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| Born | (1941-04-06)April 6, 1941 Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Died | June 18, 2015(2015-06-18) (aged 74) Fox Island, Washington, United States |
| Occupation | Comedian/writer |
| Years active | 1966–2015 |
Philip "Phil" Austin (April 6, 1941 – June 18, 2015) was a comedian and writer. He was born in Denver, Colorado and later grew up in Fresno, California, attending Fresno High School. He attended Bowdoin College and UCLA, joining the staff of KPFK radio in Los Angeles in the late 1960s.
Austin is best known for his work as part of The Firesign Theatre (of which he was the only constant member), where he played the group's best-known creation, Private detective Nick Danger. Other prominent roles were as Harry (Happy) Cox, the narrator of Everything You Know Is Wrong and Bebop Loco/Lobo on Give Me Immortality or Give Me Death. He is also served as the troupe's musician and record producer. His collection of short stories, Tales of the Old Detective and Other Big Fat Lies, is published by Audio Editions. Two of his stories appear in the third volume of Mirth of a Nation.
Austin also wrote a solo work, Roller Maidens From Outer Space, and directed (and acted in) Eat Or Be Eaten.
Stage versions of Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers; The Further Adventures of Nick Danger, Third Eye; Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him; and Temporarily Humboldt County are published by Broadway Play Publishing Inc.
External links
- Phil Austin's Blog of the Unknown
- Austin's bio on Firesign Theatre site
- Phil Austin: The Man Under The Hat
- Phil Austin on IMDB
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