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Celebrity Circus (Australian TV Series)
''Celebrity Circus'' was an Australian reality television series which aired in May 2005 on the Nine Network. The show took celebrities and, with the help of Silvers Circus, trained them into circus acts. In the final show, the celebrities performed in front of a live crowd and showcased what they had learned. It was shown over five one-hour episodes and was hosted by Bud Tingwell. The various skills in the show were high-wire, flying trapeze, knife throwing, fire juggling and clowning. Some of the performers were also trained in two events called the Human Cannon and the Wheel of Death. The participants were: actors Cameron Daddo and Kimberley Davies; former ''Home and Away'' star Dieter Brummer; ''Celebrity Big Brother'' winner Dylan Lewis; '' Australia's Funniest Home Video Show'' host Toni Pearen; Vadim Dale (from ''Outback Jack'') and his fiancé, Natalie Franzman; Olympic beach volleyball gold medallist Kerri Pottharst; and Ricki-Lee Coulter from ''Australian Idol''. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reality Television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as ''The Real World'', then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series '' Survivor'', '' Idols'', and '' Big Brother'', all of which became global franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen; this is most commonly seen in American reality television. Competition-based reality shows typically feature gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges, by the viewership of the show, or by the contestants themselves. Documentaries, television news, sports television, talk shows, and traditional game shows are generally not clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and "the most widely-read masthead in the country." The newspaper is published in compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, '' The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an online site and app, seven days a week. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including the magazines ''Good Weekend'' (included in the Saturday edition of ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beach Volleyball
Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two or more players on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side of the court. Each team also works in unison to prevent the opposing team from grounding the ball on their side of the court. Teams are allowed up to three touches to return the ball across the net, and individual players may not touch the ball twice consecutively except after a touch off an attempted block. Making a block touch leaves only two more touches before the ball must be hit over. The ball is put in play with a serve—a hit by the server from behind the rear court boundary over the net to the opponents. The receiving team typically uses their three touches to pass the ball, set it up for an attack, and then attack the ball by sending it back over the net. Meanwhile, the team on defense typically has a blocker at the net and a defender ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 teams, representing sovereign states and territories, participating. The Olympic Games are normally held every four years, and since 1994, have alternated between the Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year period. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games (), held in Olympia, Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement (which encompasses all entities and individuals involved in the Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outback Jack
''Outback Jack'' is a 2004 American reality TV show filmed in outback Australia. It was produced by Nash Entertainment. It starred Vadim Dale, a 6-foot-tall former underwear model, as ''Outback Jack'', and started with twelve women who vied for Dale's attentions to be selected as the woman he would choose to be with. The show first aired on the TBS network and was hosted by JD Roberto. ''Outback Jacks first episode featured the twelve contestants getting out of limousines and lining up outside a mansion in the U.S., thinking they were about to be a part of a show similar to '' The Bachelor'', only to be told by the host that "their man" was waiting for them in Australia. The dozen were shocked again, upon arriving in Australia, to find out that they would be competing in the Outback and that they would have to parachute out of planes to get to their destination. Dale has since relocated to Louisville, Kentucky to be with Natalie Franzman, his co-star and the winning contest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadim Dale
Vadim Dale (born ) is an Australian-American policeman and former reality television personality. He was featured on the 2004 American reality television dating show ''Outback Jack'', where he met his wife, Natalie. In 2005, he relocated to Natalie's hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, where he joined the Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2018, he left the department to become a corporate spokesperson, however by 2020 he had joined the police department in nearby St. Matthews, Kentucky. He was interviewed by the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' in 2020 during the George Floyd protests. Background Dale was born to an Italian mother and Australian father in Melbourne, Australia. His older brother, Eden, died in 1980 from heart disease complications. Shortly after, Dale attended Geelong Grammar School as a live-in student. Developing a keen interest in adventure and the outdoors, he became known for his all-around athletic ability, winning medals in multiple sporting events, including s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Pearen
