Oscar winner and motorcycle enthusiast Russell Crowe will follow in the footsteps of fellow actors Will Smith and Bill Murray when he leathers up to work with the stars of US reality TV series, American Chopper.
The world-famous custom bike-building family of Paul Senior, Paulie and Mikey Teutul, are in Australia to film three episodes of their hit show.
The trio will spend two weeks travelling across Australia to gather inspiration for an Australian-themed bike, which will eventually be sold at a charity auction.
Crowe and the Teutuls will spend time at Crowe's farm in Nana Glen, Coffs Harbour, brainstorming ideas for the feature bike.
"It's going to be cool to hang out with Russell, I am definitely a fan ... I do like his movies," 32-year-old Paulie told AAP.
"He is probably your (Australia's) biggest celebrity, so to be able to hang out with him and appreciate what he does, because it turns out he enjoys our show as well, it's a mutual thing.
"We will go out, have dinner with him and kind of shoot the breeze. It will be great to get his input."
Broadcast on the Discovery Channel, American Chopper chronicles the raw drama of the Teutul family.
Each episode follows the trio through heated arguments and creative setbacks as they battle mounting deadlines to design and produce their motorcycles.
More than 300 million households worldwide tune into the weekly episodes, which are shown in over 160 countries.
Jetlagged after a 30-hour flight from the US, the Teutuls held a press conference in Sydney to promote their visit.
As well as filming their regular series a cartoon based on American Chopper is in the works.
The children's show will broadcast on a Saturday mornings in the US.
"We will have a cartoon in the States, we have just started working on it," Paulie said.
"It's really good ... because we do have so many kids that are fans. We can give them something they can relate to even more."
Their two-week touring blitz will also include a live event in Sydney on February 24.
Already 10,000 tickets have been sold for the event, which will feature bike-building demonstrations, a question and answer session and a trade show.
