offshore]] [[tax haven]]s. The release of the documents was expected to help finalise the Tax Office's case.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/7832537/Crocodile-Dundee-Paul-Hogans-off-shore-tax-accounts-to-be-published.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/7832537/Crocodile-Dundee-Paul-Hogans-off-shore-tax-accounts-to-be-published.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |location=London, UK |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |title=Crocodile Dundee Paul Hogan's off-shore tax accounts to be published |first=Bonnie |last=Malkin |date=16 June 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On 20 August 2010, Hogan returned to Australia to attend his mother's funeral. Upon arrival, he was issued a Departure Prohibition Order by the ATO, which prevented him from leaving the country until his alleged tax debt was paid or settled. The nation's tax office said he owed taxes on AU$37.5 million of undeclared income. On 3 September, Hogan was granted permission to return to the U.S. through an agreement between his lawyers and Australian tax officials. Hogan continued to deny any wrongdoing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38986923/ns/today-entertainment/ |website=MSNBC |title='Crocodile Dundee' to return to US amid tax fray |date=3 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905201623/http://www.today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38986923/ns/today-entertainment |archive-date=5 September 2010}}</ref>

In November 2010, the Australian Tax Office dropped its criminal investigation of Hogan and his business manager for tax evasion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-paulhogan-tax-idUSTRE6AN0TB20101124 |work=[[Reuters]]|title=Crocodile Dundee's Paul Hogan gets early Christmas present |date=24 November 2010}}</ref>

In January 2011, Hogan's lawyer announced that Hogan was suing the Australian government, stating that Hogan's "earning potential and reputation has been decimated".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/blog/article/112376/crocodile-dundee-star-to-sue-australian-government.html |title=Crocodile Dundee star to sue Australian government |website=Yahoo! Movies UK |date=6 January 2011 |access-date=23 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109163615/http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/blog/article/112376/crocodile-dundee-star-to-sue-australian-government.html |archive-date=9 January 2011}}</ref> Hogan likened the Australian Tax Office to the [[Taliban]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Black |first=Simon |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/man-as-hell-actor-paul-hogan-compares-ato-to-the-taliban/story-fn6bmg6l-1226018135926 |title=Paul Hogan likens the ATO to the Taliban |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] |date=9 March 2011 |access-date=23 August 2011}}</ref> and referred to staff as "a-holes".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-17/hogan-says-ato-are-aholes/2844010 |title=Hogan lashes out at tax office 'A-holes' |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=17 August 2011 |access-date=23 August 2011}}</ref>

In May 2012, it was announced that, following mediation before an ex–High Court judge, the entities settled with the Commissioner of Taxation in an agreement "without admission". The parties agreed that the terms of the settlement would remain confidential, but as part of the settlement, the Departure Prohibition Order was revoked by the Commissioner.<ref>Multiple sources:
*{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/business/paul-hogan-settles-tax-dispute-20120501-1xvmo.html |title=Paul Hogan settles tax dispute |date=1 May 2012 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald}}
*{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2012/05/04/crocodile-tears-for-paul-hogan-tax-travails |title=Crocodile Tears For Paul Hogan Tax Travails |first=Robert W. |last=Wood |date=4 May 2012 |website=Forbes}}
*{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17904063 |title=Actor Paul Hogan's Australia tax battle 'over' |date=1 May 2012 |website=BBC News}}</ref> As of April 2013, Hogan's financial advisor Stewart remained in a dispute with the Australian Tax Office.<ref name="Kate">{{cite news |title=Hogan chases his financial adviser and stolen millions |url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/hogan-chases-his-financial-adviser-and-stolen-millions-20130414-2htu0.html |date=15 April 2013 |first1=Kate |last1=McClymont |first2=Francois |last2=Pilet |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=18 April 2013}}</ref>

Hogan reappeared in the media in April 2013, because of a AU$32.3 million issue with a Swiss bank run by the [[Geneva]] firm Strachans. Following the placement of the money in an offshore account for the purpose of tax avoidance, Hogan was unable to access the funds as of April 2013, and a United States court action by Hogan that sought AU$80 million in damages proved unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news |title=Paul Hogan's battle with Swiss firm for 'stolen' $32m |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/paul-hogans-battle-with-swiss-bank-for-stolen-32m/story-e6frg8zx-1226620346431 |access-date=18 April 2013 |newspaper=The Australian |date=15 April 2013 |first=Susannah |last=Moran}}</ref> Hogan publicly stated that he believes that Philip Egglishaw, the principal of Strachans and a former tax advisor to Hogan, had absconded with the money, and Hogan's American legal representative Schuyler "Sky" Moore filed corresponding documents in a Californian court based on this statement.<ref name="Kate" /> On 18 April 2013, it was reported that Egglishaw denied the allegations of his former client.<ref>{{cite news |title=Philip Egglishaw denies Paul Hogan theft |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/philip-egglishaw-denies-paul-hogan-theft/story-e6frg8zx-1226623051046 |access-date=18 April 2013 |newspaper=The Australian |date=18 April 2013 |first=Susannah |last=Moran}}</ref>

