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# Chopper Read

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Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read is the name of a well known convicted muderer and one time standover Hitman in Australia who spent many years in Victorian prisons. When inclined, Chopper tells a top yarn and is very very funny. (his books would be a real laugh if there were'nt true) He has written 10 and a half books which revolve about life and crimes mostly in Australia, of the seedy lowlife criminals.

A highly regarded movie was made about his life. Actor Eric Bana starred as Chopper accurately portraying the jail hardened man and even looking like him as well.

Read has recently become a rap musician and has a popular song that talks about his life. He has also been a somewhat tasteless comedian appearing with Mark 'Jakko' Jackson.. Whithout a bdoubt some of the things that Chopper Read has talked about are absolute lies, but what entertaining lies they are! As expected Chopper has enemies, many Australian criminals want to kill him but for now he is still alive living in the farmlands of sleepy old Tasmania.

While in jail Chopper Read had a friend cut his ears off to get out of H block quickly to avoid being killed. This however, acccording to Read is not why he got the name "Chopper". He got the name Chopper as a kid after a big white dog called Chopper that looked out for a small duck 'Yakky Doodle' in Hanna Barbera cartoons. His books are written in a beleive it not style with Read admitting he is a master Bullshitter, never letting the truth destroy a good story.

On the ABC TV Elle McFeast's comedy show, Mark Read fresh from jail and enticed to an amusing level of drunkeness by free several "VB" slabs talked about many less than tasteful memories .. horrible things actually,but very very funny, needless to say Elle McFeast's show was cancelled because of it. Dont worry about Graham Kennedy, this was some of the most memorable television in Australia's history. Sadly, Elle hasnt been seen much since. Being of kind heart and undoubtedly feeling sorry for the lass an ex-lawyer. As a consolation for her efforts, Elle got a couple of good wrap up in Chopper's 10th book <grin> you really need to read it yourself though .. BTW most people would need to kill to get mentioned in MBR's books.

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