Australian screen legend Paul Hogan's favourite job wasn't being a movie star, his granddaughter has revealed as his most famous film Crocodile Dundee marks a major milestone.
Sunrise US correspondent Mylee Hogan said, despite global fame, her grandfather still considers his time working as a lifeguard at a local pool in Granville his most enjoyable role.
"I've asked him what is your favourite job ever? And forget being a movie star, he said to me that his favourite job ever was when he was a lifeguard at the local pool in Granville," she said.
"Because he could sit there, everyone could swim, shirt off, in the sunshine, smoke a ciggie and just have a good day."
Crocodile Dundee's 40th Anniversary
The insight comes as Crocodile Dundee celebrates its 40th anniversary, with Hogan reflecting on the film that turned her grandfather into an international star.
She said the 1986 hit had always been part of her life growing up in Australia but its true cultural reach only became clear after she moved to the US.
"Now that I live here in the United States, and I get around, and people hear the accent or ask you what your name is, and you'll say, 'Oh, Mylee Hogan', and they'll go 'Hogan, like Paul Hogan?'" she said.
"Or they'll deliver a line like 'Throw another shrimp on the barbie'.
"Then I guess I realised just the lasting impact and how massive it has been, which is just surreal."
Global Success and Cultural Impact
The film introduced global audiences to a distinctly Australian sense of humour and became a defining cultural export, grossing more than $300 million worldwide and becoming Australia's highest-grossing film.
Hogan said she called her grandfather to congratulate him on the anniversary, adding he still finds the scale of his success "so crazy".
Hogan said her grandfather would be "absolutely touched" by all the lovely messages celebrating the film's 40th anniversary.
