At six months, he took a fall down a flight of steps and, as legend has it, earned his knockabout nickname from Harry Houdini, who at the time was performing with the Keatons.
This was more of a knockabout debate than the League of Women Voters' solemn civic lessons.
Five sons of Siu-tin have carved notable, knockabout careers in movie action: Wo-ping, Cheung-yan, Chun-yeung (a.
Tony Abbott: Australia's pugnacious new PM The pugnacious style of Tony Abbott, the winner of Australia's election, has played well with the electorate. He may have run a gaffe-prone campaign against the bookish Kevin Rudd, the incumbent Labor prime minister, but his knockabout style, which h...
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Ross Lyon in The Age We've all been around the traps for a while and I think Dean Wallis is a good knockabout bloke and a good footballer,Saints coach Ross Lyon said after the match. "He coached at St Kilda so you tend to forge some friendships and some are...
Ricky Gervais in Sky News People have been constantly surprised,said Gervais. "A lot of people say you've made a real film. I think what they mean is they were expecting a knockabout comedy with a couple of blokes off sitcom-land. This is more our Saturday Night...
St George in Sydney Morning Herald He was knockabout bloke and a legendary card player,recalled St George and Kangaroo teammate Rod Reddy. "Socially, he liked a great time and in his early years I suppose he played hard off the field and on the field also."