Mark Mitchell

Mark Mitchell born 29 September 1954 is an Australian actor comedian and contemporary artist best known for his character Con the Fruiterer Mitchell trained as a teacher of English BA Melb DipEd S C V Rusden Mark taught middle and senior English for 5 years before deciding to follow his heart into performance His entry into the entertainment world dressed as the Devil required him to deliver singing telegrams Oddly enough this venture lasted only two weeks Deciding that he was ready for standup comedy Mark soon realized that perhaps standup comedy was not ready for him but he persevered with it for almost six years before concluding that the corporate sector offered more intriguing opportunities for comedic addresses around focused themes The huge success of The Comedy Company 19881990 during the late 1980s brought Mark Mitchell larger than life into the homes of all Australians His character portrayal of a Greek fruiterer named CON endeared him not only to many Australians but also to the Greek community Mark soon found himself in demand from both local and international film and telemovie including The Munsters Scary Little Christmas 1996 Like Mother Like Son The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes 2001 Blonde 2001 On the Beach 2000 Child Star The Shirley Temple Story 2001 and Inspector Gadget 2 2003