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Uncle Jack Charles was born in Melbourne in 1943. He was taken from his mother as a baby and ended up in Box Hill Boys' Home where he was abused and told he was an orphan. Uncle Jack speaks to Gman in Big Brekkie this
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morning..
Jack was always searching, trying to figure out who he really was.
Slowly, pieces of his life presented themselves: kids with the same surname, a chance encounter with his mob in Melbourne, and the discovery of his calling - a life in the arts.
The legacy of Jack's early life has been addiction, theft and twenty-two stints in jail.
Jack eventually became a beloved stage and film actor in Australia.
Even at the age of 75, his story, like many of the Stolen Generations, is still one of discovery.
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Two years ago he found out who is father was, and now knows he is a Wiradjuri man, as well as Boon Wurrung, Dja Dja Wurrung, Woiwurrung and Yorta Yorta.
Jack is also a passionate advocate for youth in detention. Thank you to ABC Jeremy Story Carter for text.