Geoff Gibbs
{{Short description|Australian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
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| birth_name = Geoffrey George Gibbs
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1940|11|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|8|17|1940|11|25|df=y}}
| death_place = Perth, Western Australia
| nationality = Australian
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| occupation = Actor
| known_for = Principal of Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
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Geoffrey George Gibbs {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} (25 November 1940 – 17 August 2006) was an Australian actor and acting teacher.
Biography
Gibbs was born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, in 1940, and was educated at Aquinas College, Perth. He studied for bachelor's and master's degrees in arts at the University of Western Australia, and later a PhD from Ohio State University in the United States.Who's Who in Australia, Volume 35; Herald and Weekly Times, 2002.
Gibbs was founding dean of dramatic arts at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) from 1979 to 1988, and trained several of Australia's best-known actors, including Hugh Jackman, Frances O'Connor, Lisa McCune and William McInnes.{{cite web|last=Hussain|first=Benazir|title=Episode 8: WAAPA Teacher|url=http://www.abc.net.au/dimensions/dimensions_people/Transcripts/s650684.htm|work=Dimensions with George Negus|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=22 April 2013}} In 1988, he was made chairman of the International Foundation for Arts and Culture, a non-profit organisation formed to promote the creation of new work and cultural and artistic residencies.{{cite book|last=Maufort|first=Marc|title=Performing Aotearoa: New Zealand Theatre and Drama in an Age of Transition|year=2007|publisher=Peter Lang|isbn=978-9052013596}}
Honours
Gibbs was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2002 Queen's Birthday Honours, for service to the performing arts through the establishment, development and promotion of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, and through professional associations.[https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1040490 GIBBS, Geoffrey George], It's an Honour, 10 June 2002.
In October 2007, the Academy Theatre at WAAPA was renamed the Geoff Gibbs Theatre in his honour. The ceremony at which the theatre was renamed was officiated by star graduate Hugh Jackman.[http://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/venues-and-studios/geoff-gibbs-theatre Geoff Gibbs Theatre], Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0316668|name=Geoffrey Gibbs}}
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Category:Australian male stage actors
Category:Australian male television actors
Category:Australian male film actors
Category:Academic staff of Edith Cowan University
Category:University of Western Australia alumni
Category:Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences alumni
Category:People educated at Aquinas College, Perth
Category:Members of the Order of Australia