Rufus Barr
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Rufus Barr is an actor/comic based in Sydney, Australia. His trademark often varies between debunking fictional and non-fictional stories
"Goldilocks is a drug abusing crackwhore"
and ranting on the everyday stupidity of everyday people
"Why do people say catch you later? Is the person they're talking to being shot from a cannon?"
Barr is widely known for his traditional views of male and female relations and females in his audience often mistake his belligerence towards women as chauvinistic. In fact, it is for this reason and reaction that Barr partakes in these "bits".
With two yet unproduced screenplays under his belt, Rufus Barr does more than just perform stand-up comedy. Currently, he is in development with an unnamed production company for a weekend breakfast television show bringing breakfast radio to television, something not yet attempted on Australian airwaves.
[edit] Film & Television Appearances
Rufus Barr has appeared on television in the SBS sitcom, Hot Fist Action, and in many commercials and short films, including the Independent Film Award nominated "Titus The Great". In 2001, Rufus filmed the feature, "Tastes Like Chicken" but it has yet to have a release date. He has also been seen in such plays as the 1993 Melbourne Comedy Festival Winner, "It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To" as Ted and received critical acclaim for his portrayal of 'Alistair' in Morris Gleitzman's "Two Weeks With The Queen".
Having studied Film and Television Production, Rufus Barr wrote and directed the macabre comedy, "At Death's Door" starring veteran Australian actor Peter Sumner.
As a voice-over artist Barr has lent his dulcit tones to a number of documentaries and has re-voiced other live actors in film and television. He can often be heard as the English translation for Brazilian soccer player Robson "Robinho" de Souza on Fox Sports News Australia. Coincidentally, Robinho is one day older than Rufus.
