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Alexander Cappelli
Alexander (Alex) Cappelli (born 4 October 1984) is an Australian musician/actor. Cappelli has had many acting roles on Australian television, such as a recurring guest role as Mike Pill in ''Neighbours'', Gretchen in the telemovie ''Little Oberon'' and a starring role as Kurt Winters in the 2001 children's television series, ''Short Cuts''. As an actor, he is best known for his lead role in the 2005 feature film, ''Hating Alison Ashley''. Working alongside Delta Goodrem and Saskia Burmeister, he played the character of Barry Hollis, the school bully. Other TV credits include, ''Wicked Science'', ''Blue Heelers'' and ''The Brush-Off ''The Brush-Off'' is a 1996 Australian, Ned Kelly Awards-winning crime thriller, written by Shane Maloney. It is the second novel in a series of crime thrillers following the character of Murray Whelan, as he investigates crimes in the Melbourne ...''. He is also the lead singer, guitarist and pianist in the local Melbourne original rock band "T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Pill
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' in 2005, by order of first appearance. They were all introduced by the show's executive producer Ric Pellizzeri. The 21st season of ''Neighbours'' began airing on 10 January 2005. Four members of the Timmins family were introduced across the year, beginning with Dylan Timmins in February. His sisters Janae and Bree followed in April and their father began appearing from October. Genevieve Doyle, a love interest for Toadfish Rebecchi, made her first appearance in March. Linda Hartley-Clark returned to the show in April as new character Gabrielle Walker and Max and Izzy Hoyland's father Bobby made his debut in May. Former Australian Idol contestant, Daniel O'Connor, joined the cast as Ned Parker in August, along with three members of the Kinski family. Paul Robinson's youngest daughter, Elle began appearing from September and the final member of the Kinski family, Katya, arrive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neighbours
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and Daughters.'' Although successful in Melbourne, ''Neighbours'' underperformed in the Sydney market and was cancelled by Seven four months after it began airing. It was immediately commissioned by rival Network Ten for a second production season, which began screening on 20 January 1986. ''Neighbours'' went on to become the longest-running drama series in Australian television history. In 2005, it was inducted into the Logie Hall of Fame. The storylines concern the lives of the people who live and work in Erinsborough, a fictional suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The series centres on the residents of Ramsay Street, a cul-de-sac, and its neighbouring area, the Lassiters complex, which includes a bar, hotel, café, police station, lawy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the national broadcaster of Australia. It is principally funded by direct grants from the Australian Government and is administered by a government-appointed board. The ABC is a publicly-owned body that is politically independent and fully accountable, with its charter enshrined in legislation, the ''Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983''. ABC Commercial, a profit-making division of the corporation, also helps to generate funding for content provision. The ABC was established as the Australian Broadcasting Commission on 1 July 1932 by an act of federal parliament. It effectively replaced the Australian Broadcasting Company, a private company established in 1924 to provide programming for A-class radio stations. The ABC was given statutory powers that reinforced its independence from the government and enhanced its news-gathering role. Modelled after the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), which is funded by a tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Oberon
''Little Oberon'', directed by Kevin Carlin, is an Australian telemovie starring Sigrid Thornton, which was broadcast on 18 September 2005 by Network Nine. The movie was filmed during 2004 in and around the town of Marysville, Victoria, Marysville, Victoria. The township was devastated in the February 2009 bush fires of Black Saturday bushfires#Marysvill area (Murrindindi Mill fire), Black Saturday. Also appearing in the telemovie were Brittany Byrnes, Tasma Walton and Peter Rowsthorn (actor), Peter Rowsthorn. The film is about Georgie Green (Walton) and her daughter Natasha (Byrnes, nominated for an Australian Film Institute, AFI award) going to visit Georgie's mother, Lola (Thornton) who is dying of cancer. Thornton shaved her head for the role; and said that wearing a bald cap would be disrespectful to cancer patients. Natasha tries to find out the identity of her father and begins to have visions of a young friend of her mother who had disappeared 16 years before. With Georgie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Cuts (TV Series)
''Short Cuts'' was an Australian children's television series that first screened on the Seven Network in 2001. The 26-episode series was aimed at teenagers. It was financed by the Australian Film Finance Corporation and Burberry Productions. The series was subsequently repeated on the youth-oriented network ABC3 in March and April 2011. Premise Short Cuts depicts a group of students in a media studies class facing the challenges of growing up and using a camera to express themselves for their schoolwork. Location The series was filmed at Fitzroy High School in the inner north of Melbourne. Cast * Alex Tsitsopoulos as Ross Papasavas * Gemma Bishop as Sophie Bennett * Damien Bodie as Oscar Coxon * Katie Barnes as Fiona Frischmann * Alexander Cappelli as Kurt Winters * Leah De Niese as Ruth Hartnell * Lucia Smyrk as Anna Klopfer * Dylan Gray as Tim McQuilten * Joel Gray as Tom McQuilten * Matthew Green as Gordon Long * Kym Osborne as office guy Recurring roles *Katerina Kots ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hating Alison Ashley (film)
