
Jarrad Wright
Jarrad Wright grew up in Tweed Heads on New South Wales' North Coast. In The Big Lez Show Documentary, Wright reveals the first idea of Big Lez as a 'Dragonball Z' type character when he lived on Kingdom Cum. He and Izak came up with his name unanimously based on his super strength and atire. It was from this that Jarrad and his friends started creating comics of Lez and other characters. During 2008, then Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd introduced free laptops to the majority of high schools in Australia. Wright exploited his opportunity to create his first episode of The Big Lez Show which would become The Volcano Bong. His popularity in school skyrocketed, which persuaded him to keep creating more skits with Lez and his cast of characters. Wright details he and Tom Hollis envisioned Sassy on their trampoline. He was seen as a sasquatch that overdoses on every drug under the sun, then accuses others of being drug addicts. They both went away and drew their visions of Sassy, with the final Sassy being Tom's drawing and Jarrad's drawing becoming Donny. Wright describes Clarence as a repository of blame, a 'bad luck magnet' and a symbol of the little guy. Jarrad and his f…
Acting
- 2022Sassy the SasquatchSassy (voice)6 ep.
- 2016The Mike Nolan ShowMike Nolan / Donny / Clarence (voice)5 ep.
- 2012The Big Lez ShowBig Lez / Mike Nolan / Sassy / Donny / Scruffy / Wayne'O /36 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2022Sassy the SasquatchAnimation, Director, Editor, Producer, Sound, Writer6 ep.
- 2016The Mike Nolan ShowAnimation, Director, Editor, Producer, Sound Designer, Writer5 ep.
- 2012The Big Lez ShowDirector, Editor, Producer, Writer36 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2022Sassy the SasquatchSassy /Nigel /Donny (Voice)1 ep.