When Chris White talks to the legions of adoring fans of the "biggest little show on Earth", the actor and puppeteer knows he'll earn instant cred when he lets them know he grew up "just up the road from Bluey".
From the theatre scene of his hometown of Toowoomba to the dizzying lights of Manhattan, White has brought Bandit, the much-loved dad of Australia's favourite four-legged family of heelers to life.