About Greg Fleet
Gregory Fleet (born 1962) is an Australian comedian and actor. Fleet was born in Michigan, in the United States. His father moved the family to Australia when Greg was four. He grew up in Geelong, and as a teenager boarded at Geelong Grammar School. Fleet briefly attended Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), and was in the same intake as Baz Luhrmann, but he was kicked out after a year for poor performance.
Fleet began his acting career in the early 1980s with several performances in Australian television series and telemovies. He appeared in Matthew and Son alongside Nicole Kidman in 1984, and then took on the role of Dave Summers in the long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours in 1988. He appeared in Australian comedy sketch show Full Frontal and was a regular on live comedy series The Big Gig. Since then, Fleet has been a regular stand-up comedian around Australia, and has appeared on many TV and radio comedy programs, including The Comedy Channel's Stand Up Australia.
In 2015, he starred in low-budget zombie comedy film Me and My Mates vs the Zombie Apocalypse, alongside fellow Australian comedians Jim Jefferies and Alex Williamson. In 2018, Fleet wrote and starred in a modern stage adaptation of Macbeth called Signifying Nothing, the second of his plays to win Best Theatre and Critics Choice awards at the Adelaide Fringe. In 2024, Fleet announced his semi-retirement from performing stand-up comedy, having appeared in 27 consecutive Melbourne International Comedy Festivals, half a dozen Edinburgh Fringe festivals and performing all over the world.
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Who is Greg Fleet?
Gregory Fleet (born 1962) is an Australian comedian and actor, who was born in Michigan, in the United States, and whose father moved the family to Australia when Greg was four.
Where did Greg Fleet study acting?
He briefly attended Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), and was in the same intake as Baz Luhrmann, but he was kicked out after a year for poor performance.
What was Greg Fleet's role in Neighbours?
He took on the role of Dave Summers in the long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours in 1988; his most notable storyline was when his character killed the popular character of Daphne in a car accident.
What zombie film did Greg Fleet star in?
In 2015, he starred in the low-budget zombie comedy film Me and My Mates vs the Zombie Apocalypse, alongside fellow Australian comedians Jim Jefferies and Alex Williamson.
When did Greg Fleet announce his semi-retirement?
In 2024, Fleet announced his semi-retirement from performing stand-up comedy, having appeared in 27 consecutive Melbourne International Comedy Festivals and half a dozen Edinburgh Fringe festivals.
