'Crocodile Dundee' injured wrestling furniture

The star of Crocodile Dundee has injured his back moving furniture.

The star of Crocodile Dundee has injured his back moving furniture.

Paul Hogan is recovering in hospital after he suffered a slipped disc.

He became world-famous as the fearless crocodile hunter in the 1986 movie.

The 63-year-old Australian actor was recently admitted to St Vincents Private Hospital in Sydney for treatment of the back injury he sustained while moving furniture.

The hospital issued a brief statement saying the actor would be back on his feet within a few weeks and asking that his privacy be respected.

Hogan rose to global fame in the Crocodile Dundee movies as the crocodile hunter Mick Dundee, who becomes a heroic fish out of water when he is transported from the Outback to the United States.

Earlier in life he had made a living as a scaffolder on Sydney Harbour Bridge before launching a lucrative television career in Australia.

He also has advertised products from cigarettes in Australia to Japanese cars in the United States.

Hogan is married to Linda Kozlowski, his co-star in the Crocodile Dundee movies.

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