Photo: Danny Norton / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Gregg Turkington fascinates me for his sheer commitment to the bit. Born in Darwin, Australia in 1967, he is an actor, musician and music journalist, but I know him best as Neil Hamburger, the deliberately unfunny stand-up persona he has refined since the 1990s. On On Cinema he plays a grotesque version of himself, and the calibrated blend of self-sabotage and provocation is hypnotic. He chose the harder path, abandoning easy laughs for an acquired taste that only the initiated truly get. I find that kind of uncompromising weirdness genuinely brave, and I admire how he has elevated anti-comedy into something close to an art form.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gregg Turkington
- Name (Japanese)
- グレッグ・ターキントン
- Reading
- ぐれっぐ・たーきんとん
- Born
- November 25, 1967 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Goat
- Origin
- Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / comedian / musician / music journalist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- George Washington High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Neil Hamburger | — | |
| Notable work | On Cinema | — | |
| Notable work | Zip Code Rapists | — |
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://americasfunnyman.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/turkingtongregg/
- Xhttps://x.com/greggturkington
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg%20Turkington
Frequently asked questions
When was Gregg Turkington born?
Born November 25, 1967 (age 58).
Where is Gregg Turkington from?
Gregg Turkington is from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
What does Gregg Turkington do?
Gregg Turkington works as actor, television actor, comedian, musician, music journalist.
What is Gregg Turkington known for?
Notable works include Neil Hamburger, On Cinema, Zip Code Rapists.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.