Barry Otto (born 1941) is an Australian actor and artist.
Early life
Barry Otto was born in 1941 in Brisbane, the son of a butcher.[1][2][3] He has a sister named Denise.[4] Otto trained as an artist at Brisbane Central Technical College.[4] In the 1960s, Otto worked as a commercial artist and fashion illustrator.[5] He never formally trained as an actor.[3]
Otto married Lindsay, with whom he has a daughter Miranda (an actress), born in 1967 in Brisbane.[6] They divorced in 1973.[citation needed]
With his second wife Susan "Sue" Hill,[7] Otto has a son, Eddie (a teacher and professional cricket coach), and daughter, Gracie (a filmmaker and actress), born in 1987 in Sydney.[6][8]
Otto is also an artist. He often paints members of his family and has twice entered the Archibald Prize.[9]
^ a bPorter, Zoƫ (15 January 2020). "Otto The Great". The National Treasures Series. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
^"Dichotomia, Barry Otto, 2008". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
^ a b cMorgan, Joyce (26 January 2007). "Barry Otto's busting to talk". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
^ a bFaulkner, Noelle (29 December 2017). "The Imaginarium of Mr Otto by Jake Terrey". Side-Note. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
^Kornits, Dov (25 January 2020). "Otto on Otto". FilmInk. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
^ a bGannon, Genevieve (22 June 2023). "Miranda Otto reveals what working with her sister is really like". The Australian Women's Weekly. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
^ https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/stellar/its-like-hes-trying-to-remember-who-he-is-barry-ottos-daughters-share-heartbreaking-update-on-australian-screen-legends-health/news-story/8be843ba917bc5b501fecf3a953b186f. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^Lehmann, Megan (6 November 2021). "Gracie Otto, the human sparkplug". The Australian. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
^Schwartzkoff, Louise (7 February 2009). "Barry's M.Otto: if at first you don't succeed, paint on". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
^Maddox, Garry (7 May 2024). "Gracie Otto began a film about her dad's one-man show. A diagnosis changed the story". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
^"AusStage".
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