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Garry McDonald was born on October 30, 1948 and is 75 years old now.
Birthday: October 30, 1948
How Old - Age: 75
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Garry McDonald - Biography
Garry George McDonald AO (born 30 October 1948) is an Australian actor, satirist and comedian. He is known for his portrayal of the bawdy Wollongong interviewer and Gold Logie award winning character Norman Gunston and for his role of hapless Arthur Beare in the ABC television sitcom Mother and Son.
McDonald played Arthur Beare in the television series Mother and Son, starring alongside Ruth Cracknell over six seasons from 1984 until 1994. He won several Logie Awards for his role in the show.
Early in his career he met his wife, the actress Diane Craig, during a production of Let's Get A Divorce. They have two grown children, David and Kate, and live in Berry on the New South Wales south coast.
Suffering from both depression and anxiety, McDonald talks openly about his condition and has become an advocate. He is an ambassador and former Board director of beyondblue, an Australian national depression initiative and serves as patron of the NSW branch of the Anxiety Disorders Foundation of Australia. McDonald is quoted in the press discussing a link between his own anxiety and that of his grandfather and mother.
McDonald's condition first came to the public's attention when he reached crisis point after an abortive attempt to revive the Gunston character in 1993. Then again in 1997, McDonald suffered a severe episode during the launch of a new series, Rip Snorters. McDonald's condition also caused him to withdraw from a production of Howard Katz in 2003.
