TOP PHOTO : Guy as Happy the Hobo with his daughter Vanessa and right photo with daughter Virginia Photo above : Guy with fellow " Kiwi " magicians
Alma Woods , a well-known New Zealand actress . Here , they gained experience in theatre , learning everything from production , to lighting and building a show . Every young person today should do this , if they aspire to be a performer .
Years later , he went on his big OE ( Overseas Experience – something most late teenage New Zealanders embark on once they finish high school ). One night in 1967 , due to an unforeseen accident with the regular entertainment at an East End pub , Guy stepped up and entertained the crowd . This resulted in a regular gig at the
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Thomas A ' Becket pub in London where he was paid £ 5 for one night of entertainment . Considering he was earning only £ 4.10 for a week ’ s work at his regular job at The Overseas Working Men Club , he realized there was more to be made in entertainment than working a regular job . To entertain the crowds , he would use everything he knew from the nights his parents had had , everything from sing-a-longs to his early magic days of entertaining with a thumb tip . After three and a half years it was time to head back home to New Zealand , and he knew he was headed for a life in show business . Back in New Zealand , and newly
Guy received Benny Award