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Jason Gardiner | |
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Born | Melbourne, Australia | 11 June 1971
Nationality | Australian |
Years active | 1991–present |
Television | Dancing on Ice (2006–2011, 2013–2014, 2018—) Born to Shine (2011) Stepping Out (2013) |
Website | Official website |
Jason Gardiner (born 11 June 1971)[citation needed] is an Australian choreographer, singer, and theatre producer best known for his role as a caustic and controversial judge on the ITV shows Dancing on Ice, Born to Shine and Stepping Out.
Gardiner was a judge on the first series of the BBC talent show Strictly Dance Fever. From 2006 to 2011, Gardiner was one of the original judges on the ITV show Dancing on Ice. Gardiner returned to Dancing on Ice for its eighth series in 2013, but the show was cancelled after its ninth series in 2014. He will return as a judge on the show in 2018.[1]
In 2006, Gardiner was one of the judges invited to take part in Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice, an Australian version of Dancing on Ice, screened on the Nine Network.
Early life
Adopted at the age of 6 months, Gardiner was born in Melbourne and grew up in at rural Victoria. He was bullied at school for being homosexual and suffered from anorexia for two years until he came to terms with his sexuality at the age of 16.[2]
At 12, Gardiner wrote and submitted his first musical and was the youngest ever applicant to attend The Workshop in Sydney.[3]
Television
Year | Title | Role | Reference(s) |
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2005 | Strictly Dance Fever | Judge | |
2006 | Live @ 5.30 | Regular Panellist | |
Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice | Judge | ||
2006–2011, 2013–2014, 2018— | Dancing on Ice | Judge | |
2009–2012 | This Morning | Various roles | |
2011 | Born to Shine | Judge | |
Alone in the Wild[4] | Contestant | ||
2013 | Stepping Out | Judge | |
2016 | Bear Grylls: Mission Survive | Contestant | |
Battlechefs | Contestant |
Guest appearances
- Daily Cooks Challenge – Celebrity judge
- The Chase: Celebrity Special (26 October 2013) – Contestant
- The Great Sport Relief Bake Off (January 2014) – Contestant
- Celebrity Juice (13 March 2014) – Guest
- Tipping Point: Lucky Stars[5] (6 August 2014) – Contestant
- Let's Do Christmas with Gino & Mel[6] (11 December 2014) – Guest
Theatre
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Choreography
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Vocal recordings
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References
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/dancing-on-ice/news/a841436/dancing-on-ice-judges-jason-gardiner-return-confirmed/
- ^ Mccaffrey, Julie (27 January 2007). "Jason puts the boot in". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ Jason Gardiner : PROFILE
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU4X6WxYHTQ
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
External links
- Articles with bare URLs for citations from October 2017
- Use dmy dates from June 2013
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Australian choreographers
- Australian male dancers
- Australian male musical theatre actors
- Australian male stage actors
- Australian television personalities
- Gay actors
- LGBT choreographers
- LGBT dancers
- LGBT entertainers from Australia
- LGBT broadcasters
- LGBT singers
- LGBT musicians from Australia
- Gay musicians
- Male actors from Melbourne