Did you know Max Gillies is an actor from Australia? This piece lets you know Max Gillies net worth, wife, children, parents, family, age, height, salary, and other information you need.
Introduction
Maxwell Gillies is an Australian actor and producer. He is a founding member of the 1970s experimental theatre company, the Australian Performing Group.
Early life
| Name | Max Gillies |
| Net Worth | $5 million |
| Occupation | Actor, Producer |
| Age | 82 years |
| Height | 1.75m |
Maxwell Irvine Gillies AM was born on November 16, 1941 (age 82 years) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He studied art teaching at Frankston Teachers College and fe atured in the theatre productions School for Scandal and Summer of the Seventeenth Doll with Kerry Dwyer in 1964. He graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1966. He then studied secondary teaching at the Melbourne Teachers’ College, now part of the University of Melbourne.
Career
Max Gillies hosted The Gillies Report on ABC Television from 1984 to 1985. This was followed in 1986 by Gillies Republic and in 1992 by Gillies and Company.
Gillies was known for his ability to dress up and parody a wide range of political figures, both on television and in live solo theatrical performances (i.e. The Big Con and Your Dreaming: The Prime Minister’s Cultural Convention).
In July 2008 he resurrected his caricatures of Australia’s former prime ministers in a live production of No Country for Old PMs: An Evening with Max Gillies at the Noosa Long weekend festival.
He stated in an interview with The Courier-Mail that he and co-writer Guy Rundle were watching the then-prime minister, Kevin Rudd, for a possible new caricature in a new production being developed. “I’m watching him closely,” he said.
Max Gillies became a member of the Order of Australia on New Year’s Day 1990 for his services to the performing arts. In 1997, he was recognized with a Distinguished Alumni Award from Monash University and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in 2015.
His remarkable achievements have earned him luxurious lifestyles and fancy car trips. He is one of the richest and most influential comedians in Australia. He stands at an appealing height of 1.75m and has a good body weight which suits his personality.
Wife
Max Gillies is married to his wife Louise Adler, they had their wedding in Australia. His wife is a publisher and together they have two children. As of December 2023, Max and his wife Louise Adler are still married.
Max Gillies net worth
How much is Max Gillies worth? Max Gillies net worth is estimated at around $5 million. His main source of income is from his primary work as an actor and producer. Max Gillies’s salary per month and other career earnings are over $400,000 annually.