Australian actor, director and former Double J radio presenter Lex Marinos has died aged 75, his family has announced.
A post to his Facebook on Saturday said the former Kingswood Country actor died at home on Friday at his Sydney home, "at a moment of his choosing, surrounded by family and the sounds of Bob Dylan accompanying our vigil".
"There was so much love in the room," the post read.
A recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia for his services to the performing arts, Marinos was the former deputy chair of the Australia Council as well as a member of the creative and production team for the Opening Ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
Marinos started his career as a producer and presenter on 2JJ/2JJJ (the precursors to Double J and Triple J) in the 1970s, going on to present on ABC and commercial radio in the following decades.
But Marinos is perhaps best remembered for his role in the popular 1980s sitcom, Kingswood Country.
He played the role of Bruno, the Italian son-in-law of the main actor, Ted Bulpitt, whose Holden Kingswood car was the highlight of his suburban life.
Marinos was, in fact, of Greek origin. His father emigrated from Greece and his mother was Greek-Australian.
In 2013, Marinos reflected on his multi-cultural roots in the SBS TV series, Who Do You Think You Are?
Like his character Bruno, Marinos was born in Wagga Wagga before moving to Sydney and attending North Sydney Boys High School.
Kingswood Country ran for six seasons between 1980 and 1984, delivering 89 episodes and winning the Logie Award for best comedy in 1982 and 1983.
In the series, Bruno was the subject of racist jibes from his father-in-law, played by veteran actor Ross Higgins.
Marinos also appeared on the small screen in other shows such as The Slap, S.C.O.O.P, Live and Sweaty, Ballzup, Good News Week and World Series Debating.
He also acted in theatrical productions with Nimrod, the APG Sydney Theatre Company and the Melbourne Theatre Company.
His directing credits included the films An Indecent Obsession and Boundaries of the Heart, the television series Bodyline and Embassy, and a number of documentaries and theatre productions.
His writing, meanwhile, appeared in The Bulletin, The Weekend Australian, and the Good Weekend.
To pay tribute to Marinos's career, Wagga Wagga's Museum of the Riverina is planning to hold an exhibition later this year, titled The Lex Factor: From Wagga to the World Stage.