Eric Bana doesn't act a character, he becomes them. 25 years ago, the Australian star emerged in his breakthrough performance in "Chopper", a biopic on Mark "Chopper" Read - one of Australia's most infamous underworld figures. Watch the full interview from 2004 on the 60 Minutes Australia YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/NQ5h6KDYcuo | 60 Minutes Australia

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Oi, York on Lilydale! Stop scrolling on your phone. Get off the toilet and book tix to my new live show coming to town this April. Go on. Harden up and book now! | Heath Franklin's Chopper

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Eric Bana plays Mark "Chopper" Read in CHOPPER, now streaming on Shout! TV. The legendary criminal wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison. | Shout TV

On Australia Day 1978, Mark “Chopper” Read made criminal history. After a failed Supreme Court hostage plan, he was sent to Pentridge’s brutal H Division. Facing a death contract, Chopper cut off both ears to force a transfer — landing at Old Geelong Gaol, Cell 101. Extreme survival, pure infamy. #ChopperRead #AustralianCrime #TrueCrimeAustralia #GeelongGaol #nationalcrimeandjusticemuseum | Geelong Gaol Museum

Today marks six years since the death of notorious UNDERBELLY criminal Mark "Chopper" Read. Just 16 days before he died, Chopper sat down with #60Mins for his last ever interview, in which he admitted in graphic detail to murdering four men. Full story: youtu.be/bOOO8sp0b4g | 60 Minutes Australia