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}} Timothy David "Tim" Minchin (born 7 October 1975) is an Australian comedian, actor, and musician. He was born in Northampton, England, but raised in Perth, Western Australia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tim Minchin · About )〕 Minchin is best known for his musical comedy, including six CDs, five DVDs, and live comedy shows that he has performed internationally. He has appeared on television in Australia, Britain, and the United States. After growing up in Perth, he attended the University of Western Australia (UWA) and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), before moving to Melbourne in 2002. His show ''Darkside'' launched him into the public eye, achieving critical success at the 2005 Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In 2013, Minchin played the role of rock star Atticus Fetch on Showtime's ''Californication''. Minchin has a background in theatre and has appeared in various stage productions, in addition to some small acting roles on Australian TV. A documentary film about Minchin, ''Rock N Roll Nerd'' (directed by Rhian Skirving), was released theatrically in 2008〔Pomeranz, Margaret: (Rock N Roll Nerd ), ''At the Movies'' (ABC1.〕 and broadcast by ABC1 in 2009.〔(Rock + Roll Nerd: The Tim Minchin Story ), ABC1, 30 April 2009.〕 He is the composer and lyricist of the Olivier Award-winning, Tony Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated show ''Matilda the Musical'', based on the Roald Dahl book ''Matilda''. In 2013, UWA awarded Minchin the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters for his contribution to the arts, recognising his outstanding achievements and worldwide acclaim as a leading composer, lyricist, actor, writer, and comedian.〔 In 2015, he was awarded a second Honorary Doctor of Letters from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.〔https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2015/matilda-writers-tim-minchin-and-dennis-kelly-awarded-honorary-degrees-from-mountview/〕 ==Personal life== Minchin was born in Northampton, England, to Australian parents〔 and raised in Perth, Western Australia. His father David Ellison Minchin〔Chain Reaction - Series 8 - 4. Derren Brown talks to Tim Minchin〕 and grandfather Max Ellison Minchin were surgeons in Perth, descendants of R. E. Minchin, founding director of Adelaide Zoo.〔''The Book of Minchin'' Dorothy Minchin-Comm, Trafford 2006 pp500-503〕 He was educated at the private Christ Church Grammar School and started learning piano at the age of eight, but gave it up after three years because he did not enjoy the discipline. He redeveloped an interest in the instrument after he started writing music with his brother Dan Minchin, a guitarist, but still describes himself as a "hack pianist... a 'more you practise, the better you get' kind of guy".〔 Minchin graduated from UWA in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Theatre, and from WAAPA in 1998 with a Diploma of Music (Commercial Music).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tim Minchin Occasional Address and Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters - YouTube )〕 In 2013, he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters from UWA. In 2015, he was awarded a second Honorary Doctor of Letters, along with Dennis Kelly, from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.〔https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2015/matilda-writers-tim-minchin-and-dennis-kelly-awarded-honorary-degrees-from-mountview/〕 He currently lives in Los Angeles〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Another Aussie in LA )〕 with his wife, Sarah. They have two children: a daughter, Violet, and a son, Caspar. Minchin often refers to his relationships in his songs and stand-up routines. 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「Tim Minchin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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