Darren Coggan
Darren Coggan | |
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Coggan in 2018 | |
| Born | Glen Innes |
| Occupations | Actor, Musician |
Darren Coggan is an Australian musician and actor.
Coggan was born in Glen Innes, New South Wales circa 1973, before his family moved to Wagga Wagga in 1980.[1]
Coggan began his career as a country music performer[2] and was nominated for five Golden Guitars in 1998.[3] In 1999 he got the role of Richie Cunningham in the touring show Happy Days - The Arena Mega Musical.[4] In 2001 he toured with Grease the Mega Musical playing both Teen Angel and Vince Fontaine.[5][6] In 2006 he debuted the musical theatre show Moonshadows based on the life and works of Cat Stevens[7][8][9] followed up by another tribute show Peace Train - The Cat Stevens Story.[10]
References
- ^ Thomson, Craig (24 November 2015). "Made for the stage - Darren Coggan". Glen Innes Examiner. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ Jarvis, Susan (25 June 1995), "Multi-talented Darren Coggan", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Cochrane, Darren (26 January 1998), "Both kinds of music", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Sams, Christine (5 September 1999), "That's Rich and Red's in the money", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Hinde, Sueellen (19 October 2001), "Grease delivers slick, cool action", NT News
- ^ "Big top drama as Grease hits road", Gold Coast Bulletin, 16 May 2001
- ^ Roberts, Jo (3 January 2007), "A copy Cat emerges out from the Moonshadows", The Age
- ^ Podmore, Scott (21 January 2007), "Tasty tribute the Cat's whiskers", Herald Sun
- ^ Ball, Martin (20 January 2007), "Cat's tale captures magic memories", The Age
- ^ Simes, Alicia (11 October 2008), "Muso's meeting with Cat Stevens enriches tribute tour", Illawarra Mercury