George Smilovici

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George Smilovici is a Cuban-born[1] Australian comedian. He is the son of Romanian-Jewish immigrant parents who left Romania and first settled in Cuba, from 1946 till 1959 when they fled Fidel Castro's revolution to El Salvador, and Guatemala, and later moved to Sydney, Australia when Smilovici was 6 years old.[2] Smilovici is best known for his comic monologue "I'm Tuff”, which peaked at number 10 of the Australian singles chart.

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

List of albums
Title Album details
Son of Tuff... Wimp
  • Released: 1985
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Mushroom (L 27162)
Uncensored
  • Released: 1985
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Festival (L 38307)
Hot
  • Released: 1990
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Polydor (CDBC1)

Singles[edit]

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Title Peak chart positions
AUS
[3][4]
1984 "I'm Tuff" 10
1985 "Popularity"
"Spewing"
"Beyond Tuff"
1990 "Happiest Man"

References[edit]

  1. ^ "George Smilovici".
  2. ^ "About". The World's Tuffest Comedian. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 278. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Kent Music Report No 548 – 31 December 1984 > National Top 100 Singles for 1984". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 23 January 2023 – via Imgur.com.

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