Paul Livingston has established a career as a writer and performer of stage, television and radio. He began his professional life with a background in film animation. After studying art at Kogarah Tech and Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education (1978-1980), Livingston freelanced as an independent animator working primarily with the Sydney-based multi-media performance group, 'The Even Orchestra' (1981-1988).
It was during this period that Livingston began his career as a comedic performer when, as a result of a bet in 1985, he made an on-stage appearance as the character 'Flacco'. With his 'trademark curl of hair' and 'bald pate', 'Flacco' was originally the conception of Livingston's 'drawing board' but he has since appeared at performance events that range from comedy festivals (both in Australia and overseas) to some of Australian television's best-known comedy shows such as Good News Week, The Fat and The Big Gig.
Writing both under his own name, and the pseudonym of 'Flacco', Livingston has published one novel, The Dirt Bath (1998), and several selected works that contain a combination of humorous prose, short stories, poetry and anecdotes. A regular contributor to the Australian Weekend Magazine from 1998-2001, he was also the creator of 'The Flacco Files'. Described as an 'illustrated commentary on the state of being', this material formed the basis of his 1999 publication, The Flacco Files, which contained a selection of aphorisms and witty illustrations by Livingston.
In 1998 Livingston undertook studies in screenwriting at the Australian Film and Television School and in 2004, a collection of his paintings was exhibited at the Boutwell Draper Gallery in Sydney.