''Hating Alison Ashley'' is a 2005 Australian comedy film based upon the 1984 novel '' Hating Alison Ashley'' produced by Elizabeth Howatt-Jackman and directed by Geoff Bennett. It was filmed in Kinglake West, Victoria, Australia and Docklands Studios Melbourne. Plot The film stars Saskia Burmeister, as Erica "Yuk" Yurken, an adolescent brunette who fantasises about a better life and stardom; and Delta Goodrem as her school rival Alison Ashley. At school, Erica is not very popular. She sits alone in class, but when Alison arrives, it all changes. Erica at first is desperate to be Alison's friend but soon changes her mind, and they then become rivals. However, when a school camp comes up, Erica realises Alison doesn't have the perfect life as she imagined. Cast * Delta Goodrem as Alison Ashley * Saskia Burmeister as Erica Yurken * Jean Kittson as Ms. Nigella Belmont * Tracy Mann as Erica's mother * Richard Carter as Lennie Grubb * Craig McLachlan as Jeff Kennard * Rachael Carp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delta Goodrem
Delta Lea Goodrem AM (born November 9, 1984) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Goodrem signed to Sony Music at the age of 15. Her debut album, '' Innocent Eyes'' (2003), topped the ARIA Albums Chart for 29 non-consecutive weeks. It is one of the highest-selling Australian albums and is the second-best-selling Australian album of all time with over four million copies sold. Goodrem's second album, ''Mistaken Identity'' (2004), was created while she was suffering from cancer. It became her second number-one album. In 2007, Goodrem released ''Delta'', her third number-one album, which saw another number-one single, " In This Life". Her fourth studio album, '' Child of the Universe'' (2012), produced the single "Sitting on Top of the World". In 2016, her fifth album, ''Wings of the Wild'', became her fourth number-one album on the ARIA Albums Chart, while giving her another number-one single, "Wings". Goodrem's most recent and fifth number-one album, ''Bridge over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saskia Burmeister
Saskia Burmeister (born 12 February 1985) is an Australian actress. She is most known for her roles in '' Hating Alison Ashley'' and ''Sea Patrol''. Early and personal life Born in New South Wales, Burmeister grew up in Bellingen on the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales. She was educated at Mosman High School in Sydney, and trained at the Australian Theatre for Young People. In February 2008, Burmeister married Australian actor Jamie Croft. Burmeister first met Croft at a film audition and after they played a couple in ''The Pact'', they began dating. Burmeister and Croft have two sons together, Jackson Jay "JJ", born in May 2012, and Bodhi Phoenix in June 2014. Career During high school, Burmeister performed in various theatre productions including ''Blackrock'', ''The Merchant of Venice'' and ''Chapel Perilous''. Burmeister joined the cast of ''Wicked Science'' as Dina Demiris in 2003. She appeared in the 2005 comedy film '' Hating Alison Ashley'' and received a nominatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wicked Science
''Wicked Science'' is an Australian television series, which debuted on 24 February 2004. The series focuses on Toby (played by André de Vanny) and Elizabeth (played by Bridget Neval), two teenagers who are mysteriously turned into Wizard (fantasy), wizards of science. The series was originally run on Network 10, Network Ten from 2004 to 2006 of which it then moved to Disney Channel, Wicked Science has also screened on Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC1 and Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC2 on 7:00am, Thursday. On Disney Channel Asia, it was fully aired until 2007. Toby and Elisabeth are two students in the same grade. Toby is a regular student and Elisabeth is really mean so nobody likes her. One day a ray hits Toby and Elisabeth and they both acquire some scientific superpowers becoming geniuses. Toby is not really happy with his new gift but Elisabeth wants to reveal using his powers to control the high school and Toby is the only one capable to stop her. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Heelers
''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian police drama series that was produced by Southern Star Group and ran for 12 years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, the series generally depicted the everyday lives and relationships of the residents of Mount Thomas, a fictional small town in Victoria. The series was one of the highest-rated and most-awarded programs in the history of Australian television, having won 25 Logie awards, it is equal as the most awarded show in Logies history with ''The Don Lane Show''. It is also noted for its two main stars Lisa McCune, a four-time recipient of the Gold Logie, and John Wood, who also won Gold. Overview ''Blue Heelers'' was first aired on 10 September 1993, with the episode "A Woman's Place". The last episode, aired on 4 June 2006, was the 510th episode, "One Day More". It was produced by Southern Star for the Seven Network. During its 13-season run it won a total of 32 awards and was nom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brush-Off (2004 Film)
''The Brush-Off'' is a 1996 Australian, Ned Kelly Awards-winning crime thriller, written by Shane Maloney. It is the second novel in a series of crime thrillers following the character of Murray Whelan, as he investigates crimes in the Melbourne area in the course of trying to keep his job with the Australian Labor Party. Movie In 2004, ''The Brush-Off'' was adapted into a television movie by Huntaway Films and the Seven Network as part of ''The Murray Whelan Series''. The screenplay was written by John Clarke and directed by Sam Neill. David Wenham was cast as Murray Whelan (reprising his role from the previous film ''Stiff''), with a supporting cast that included Mick Molloy, Deborah Kennedy and Steve Bisley. Awards *Ned Kelly Awards The Ned Kelly Awards (named for bushranger Ned Kelly) are Australia's leading literary awards for crime writing in both the crime fiction and true crime genres. They were established in 1996 by the Crime Writers Association of Australia to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk. * February 8– 19 – The 1984 Winter Olympics are held i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
