- His group Jimmy and the Boys had a #8 hit on the Australian pop chart in 1981 with a song called "They Won't Let My Girlfriend Talk to Me" which was written by Tim Finn (a co-frontman for the New Zealand band, Split Enz) when he didn't want to release it himself.
- Former lead singer of the Australian shock rock band, Jimmy and the Boys.
- Has a brother Luis and two sisters, Monica and Rocio.
- Directed the City of Sydney's Millennium Celebrations.
- For six years he was director of the Sydney, Australia New Year's Eve Celebrations (1996-2002).
- From 2011 until 2019 he was Creative Director of Vivid Sydney.
- Staged the Independence Ceremonies of East Timor in May 2002.
- Was Artistic Director for the City of Sydney's Centenary of Federation Celebrations.
- Co-directed the Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
- Was Artistic Director for the Sydney Mardi Gras Parade (2011-2015).
- Co-directed the Opening Ceremony of Shanghai 2010 World Expo.
- Co-directed the Ceremonies of the Doha 2006 Asian Games.
- In 2018 he was Awarded Full Membership of the Order of Australia, General Division, by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Il as part of the Australia Day Honors for his contribution to Entertainment and Literature.
- Was Artistic Director for the Sydney Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Segment (horses) and the Harbour Spectacular Closing Ceremony.
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