In May 2017, Chris Jordan, Commissioner of Taxation, implied that in spite of Hogan's claim of victory over the ATO in 2012, Hogan paid "tens of millions of dollars" to settle the matter.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McClymont |first1=Kate |title=Paul Hogan likely paid tens of millions of dollars to the ATO, Parliament told |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/crocodile-dundee-star-paul-hogan-paid-tens-of-millions-of-dollars-to-the-ato-parliament-told-20170530-gwgd75.html |website=The Sydney Morning herald |date=30 May 2017 |publisher=Fairfax Media |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref> In response, Hogan denied paying the ATO, and criticised Jordan for breaking the confidentiality clause of the 2012 agreement.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mitchell |first1=Georgina |title='I didn't pay them off': Paul Hogan denies claims he paid millions to Tax Office |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/i-didnt-pay-them-off-paul-hogan-denies-claims-he-paid-millions-to-tax-office-20170530-gwgp78.html |website=The Sydney morning Herald |date=30 May 2017 |publisher=Fairfax Media |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Acting ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1973–84
|''[[The Paul Hogan Show]]''
|Playing different characters
|TV series
|-
|1980
|''[[Fatty Finn (film)|Fatty Finn]]''
| Third Delivery Man
|
|-
|1985
|''[[Anzacs (TV series)|Anzacs]]''
| Lance Corporal Pat Cleary
|Mini-series, also known as ''Anzacs: The War Down Under''
|-
|1986
| ''[[Crocodile Dundee]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Michael "Crocodile" Dundee|Michael J. 'Crocodile' Dundee]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]<br />Nominated – [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]]
|-
|1988
| ''[[Crocodile Dundee II]]''
|
|-
|1990
|''[[Almost an Angel]]''
|Terry Dean/Bonzo Burger Man
|
|-
|1994
|''[[Lightning Jack]]''
| Lightning Jack Kane
|
|-
|1996
|''[[Flipper (1996 film)|Flipper]]''
| Porter
|
|-
|1998
|''Floating Away''
| Shane
|
|-
|2001
| ''[[Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles]]''
| |[[Michael "Crocodile" Dundee|Michael J. 'Crocodile' Dundee]]
|
|-
|2004
|''[[Strange Bedfellows (2004 film)|Strange Bedfellows]]''
| Vince Hopgood
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Charlie & Boots]]''
|Charlie
|
|-
|2018
|''[[That's Not My Dog!]]''
| Himself
|
|-
|2020
|''[[The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee]]''
| Himself
|
|}

=== Writing ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Notes
|-
|1973
|''[[The Paul Hogan Show]]''
| TV series
|-
|1975
|''Hogan in London''
|TV
|-
|1986
| ''[[Crocodile Dundee]]''
| Screenplay and story (with Ken Shadie and John Cornell)<br />Nominated – [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay]]<br />Nominated – [[BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay]]<br />Nominated – [[Saturn Award for Best Writing]]
|-
|1988
| ''[[Crocodile Dundee II]]''
| with Brett Hogan
|-
|1990
|''[[Almost an Angel]]''
|
|-
|1994
|''[[Lightning Jack]]''
|
|}

=== Producing ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Notes
|-
|1988
| ''[[Crocodile Dundee II]]''
| Executive producer
|-
|1990
|''[[Almost an Angel]]''
|Executive producer
|-
|1994
|''[[Lightning Jack]]''
|Producer
|-
|2001
| ''[[Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles]]''
| Producer
|}

=== Himself ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Notes
|-
|1971
|''[[A Current Affair (Australian TV series)|A Current Affair]]''
| TV series
|-
|1973
|''[[The Paul Hogan Show]]''
|TV series
|-
|1975
|''Hogan in London''
|TV
|-
|1984
|''Olympic Gala''
|TV
|-
|1987
|[[59th Academy Awards]]
|Co-host
|-
|1991
|''Thank Ya, Thank Ya Kindly''
|TV
|-
|2013
|''[[Adam Hills Tonight]]''
|Guest
|-
|2023
|''The Roast of Paul Hogan''
|TV special
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Wikiquote}}
* {{IMDb name|0001357}}
* [http://wwwmcc.murdoch.edu.au/ReadingRoom/film/Croc.html Biography of Paul Hogan's film career] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412042204/http://wwwmcc.murdoch.edu.au/ReadingRoom/film/Croc.html |date=12 April 2020 }}
* [http://laughterlog.com/2009/03/19/paul-hogan/ Laughterlog.com] article with complete list of Paul Hogan Shows
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160110231811/http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/summary/summary.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;page=0;parentid=;query=Number:375155%20%7C%20Number:375164%20%7C%20Number:375158%20%7C%20Number:375172%20%7C%20Number:375173%20%7C%20Number:375156%20%7C%20Number:375163%20%7C%20Number:351533%20%7C%20Number:356050%20%7C%20Number:351854%20%7C%20Number:354833%20%7C%20Number:352706%20%7C%20Number:355973;querytype=;resCount=10 Paul Hogan at the National Film and Sound Archive]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120319184950/http://www.pictureaustralia.org/search/paul%20hogan Paul Hogan on Picture Australia]}}

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