Iota (entertainer)
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Iota is an ARIA nominated musician and a Helpmann Award
winning actor.
Singles / EPs:
and as Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch
. His acting has won him a Helpmann Award
as the Best Male Actor In A Musical, beating Hugh Jackman
.
He has said he learned to act by necessity: "In the country, poofters are there to be bashed, or ridiculed. So I put on a mask, and became tough and rowdy: the long hair, the slouching, the spitting, lots of drinking piss."
Helpmann Award
The Helpmann Awards recognize distinguished artistic achievement and excellence in Australia's live performing arts sectors. The recognized disciplines include musical and physical theatre, contemporary and classical music, opera, and dance, with a comedy category introduced in 2006...
winning actor.
Music
Iota's first album The Hip Bone Connection was released in 1999. This album was Iota labeled as an acoustic/blues/roots musician, a label he does not like. His second, Big Grandfather, was considered less accessible, more atmospheric and was not as successful as his first. His third, La Caravana, "is about the nomadic life of a musician". His fourth and most recent is Beauty Queen of the Sea and uses a full electric band, moving towards rock and away from his previous roots label.Discography
Albums:- The Hip Bone Connection (1999)
- Big Grandfather (2001)
- One Of Life's Simple Pleasures (Live) (2002)
- La Caravana (2003)
- Beauty Queen of the Sea (2006)
Singles / EPs:
- Iota (EP) (1998)
- Little Carlos (EP) (2000)
- Struttin' Rock Rooster (2001)
- Million Miles (2001)
- Wooden Skeletons (2002)
- Scars (2002)
- Pockets (2002)
- Pigs (2003)
- I Want It Again (2004)
- Handle On It (2006)
- Come Back For Me (2006)
Acting
As an actor Iota has performed on stage as an angel in Sydney Dance Company's Berlin, as Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror ShowThe Rocky Horror Show
The Rocky Horror Show is a long-running British horror comedy stage musical, which opened in London on 19 June 1973. It was written by Richard O'Brien, produced and directed by Jim Sharman. It came eighth in a BBC Radio 2 listener poll of the "Nation's Number One Essential Musicals"...
and as Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a rock musical about a fictional rock and roll band fronted by an East German transgender singer. The text is by John Cameron Mitchell, and the music and lyrics are by Stephen Trask. The musical premiered in 1998 and has been performed throughout the world in hundreds...
. His acting has won him a Helpmann Award
Helpmann Award
The Helpmann Awards recognize distinguished artistic achievement and excellence in Australia's live performing arts sectors. The recognized disciplines include musical and physical theatre, contemporary and classical music, opera, and dance, with a comedy category introduced in 2006...
as the Best Male Actor In A Musical, beating Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman
Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor and producer who is involved in film, musical theatre, and television.Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as action/superhero, period and romance characters...
.
He has said he learned to act by necessity: "In the country, poofters are there to be bashed, or ridiculed. So I put on a mask, and became tough and rowdy: the long hair, the slouching, the spitting, lots of drinking piss."