About Barry Crocker
Barry Hugh Crocker (born 4 November 1935) is an Australian Gold Logie-winning character actor, television personality, singer, and variety entertainer with a crooning vocal style. Crocker is known for his iconic Australian films during the 1970s, including The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972) and its sequel, Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974). Crocker was also the presenter and leading performer on the TV series The Sound of Music, taking over from entertainer Bobby Limb. His singing talents eventually earned him over 30 Gold records. In 1971, Sound of Music was the 11th-most-popular show in the country. Crocker sang the theme tune to the Australian soap opera Neighbours between 1985 and 1992. Crocker published an autobiography called Bazza – The Adventures of Barry Crocker in 2003. In 2023, he published Last of the Entertainers: A Star-Studded Story Across Sixty-Five Years of Television, Stage, Screen and in Recording. Crocker returned to Australia to star in a TV musical comedy show called 66 And All That in 1966, hence the title, which became The Barry Crocker Show (1966–67) on Channel 10 Sydney (now Network Ten). The "bogan" character of Barry McKenzie gave rise to Crocker recording such ribald songs as "My One Eyed Trouser Snake" and other "off-colour" songs.
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