Marty Fields is an Australian award-winning stand up comedian, host/mc, actor, writer, musician and radio presenter from Melbourne.
The son of Australian comedy legends Maurie Fields and Val Jellay, Fields has had long running roles on Hey Hey It's Saturday, Blue Heelers, Blankety Blanks and various other television shows. He starred in over a dozen musicals including Guys and Dolls, High Society and Crazy for You, receiving a Green Room award for best actor in a musical. He has performed extensively around the world including shows at The Riviera (Las Vegas), The New York Comedy Club (NYC) and Howl At The Moon (Chicago).
Fields has worked alongside performers including Marina Prior, Jimeoin, and John Farnham. He has written two TV comedy shows, a myriad of newspaper and magazine articles as well being the creator and composer of the new Australian musical, The Paradise. Fields has also been a fill in presenter on 3AW's Nightline filling in for Bruce Mansfield or Philip Brady if they are either sick or away on holidays.
Marty currently writes an Opinion Column every Friday in the Melbourne Herald Sun.
He is based in Melbourne, where he lives with his partner and new baby daughter. He is a proud ambassador of Melbourne Storm.
Famous quotes containing the word fields:
“Is America a land of God where saints abide for ever? Where golden fields spread fair and broad, where flows the crystal river? Certainly not flush with saints, and a good thing, too, for the saints sent buzzing into man’s ken now are but poor- mouthed ecclesiastical film stars and cliché-shouting publicity agents.
Their little knowledge bringing them nearer to their ignorance,
Ignorance bringing them nearer to death,
But nearness to death no nearer to God.”
—Sean O’Casey (1884–1964)