Greig Pickhaver

Greig Pickhaver
Photo of Greig Pickhaver
Pickhaver in 2010
Born (1948-02-10) February 10, 1948 (age 76)
Other namesH. G. Nelson
Occupations
  • Television host
  • writer
  • actor
  • radio host
  • theatre actor
  • author
Years active1986–present
Known forThis Sporting Life 1986–2008
Club Buggery 1996–1997
The Dream with Roy and HG 2000
Parent(s)Gordon Pickhaver
Beryl Skuce

Gordon Greig Pickhaver AM (born 10 February 1948)[1] is an Australian actor, comedian and writer, who forms one half of the satirical sports comedy duo Roy and HG as the excitable sports announcer HG Nelson.[a] The award-winning duo teamed up in 1986 for the Triple J radio comedy program This Sporting Life, and were broadcast nationwide for 22 years, leading to several successful television spinoffs.[2]

  1. ^ "Family Notices". The Chronicle (Adelaide). Vol. 90, no. 5, 122. South Australia. 19 February 1948. p. 32. Retrieved 10 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Biographical cuttings on Greig Pickhaver, broadcaster and entertainer. Retrieved 9 April 2009 – via National Library of Australia.


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