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Matthew "Parko" Parkinson, also billed as Matt Parkinson, born in Perth, Western Australia, is a comedian, actor, radio presenter and game show personality. He began acting at school and studied theatre arts at W.A.I.T. (now Curtin University). His professional career began in Perth at the Hole in the Wall Theatre Company where he appeared in ''Hamlet'', ''The Cherry Orchard'', ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' and the title role in Ben Johnson's ''The Alchemist''. He is often referred to simply as "Parko". Parkinson was formerly a member of the comedy duo The Empty Pockets, along with Matthew Quartermaine, who featured regularly on the television show ''The Big Gig''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=television )〕 Parkinson was also a champion winner of television game show ''Sale of the Century'' in the 1990s.〔(Quiz show gurus bemoan gimmes )〕 Parkinson was one of the hosts of the popular Triple M breakfast program ''The Cage'' in Melbourne. After the axing of ''The Cage'' in the Sydney market at the end of 2006, he moved to Melbourne to continue to co-host the show. He was a regular member of the "Brains Trust" on the ABC quiz show ''The Einstein Factor'', hosted by fellow ''Cage'' member Peter Berner.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Einstein Factor )〕 He was also a judge on ''Comedy Slapdown'' hosted by H.G. Nelson which appeared on The Comedy Channel in 2008.〔(Chuckle chokehold )〕 In 2010 he was a writer on the comedy murder-mystery game show Sleuth 101 on the ABC.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Comedian has 101 moments of sleuth )〕 In 2015, he was announced as one of the "Chasers" on the Australian version of the UK quiz show ''The Chase'' on the Seven Network where he is nicknamed "Goliath". ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Matt Parkinson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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