Shane Bourne
| Shane Keith Bourne | |
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| Born | 24 November 1949 Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor, Stand-up comedian |
Shane Bourne (born 24 November 1949 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor and a television host.
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[edit] Career
[edit] 1980's / 1990's
Bourne was a well-known comedic face throughout the 1980s, with an acting role on the Australian version of the U.K. version of the sitcom, Are You Being Served?, and had regular appearances on Hey Hey It's Saturday. In the mid 1990s, Bourne hosted a revived Blankety Blanks, which only lasted two seasons.[1]
He was also in a few episodes of Prisoner.[1]
[edit] 2000's / 2010's
Bourne made a change to dramatic acting and has been critically acclaimed. After a two episode guest appearance on Blue Heelers in 2000, Bourne took the lead role of lawyer "Happy" Henderson, starring alongside Kerry Armstrong in MDA.[2] The show ended after its third season in September 2005. He also played a minor role in the film Kokoda, an Australia WWII film on the Kokoda Track where he played as the battalion's doctor.[3]
Bourne hosts the television series Thank God You're Here on the Seven Network. In 2006, he hosted How the Hell Did We Get Here?, a series that aired on ABC1.[4]
Bourne is currently acting in the Channel Seven series, City Homicide, which premiered on 27 August 2007.[5] Season 5 airs in 2011.
Bourne hosted the 2011 Logie Awards.[6]
[edit] Personal life
Has a daughter Ruby Louise Bourne (born November 20, 1990).
[edit] Awards
At the AFI Awards, in 2003 and 2005, Bourne won the 'Best Actor in a Television Drama' award for his role in MDA, and was nominated for the same award in 2002.[7]
At the Logies, in 2003, he was nominated for the 'Most Outstanding Actor' award for his role in MDA.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "The Bourne identity". The Age (Melbourne). 10 July 2003. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/07/10/1057430257586.html.
- ^ "Breakthrough treatment". The Age (Melbourne). 23 June 2005. http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/breakthrough-treatment/2005/06/21/1119321738893.html.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0100091/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0933345/
- ^ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/aussie-tv-passion-returns/story-e6frf7l6-1111114466772
- ^ "Shane Bourne to host 2011 Logie Awards". Herald Sun. 28 March 2011. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/shane-bourne-tip-for-logies-hot-seat/story-e6frf7jx-1226029430102. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?Section=2009_Awards_PDFs&ContentID=5761
- ^ http://www.saxton.com.au/shane-bourne
[edit] External links
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