From Bridge Rigger to Global Icon This is Paul Hogan, years before the world knew his name. In the early ’70s, Hogan was working as a rigger on the Sydney Harbour Bridge when a joke with coworkers changed everything. Dared to audition for the TV talent show New Faces, he showed up pretending to be a tap-dancing knife thrower—then flipped the script by roasting the judges instead. Audiences loved it. That irreverent charm led to The Paul Hogan Show and, ultimately, global stardom with Crocodile D