George Smilovici Explained

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 on the Australian singles chart.

Discography

Studio albums

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

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Title	Peak chart positions
AUS ^[3] ^[4]
1984	"I'm Tuff"	10
1985	"Popularity"	—
	"Spewing"	—
	"Beyond Tuff"	—
1990	"Happiest Man"	—

External links

• Talent On Line Entertainment Network: George Smilovici
• Vanish Entertainment: George Smilovici
• Bluesfest Tsunami Fundraiser Raises One Hundred Thousand Dollars
• Ovations: George Smilovici

Notes and References

1. Web site: George Smilovici .
2. Web site: About. The World's Tuffest Comedian. en-US. 2019-12-26.
3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

   . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 278.

4. Web site: Kent Music Report No 548 – 31 December 1984 > National Top 100 Singles for 1984. Kent Music Report. Imgur.com. 23 January 2023.