Toni Michelle Pearen is an Australian entertainer, actress, singer, songwriter and television presenter. She initially became recognisable through her role on soap opera ''E Street (television show), E Street'' from 1989 until 1992. She had a limited pop music career in the mid-1990s with the release of one album, ''Intimate (Toni Pearen album), Intimate'' (November 1994), which provided two Australian Recording Industry Association, ARIA certified gold singles, "In Your Room (Toni Pearen song), In Your Room" (November 1992) and "I Want You (Toni Pearen song), I Want You" (April 1993). She was host of ''Australia's Funniest Home Video Show'' from 2003 to 2007, and competed on the eighth season of ''Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series), Dancing with the Stars'' (2008). Career Film and television career Pearen came to be known in 1989 when she landed the role of Toni Windsor on the Australian soap opera ''E Street (television show), E Street''. She played the role until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia's Funniest Home Video Show
''Australia's Funniest Home Videos'' (''AFHV'', also known as ''Funniest Home Videos'' or simply ''The Video Show'', originally ''Graham Kennedy's Funniest Home Video Show'' in its first season and ''Australia's Funniest Home Video Show'' until 2004) is an Australian television show on the Nine Network that presents home videos sent in by viewers. It is the Australian counterpart to ''America's Funniest Home Videos'', which was also created by Vin Di Bona. The show was broadcast from March 1990 until February 2014. Although Nine did not officially cancel the show, in 2015 they stated that they had no plans to produce new episodes. Synopsis The show is similar in content to ''You've Been Framed!'' and ''America's Funniest Home Videos'', which was also created by Vin Di Bona (which was based on Tokyo Broadcasting System's ''Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan''). The videos frequently feature slapstick and lowbrow humour such as people tripping over or animals behaving in amusi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dylan Lewis
Dylan Thomas Lewis (also known as DiRK ViLE) is an Australian television and radio host. Biography Early life Lewis was educated at Caulfield Grammar School and graduated in 1990; he then studied a Bachelor of Education in Drama and Music degree at the University of Melbourne. John Bannon, former South Australian premier, was Lewis's stepfather. Career Television Lewis has undertaken several roles hosting and presenting for numerous Australian music programs; his quick rise to fame started was while he was a host on ABC TV's national Saturday-morning live music show ''Recovery'' (from 1996 until the show's run finished in April 2000). The year 2000 saw Lewis presenting a national television program, '' The 10:30 Slot'', and ''Pepsi Live'', a music chart television program. Lewis won ''Celebrity Big Brother'' in 2002 and was a contestant on '' Celebrity Circus'' in 2005. In 2010, he was appointed host of '' Video Hits'' on Network Ten. He stayed on the show until its cancell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celebrity Big Brother Australia
''Celebrity Big Brother'' was a celebrity edition of '' Big Brother''. It lasted for 23 days, starting on 21 July 2002 and ending on 12 August 2002. A proportion of the profits from ''Eviction'' votes went to charities. This was the only series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'' that was made as a part of the Big Brother Australia format. This series used the same house from '' Big Brother 2'', which itself used the house from '' Big Brother 1'', but slightly remodeled. The bathroom was off limits to the cameras. Several guest celebrities appeared briefly in the series on only a temporary basis without becoming a housemate. These included Carla Bonner ('' Neighbours'' actress) and Bert Newton. Warwick Capper was ejected from the house for flashing his penis at Kimberley Cooper Kimberley Cooper (born 24 April 1980) is an Australian television actress known for her character of Gypsy Nash on the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away''. Early life Kimberley Cooper was born on 24 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieter Brummer
Dieter Kirk Brummer (5 May 1976 – 24 July 2021) was an Australian actor. He was best known for his roles in television soap operas, including playing Shane Parrish in ''Home and Away'' from 1992 to 1996 and Troy Miller in ''Neighbours'' from 2011 to 2012. He also starred in crime drama '' Underbelly: The Golden Mile'', after having a smaller role in the previous series Brummer and ''Home and Away'' co-star Melissa George, who portrayed his partner and later screen wife Angel Parrish, were promoted as a soap super couple in the early 90s. Biography Brummer was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and was of German descent. He began his career starring as Shane Parrish in the television soap opera ''Home and Away''. Brummer was nominated for the Gold Logie and Silver Logie Awards for "Most Popular Actor" for the role of Shane Parrish in 1994, but failed to win. However, he went on to win the "Most Popular Actor" silver Logie Award in 1995 and 1996. In 1993, 1994, and 1995 the role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home And Away
''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, New South Wales, where he noticed locals were complaining about the construction of a foster home and against the idea of foster children from the city living in the area. The soap opera was initially going to be called ''Refuge'', but the name was changed to the "friendlier" title of ''Home and Away'' once production began. The show premiered with a ninety-minute pilot episode (subsequently in re-runs and on VHS known as ''Home and Away: The Movie''). Since then, each subsequent episode has aired for a duration of twenty-two minutes. ''Home and Away'' has become the second longest-running drama series in Australian television, after '' Neighbours''. In Australia, it is currently broadcast from Mondays to Thursdays at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
