Libbi Gorr
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 Gorr in 2015 |
Lisbeth "Libbi" Gorr is an Australian broadcaster working in both TV and radio. Gorr is also an author, voice artist, writer and performer. She first came to prominence with the satirical television character that she created called "Elle McFeast".
Gorr was born in Melbourne and educated at the Methodist Ladies' College. She began working in comedy while she was an arts and law student at the University of Melbourne. After graduation she became an articled clerk with the Melbourne law firm Phillips Fox. She also performed with The Hot Bagels, an all-women cabaret group.
Gorr had her first regular media job as the voice of the Sportsgirl fashion chain when she was asked to "sound" like a photo of supermodel Elle Macpherson.
Television work
As the character Elle McFeast, Gorr performed in a number of award winning television shows, including Andrew Denton's Live and Sweaty. She was chosen by Denton to host Live and Sweaty after his retirement from the show. As McFeast she also created the TV specials Breasts, Sex, Guys and Videotape, Portrait of a Power Pussy and the television show Elle McFeast Live. Gorr made the transition to appearing as herself on camera with the Marie Clare "What Women Want" forums. She also hosted and helped create the televised IF awards for film in Australia. In 2001 a portrait of her, called "Excelle – Libbi Gorr", by painter Margarita Georgiadis, was entered in the Archibald Prize for portraiture. The painting was hung as a finalist. A photographic portrait by Petrea Hicks was also hung the following year.
In 2007 Gorr hosted the short-lived Channel Nine show The Catch Up. The program, a revised version of the American program The View, ran for only four months before being cancelled due to poor ratings.[1] Gorr, however, received positive reviews.[2]
From 2014, Gorr has contributed to Studio 10 on the 10 Network as a studio panellist and Melbourne correspondent.
In 2016 Gorr began presenting stories as a guest reporter for the ABC flagship current affairs program 7.30.
Radio work and journalism
Since January 2012, Gorr has hosted the Sunday morning program on 774 ABC Melbourne across Victoria, as well as presenting Breakfast when Red Symons takes leave. She also contributes as a columnist to Selector magazine, which specialises in wine and fine food.
Books
Gorr has authored two books for Harper Collins, The A–Z of Mummy Manners: An Etiquette Guide for Managing Other Children's Mothers and Assorted Mummy Dilemmas (2011) and The Bedtime Poem For Edible Children, illustrated by Bradley Trevor Greive (2012).
References
- ↑ Casey, Marcus (13 June 2007). "The Catch-Up cut loose by Nine". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
- ↑ Idato, Michael (10 May 2007) The Catch-up left chasing ratings. The Age