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'''David William "Hughesy" Hughes''' (born 26 November 1970, [[Wanneroo, Western Australia]], [[Australia]]), an Australian [[stand-up comedy|stand-up comedian]], and a [[Presenter|radio and television presenter]]. He is currently a co-host on [[Network Ten]]'s ''[[The Project (TV program)|The Project]]'' and ''[[Before the Game]]'', as well as on the breakfast radio show [[Hughesy & Kate|Hughesy and Kate]]. He is known for his |
'''David William "Hughesy" Hughes''' (born 26 November 1970, [[Wanneroo, Western Australia]], [[Australia]]), an Australian [[stand-up comedy|stand-up comedian]], and a [[Presenter|radio and television presenter]]. He is currently a co-host on [[Network Ten]]'s ''[[The Project (TV program)|The Project]]'' and ''[[Before the Game]]'', as well as on the breakfast radio show [[Hughesy & Kate|Hughesy and Kate]]. He is known for his [[larrikin]] personality, drawling [[Australian accent]], and [[deadpan]] comedic delivery. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Revision as of 03:20, 9 November 2012
Dave Hughes | |
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| Born | 26 November 1970 |
| Career | |
| Show | Hughesy & Kate |
| Station | Nova 100 |
| Time slot | 6:00 - 9:00 a.m. weekdays |
| Style | Breakfast Show Host |
| Country |  Australia |
| Website | www.nova100.com.au |
David William "Hughesy" Hughes (born 26 November 1970, Wanneroo, Western Australia, Australia), an Australian stand-up comedian, and a radio and television presenter. He is currently a co-host on Network Ten's The Project and Before the Game, as well as on the breakfast radio show Hughesy and Kate. He is known for his larrikin personality, drawling Australian accent, and deadpan comedic delivery.
Personal life
After graduating from high school in 1988, Hughes studied commerce at Deakin University in Warrnambool for two-and-a-half years.[1]
He married Holly Ife, a reporter with the Herald Sun, on 31 December 2006.[2] The two have a son, Rafferty David (born April 2009), and a daughter, Sadie May (born April 2011).[3][4] In August 2012, Hughes announced that his wife Holly is pregnant with their third child and is due in January 2013.
He does not drink, and has not had an alcoholic drink since he was 22.[5]
He is an avid Carlton and Melbourne Storm supporter.
Career
Comedy
After leaving[?] university, it was seven years before Hughes found work as a stand-up comedian.[6]
He is a regular performer at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Some of his efforts have been released on CD (Dave Hughes: Whatever), and on DVD (Dave Hughes Live, as well as his latest, Dave Hughes - Handy).[7]
Acting
Early in his career, Hughes had a brief appearance in an episode of Neighbours playing a farmer.
Television presenting
Hughes co-hosted the ABC comedy talk show The Glass House along with Wil Anderson and Corinne Grant. However it was axed in 2006 amid political controversy.[8]
He has had guest spots on television programs The Fat, Rove Live, The Panel, and Thank God You're Here. In the AFL season he is a part of the Network Ten Saturday night show Before The Game alongside Mick Molloy, Samantha Lane, Lehmo, and Andrew Maher.
Hughes worked on Australian television show Rove in 2007, with a weekly "Hughesy Loses It" segment. In 2008–09, the segment evolved into a recurring segment on Rove known as "Help me Hughesy," where he would rant about a given topic.[9]
On 20 July 2009, Hughes started co-hosting the half-hour Channel 10 show The 7PM Project, since expanded to become the hour-long The Project. His usual co-hosts are Charlie Pickering, and Carrie Bickmore.
Radio presenting
Since 2001, Hughes has co-hosted, with Kate Langbroek, the weekday breakfast program Hughesy & Kate from 6am to 9am on Melbourne's Nova 100. In the past, he has worked for the Triple M network of Australian active rock radio stations.
Advertising
In 2005, Hughes appeared in a series of television commercials for the Australian car manufacturer Holden.
Controversies
Kyle Sandilands
During the 2007 Logie Awards, which he co-hosted with Adam Hills and Fifi Box, Hughes referred to radio shock-jock Kyle Sandilands as a "massive dickhead" to applause and laughter from the audience. Later that year, when interviewed on Enough Rope with Andrew Denton, Sandilands said of Hughes, "I hate him – the next time I see him I'm going to punch him in the throat."[10] Hughes retorted by releasing an official apology, which said in part that Hughes was "sincerely and deeply sorry that Kyle Sandilands is a massive dickhead" and that "massive dickheads have the same rights as normal people."[11]
References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0400530/bio Dave Hughes biography
- ^ "So Hughes laughing now?". Herald Sun. 1 January 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ^ "Comedian Dave Hughes welcomes his first child Rafferty". The Daily Telegraph. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "All in the delivery for Dave". Herald Sun. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ Lamperd, Ruth (27 November 2010). "Dave Hughes's love for his dad". Herald Sun. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0400530/bio Dave Hughes biography
- ^ Dave Hughes Live – ABC Shop – The Home of Australian Content
- ^ McManus, Gerard (1 November 2006). "ABC stones Glass House". Herald Sun. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Rove Daily – Help Me Hughesy! – Rove Daily – Petespace – Exclusive Video Clips, Behind the Scenes Footage and Hughesy's Biography". Archived from the original on 14 April 2009.
- ^ "Denton makes Kyle see red". NEWS.com.au. 22 August 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Sorry you're a dickhead, Kyle". NEWS.com.au. 24 August 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2011.