Simon Palomares
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Simon Palomares (born in Düsseldorf, Germany) is a Spanish-Australian comedian and actor, best known for his character "Ricky" in Acropolis Now.
He was married to actress Tracey Callander (who played Elizabeth in Acropolis Now) with whom he had two children.
Stand-up comedy and theatre
Palomares was one of the creators and stars of the Wogs Out of Work comedy stage show, which later evolved into the Acropolis Now TV series.
He has performed comedy shows in the United States and Canada, including Gangster Apparel in New York with George Kapiniaris.
More recently, Palomares has toured Australia in a combination cooking program and stand-up comedy show called Palomares Cooks Calamares.
Palomares has worked as a writer in Madrid, Spain, for Lo Mas Plus, a nightly review program on Canal+, and directed a flamenco version of Lorca's The House of Bernarda Alba at the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne.
He continues to perform stand-up comedy, frequently with George Kapiniaris. Palomares, Kapiniaris, and fellow comedians Joe Avati and Nish Selvadurai are scheduled to perform a national tour of their show Il Dago in March and April 2007.
Television and film
Palomares studied film and acting at Rusden College in Melbourne and at a drama school of Juan Carlos Corazza in Madrid.
He wrote and directed a short film, The Usual, which was acclaimed at the St Kilda Film Festival.
In 2006, he co-hosted and co-commentated The Foosy Show, a program where contestants play table football (foosball), with George Kapiniaris on Channel 31 in Melbourne.
In 2008 Palomares and Acropolis Now costar George Kapiniaris made consecutive appearances on succesful Channel 31 show, the Deakin University student produced TheatreGames LIVE.
Filmography
- The Lighthorsemen (1987 film) as a Turkish officer
- Acropolis Now (1989 TV series) as Ricardo "Ricky" Martinez
- Mission: Impossible (US TV series) as a sailor in 1989 episode "The Greek"
- Shooting Elizabeth (1992 film) as Carlos
- Snowy (1993 TV series) as Manolo
- Time Trax (TV series) as Angelo in 1994 episode "The Gravity of It All"
- Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (TV series) as Prince Alfredo Perez in 1996 episode "Prince of Hearts"
- Blue Heelers (TV series) as Jeremy Phillips in 1998 episode "When Love Isn't Enough"
- Driven Crazy (TV series) as Pierre in 1998 episodes "The Cat with No Name" and "The Moonies"
- The Games (TV series) as Simon in 1998 episodes "Rural and Environment" and "Millennium Bug"
- La Spagnola (2001 film) as Ricardo
- Stingers (TV series) as Terry Joseph in 1998 episode "Innocents Abroad" and as Gino Londoni in 2001 episode "Closure"
- Signs of Life (2002 film)
- Stiff (2004 TV film) as Sam Rossi
In addition to his acting credits, he appeared as himself in an episode of the ABC series Smallest Room in the House, a series in which stand-up comedians told true stories of their upbringing.
Palomares has also directed episodes of Neighbours and was second unit director on Totally Full Frontal.
He has also provided a voice in the video games Rome: Total War (2004) and Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion (2005).
Associations
Palomares is a spokesperson for the Anxiety Disorders Association of Victoria (ADAVIC). (His former wife, Tracey Callander, suffered post-natal depression.)
He is also a member of Friends of Odyssey House, a drug and alcohol agency that aims to reduce drug use and help drug users to reconnect with families and community.
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