Craig Low (born 8 May 1985) is an Australian writer, producer, director & comedian. He is known publicly as "Lowie”.
Craig Michael Low | |
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| Born | 8 May 1985 Helensvale, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, Producer, Director & comedian |
| Years active | 2005-present |
Early life
editLow was born on 8 May 1985 in Helensvale, Queensland. His family grew up in the small community of Helensvale, where he attended Helensvale State Primary School and Helensvale State High School.
Radio
editLow began working at 90.9 SeaFM on the Gold Coast when he was 15 years old as a junior in audio production and was nominated for his first Australian Commercial Radio Award (ACRA). He was put on Mid-Dawns (12 am-5 am) and then shifted to B105 to host Australian Made, a late-night syndicated program (now called Australian First[1]) that plays 100 percent Australian content. Within 6 months of moving to Brisbane, Craig filled in for the Hot30 Countdown over the summer period. He stayed on to host the show for just under 1 year. Ratings success differed from state to state, but it was regularly the number 1 FM show in the 7pm-12am time slot.[2] Craig and Austereo parted ways in 2006.
Low returned to radio in 2009 with a new show, Lowie vs America for the Southern Cross Media Network. The show earned him 3 ACRA Nominations in 2010.
Television
editLow has written for several NBC television projects including the clip series The Worst Thing I Ever... for the E! Network. In 2014, Low made his US TV Debut on Fox's stand-up comedy series Laughs.
In 2015, Low was cast as a season regular on MTV2's Joking Off. Defy Media has also confirmed a development deal with Lowie with a pilot being green-lit under the working title Lowie Sucks for release later this year.
Low signed on with FOX8 in Australia to host Road to Rock Star. The series went around Australia as they hunted for Australia music talent to become hopefuls on the American series titles "Rock Star Supernova". The band consisted of Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe), Gilby Clarke (Guns N' Roses) and Jason Newsted (Metallica).
CD Live, a Saturday night live countdown show hosted by Low and Asha Keurten on FOX8. Due to run for 13 episodes, but was expanded to 22.
Ralph TV, based on the Australia Men's Magazine Ralph and broadcast on the Nine Network on Thursday nights during 2008.[3] The TV series was released on DVD along with the magazine.
Stand Up
editHis one-man show Name Dropping with Craig Low debut at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2018 with one reviewer writing “I can tell you firsthand it will have you laughing so hard you’ll wish the toilet was 5 foot closer”. Craig was to record his one hour special in March 2020 but it has since been postponed due to the global pandemic.
Acting
editCraig's first role was opposite Heath Ledger in the 1997 TV series Roar. After many various commercial roles, he left to focus on School. After moving to LA permanently in 2015, Craig returned to acting with roles in The Muppets, 5 Years Apart, Ghost Story Club on TruTV and short films My Girlfriend From Hell, Accents and Founder.
Directing
editAfter working as both assistant director and producer for over 80 episodes of television for El Rey Network, Craig made his directorial debut with the horror short film DON’T TOUCH which he also wrote and produced during the quarantine.
Filmography
edit| TITLE | YEAR | ACTOR | WRITER | PRODUCER | DIRECTOR | ROLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roar | 1997 | YES | NO | NO | NO | Child By Fire |
| CD Live | 2003 | YES | YES | NO | NO | Host |
| Ralph TV | 2005 | YES | YES | YES | NO | Host & associate Producer |
| Road To Rockstar | 2006 | YES | NO | NO | NO | Host |
| Worst Thing I Ever… | 2014 | NO | YES | YES | NO | Associate Producer |
| Laughs | 2014 | YES | YES | NO | NO | Himself |
| Joking Off | 2016 | YES | YES | NO | NO | Himself |
| Pop Of The List | 2017 | YES | YES | NO | NO | Host |
| That's Totally Almost Music | 2017 | YES | YES | YES | YES | Host |
| Ridiculousness Live | 2017 | NO | YES | YES | NO | Associate Producer |
| The Daily Drama | 2018 | YES | YES | NO | NO | Himself |
| The Muppets | 2018 | YES | NO | NO | NO | Mr. Tumnus |
| Ghost Story Club | 2018 | YES | NO | NO | NO | Phillippe Fournier |
| BET Hip Hop Awards | 2018 | YES | YES | NO | NO | Permit Patty |
| 5 Years Apart | 2018 | YES | NO | NO | NO | Mark |
| My Girlfriend From Hell | 2019 | YES | NO | NO | NO | Adam |
| Accents | 2019 | YES | NO | NO | NO | Lee |
| Foundher | 2019 | YES | NO | NO | NO | Isaac |
| The Chuey Martinez Show | 2019 | NO | YES | YES | YES | 40 episodes |
| El Rey Nation | 2019 | NO | YES | YES | YES | 40 episodes |
| Vampiro Unleashed | 2020 | NO | YES | YES | YES | 6 episodes |
| DON'T TOUCH | 2020 | NO | YES | YES | YES | Short Film |
References
edit- ^ "The Fox 101.9 Melbourne".
- ^ "Commercial Radio Australia: 2009 Surveys - Melbourne". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Ralphtv". Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
External links
edit- http://www.lowielive.com Archived 21 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine