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Australian Playboy
''Australian Playboy'' was an Australian imprint of ''Playboy'' magazine, running between 1979 and 2000, during which time 252 issues were published. Content In 1979 Kerry Packer's ACP Magazines secured the Australian rights to ''Playboy'' magazine. ''Australian Playboy'' featured similar content to the lead US edition, and included interviews, feature articles and entertainment reviews. The magazine would rely heavily on the US edition for pictorials, and thus reprinted many pictorials featuring popular US Playmates and celebrities including Pamela Anderson, Erika Eleniak and Anna Nicole Smith. An Australian Playmate of the Year would be crowned annually. The first edition issued February 1979, featured Rosemary Paul on the cover and Karen Pini as the centerfold, selling nearly 200,000 copies. In 1982 Packer sold the rights to Mason Stewart Publishing, publishers of surfing magazine, ''Tracks'', and rock music magazine, ''RAM''. Sales settled at around 140,000. The biggest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa George
Melissa George (born 6 August 1976) is an Australian actress and entrepreneur. A former national artistic rollerskating champion and model, George began her acting career playing Angel Parrish in the Australian soap opera Home and Away (1993–1996). After moving to the United States, George made her feature film debut in '' Dark City'' (1998). She later had supporting roles in Steven Soderbergh's ''The Limey'' (1999), David Lynch's ''Mulholland Drive'' (2001), '' Sugar & Spice'' (2001), and ''Down with Love'' (2003). George made the transition to leading roles when she appeared as Kathy Lutz in the 2005 remake of ''The Amityville Horror''. She followed this with a succession of films in the thriller and horror genres, such as '' Derailed'' (2005), ''Turistas'' (2006), ''WΔZ'' (2007), '' 30 Days of Night'' (2007), ''Triangle'' (2009), ''A Lonely Place to Die'' (2011), and ''Felony'' (2013). On television, George has had recurring roles on ''Alias'' (2003–2004), ''Grey's An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Harrison (actress)
Emma Harrison is an actress, model and dancer, best known for the role of Joanna Hartman in the Australian soap-opera ''Neighbours''. Early life Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, and raised in Australia, Harrison started modelling at the age of 15, when she was spotted in the audience of a beauty contest and was signed by a local modelling agency. She started her television career with commercials, including Palmolive, and KFC. Modeling career After she was signed, Harrison spent the next two years working with Impulse and Coca-Cola. She also served as a feature model for many hair and beauty lines. Harrison also appeared in many pop culture magazines, eventually making appearances for many designers, including Donna Karan. She has appeared on the covers of many magazines such as FHM, Loaded, Maxim, Ralph and Inside Sport. She was ranked Number 18 of FHM's 100 sexiest women of 1998, named one of the 100 sexiest sports models of 2003 by Inside Sport Magazine, and chosen by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynda Stoner
Lynda Stoner (born 10 September 1953) is an Australian former actress, and animal activist , ''Animal Liberation.'' 5 June 2000. Retrieved 10 September 2013. She is the chief executive of Animal Liberation (organisation), Animal Liberation, an animal rights charity. Stoner was an Animal Justice Party candidate for the Australian Senate, Senate representing New South Wales at the 2016 Australian federal election, 2016 federal election. Career In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Stoner was known for several roles on Australian Television#1970s, Australian television and was popularly regarded as a sex symbol. She appeared in ''Paul Hogan, The Paul Hogan Show'', then had leading regular roles in the soap opera ''The Young Doctors'' from 1977 to 1979 as Kim B ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy Botha
Wendy Botha (born 22 August 1965) is a four-time world surfing champion. She won her first title as a South African citizen in 1987, then she became an Australian citizen and won three more titles in 1989, 1991, and 1992. She also posed nude for Australian Playboy for the September issue of 1992. Botha married New Zealand rugby league international and television star Brent Todd in 1993. They had two children, Jessica and Ethan, and split in about 2005. Botha was inducted into the Surfing Walk of Fame in Huntington Beach, California in 2009 as that year's Woman of the Year. In October 2018, she was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame The Sport Australia Hall of Fame was established on 10 December 1985 to recognise the achievements of Australian sportsmen and sportswomen. The inaugural induction included 120 members with Sir Don Bradman as the first inductee and Dawn Fraser th .... References Afrikaner people South African emigrants to Australia A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Tkautz
Melissa Natalie Tkautz (born 24 January 1974) is an Australian actress, singer, model, and presenter. She played the role of Nikki Spencer on the popular Australian TV soap opera '' E Street'', from September 1990 to May 1993. During the early 1990s she had a solo music career, performing mononymously as Melissa, and had top 20 hits on the ARIA Singles Chart with " Read My Lips" (Number One, June 1991), "Sexy (Is the Word)" (No. 3, September) and "Skin to Skin" (No. 16, April 1992). "Read My Lips" also became a Number One hit in Sweden. Her debut album, ''Fresh'', was released in June 1992 and peaked at No. 15 on the ARIA Albums Chart. After her stint on ''E Street'', Tkautz has appeared on ''Paradise Beach'' (1993–94), ''Pacific Drive'' (1996–98), '' All Saints'' (2001–02, 2004), ''Swift and Shift Couriers'' (2008, 2011) and ''Housos'' (2011). Her modelling career has included early child modelling, then as a teen in various pop entertainment magazines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Ceberano
Catherine Yvette Ceberano ( or , born 17 November 1966) is an Australian singer and actress who performs in the soul, jazz, and pop genres, as well as in film and musicals such as '' Jesus Christ Superstar''. Her song " Pash" received a gold sales certification in 1998. In 2019, she was one of the contestants in season one of ''The Masked Singer Australia'' as ‘The Lion’, where she was unmasked in episode seven, placing sixth. Ceberano was the artistic director of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2012, 2013, and 2014. Early life Catherine YvetteCeberano, Kate. ''I'm Talking: My Life, My Words, My Music'', pg. 22. Retrieved 10 February 2019. Ceberano was born in Melbourne, Australia, to an American father of Filipino descent and an Australian mother. Her father is karate master Tino Ceberano, from Hawaii (his father emigrated from the Philippines to Hawaii; his name was Sobirano, but because of his illiteracy the spelling was changed on arrival). Her maternal forebears wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Richens
Gabrielle Richens (born 14 September 1974) is a British model and television presenter. She was born in Kent of British, Indian and Chinese descent, although her parents are from South Africa. Richens has worked as a model since she was fifteen when she was discovered while shopping on King's Road. Thereafter, she signed with the Elite modeling agency. She was nicknamed "The Pleasure Machine" after an airline commercial she appeared in. She has risen to fame in particular in Australia. Modeling career Richens captured the eye of the Australian public and rode the wave of popularity generated from her relationship with professional rugby league footballer Solomon Haumono, eventually leading to an appearance in ''Ralph'' magazine. Richens then posed nude for Australian ''Black+White'' magazine as well as the March 1999 Australian ''Playboy'' edition. She returned to the United Kingdom at the end of 2001. Richens placed in the UK edition of FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kym Wilson
Kym Wilson (born 1 April 1973) is an Australian actress and former television host. Career Wilson made her television debut playing a minor role in the 1985 mini-series '' Professor Poopsnagle's Steam Zeppelin''. Her first major role was in the ABC TV mini-series ''Brides of Christ'' in 1991. She played Darcy Hudson in the popular medical drama ''A Country Practice'' from 1991 to 1993. Following her stint on ''A Country Practice'' she played guest roles in ''Heartbreak High'' and '' All Saints''. Wilson also co-hosted the music program '' Video Smash Hits'' from 1992 to 1993, and was a panellist on the Seven Network game-show '' The Main Event'' in 1992. In 1995, together with then boyfriend Jeremy Sims, Wilson formed the theatrical production company "Pork Chop Productions". In 1996 she had a starring role in the original ''McLeod's Daughters'' telefilm, which remains the highest rated television film of all time in Australia. Wilson did not reprise her role for the subsequen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Horne
Fiona Horne (born 1966 in Sydney) is the former lead singer of 1990s Australian electro-rock band, Def FX, before continuing on to author several best-selling books on Modern Witchcraft. She is a popular radio and television personality, appearing on many programs around the world. She is now a commercial pilot, humanitarian aid worker, world record holding skydiver, professional fire dancer, yoga instructor and freediver. Musical career 1984–1989: Sister Sludge and The Mothers Horne started playing in bands when she moved to Adelaide, South Australia, in 1984. Her first band was Sister Sludge, which only lasted for six months until Horne moved back to Sydney. She then formed a punk-thrash band, The Mothers, in 1985. The Mothers started as an all-girl punk band, although the lineup changed a number of times. This was the first band with Horne performing both vocals and guitar. In October 1987, The Mothers, comprising Horne (vocals, guitar), Nat (guitar), Jo Collings (bass) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Ruttelle
Fiona Ruttelle is an Australian actress, singer, model and artist. She received an AFI Award nomination for "Best Actress in a Lead Role" for her role in the Richard Lowenstein directed movie ''Say a Little Prayer''. She was a member of Freaked Out Flower Children, a band that released an album ''Love In'' (1991). The album included the single "Spill the Wine", which reached no. 31 on the Australian single charts. Movies *''Cruel Youth'' short (1989) *''Say a Little Prayer'' (1993) Television *''Rockwaves'' *''Countdown Revolution'' References * ''Australian Playboy ''Australian Playboy'' was an Australian imprint of ''Playboy'' magazine, running between 1979 and 2000, during which time 252 issues were published. Content In 1979 Kerry Packer's ACP Magazines secured the Australian rights to ''Playboy'' ma ...'', July 1992 Say a Little Prayer press kit* Australian Film Commission External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruttelle, Fiona Australian women singers Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicky Love
Nicky Love is a singer and model. She began her modelling career at the age of 14. She was a member of Freaked Out Flower Children, a band which released an album ''Love In'' (1990) that included the single "Spill the Wine" which reached No.31 on the Australian singles charts. She released a solo album ''Honeyvision'' in 2001. She has appeared on TV on ''Countdown Revolution'', ''Entertainment News Show'', '' G.P.'' and '' E Street''. Discography *''Honeyvision'' (2001) – DreamWorks References *Australian Playboy, July 1992 * Vanity Fair â€March 2001*Details Detail(s) or The Detail(s) may refer to: Film and television * ''Details'' (film), a 2003 Swedish film * ''The Details'' (film), a 2011 American film * ''The Detail'', a Canadian television series * "The Detail" (''The Wire''), a television epis ... â€January/February 2001*Marbella Magazine â€July 2000 Australian female models Australian women singers Australian women songwriters Living people Year of birth miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Lee
Sophie Lee (born 7 August 1968)TV Hits Sophie Lee Collect-a-Card is an Australian film, stage and television actress and author. Career Lee worked as a model early in her career, both in Australia and Japan''Lunch of Blood'' by Antonella Gambotto. pp160-171. Random House. appearing in print and on TV. Her first feature film was ''Raw Silk'' in 1988. She first rose to fame in 1990 for hosting ''The Bugs Bunny Show'' on Australian TV. The show provoked controversy through her wardrobe, which was publicised as "middle-aged men... rush home from work in time to watch Sophie throw to Bugs Bunny cartoons". The Nine Network series, which had previously not been hosted, featured ''Bugs Bunny'' and other Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoons, plus occasional other material, such as an interview between Sophie and Kylie Minogue. She was cast by executive producer David Lyle out of 150 candidates. In 1991, Lee started playing the ongoing role of Penny Wellings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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