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Last Man Standing (Australian TV Series)
''Last Man Standing'' is an Australian television series that aired in from June 2005 to October 2005 on Seven Network; and in New Zealand from April to September 2005. It was aired also in Finland (''Viimeiseen mieheen'') in 2007. The series did not return for a second season. Overview The main characters are three best friends — Adam, Bruno and Cameron — who live and work in Melbourne. Adam is newly single, having come out of a long-term relationship, and is dealing with the dating world for the first time in a long time. Cameron is the sexual predator of the group, although this role has been somewhat lessened by the fact that his ex-wife Zoe — who left when he had an affair — is now part of the group, and is becoming friends with the women he dates. Bruno is a nurse who has a habit of falling for women who don't care for him, while ignoring the many women who do. All three are discovering that, in their late twenties, they are still single and really have no idea ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marieke Hardy
Marieke Josephine Hardy is an Australian writer, radio and television presenter, television producer and screenwriter, and former television actress. Early life and family Hardy is the granddaughter of Frank Hardy, author of ''Power Without Glory'',Tuohy, WendyStanding her ground ''The Age'', 6 June 2005. and the grandniece of comedian and radio and television presenter Mary Hardy. Her parents Alan and Galia Hardy were writers, producers and editors on several Australian television series including ''The Sullivans'' and ''All the Rivers Run''.Sullivan, JayneWhy Marieke's the natural choice for our first m-book ''The Age'', 7 October 2009. Hardy was raised in the Melbourne suburbs of Hawthorn East and Richmond. Hardy was educated at Carey Baptist Grammar School and Swinburne Senior Secondary College in Melbourne. She was a passionate supporter of the Fitzroy Football Club until their disbandment from the AFL competition in 1996. Career Radio Hardy co-hosted Melbourne's 3RRR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Pretty Things
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Louise Crawford
Louise Crawford (born 1978 in Queensland, Australia) is an Australian film and television actress, who is a councillor and mayor of the City of Port Phillip. Crawford has appeared in many Australian soaps and dramas, including a role as Sgt. Karen Hatzic in primetime drama series '' City Homicide''. Political career Crawford is a member of the Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party. Crawford is an activist for climate change action and trained with Al Gore in The Climate Reality Project. She was the unsuccessful Labor candidate for the seat of Brighton for the 2014 Victorian state election. In 2016, Crawford was elected as a Councillor of the City of Port Phillip, Canal Ward. On 29 Nov 2018 Cr Crawford was elected Deputy Mayor of that council. She also ran for the Australian Senate in the 2019 Australian federal election but was unsuccessful. Crawford was re-elected as a Councillor for Port Phillip in October 2020, and served as Mayor from 2020 to 2021. Under her lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kate Lister
Kate Lister is an Australian actress and producer, best known for her lead role in the horror movie ''Unhinged'' (2017). She also played series regular Lillian Liano, the quirky small-town cop, in television series ''SeaChange'' and ''Clickbait''. Early life Lister was born in Melbourne. After she finished high school, she studied at Melbourne performing arts school, Patrick School of the Arts (PSA). Lister also trained at The Actors Centre in London, Brave Studios in Melbourne, and the Atlantic Acting School in New York under the guidance of William H. Macy, Cynthia Silver, and David Mamet. Career Lister began her career in the entertainment industry as a vocalist and DJ at the age of 24, before transitioning to acting in 2012 with the movie ''Just the Way It Is''. She has since worked on numerous feature films, TV movie s and short films, including the British Sony Pictures' horror film ''Fox Trap'' (2016), Australian Universal Studios horror film '' The Reef: Stalked'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Elena Mandalis
Elena Mandalis (), also known as Elle Mandalis, is an Australian television, film and stage actress of Greek descent. She is known for her roles in Ana Kokkinos' films '' Only the Brave'' (1994) and '' Head On'' (1998), both of which explore the lives of second generation Greek Australians in Melbourne. Career Mandalis landed her first film role as co-lead, Alex in Ana Kokkinos' '' Only the Brave'' (1994), for which she won the Open Craft Award for her performance at the 1994 Australian Film Institute Awards. She played a troubled, second generation Greek Australian lesbian, and the film focused on her intense friendship with Vicki (Dora Kaskanis). Mandalis won the Open Craft Award for her performance at the 1994 Australian Film Institute Awards (later known as the AACTA Awards). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Diana Glenn
Diana Glenn (born 1974) is an Australian actress with many credits in television, film, and theatre. Early life and education Glenn has an English father, Greek mother and three siblings. She attended Melbourne Girls Grammar School and studied arts at Monash University and Melbourne University. Career Glenn is best known for her lead/prominent roles in television series including '' Satisfaction'' (2007–2009), '' Canal Road'' (2008), in the title role of '' Carla Cametti PD'' (2009), '' The Secret Life of Us'' as Jemima (2005), ''Neighbours'' in 1998 as Shannon Jones, '' Outriders'' (2001), ''The Elephant Princess'' (2008), Home and Away (2010) as Britt Hobart, and '' The Slap'' (2011) as Sandi. She has also had significant roles in '' Secrets and Lies'' (2013) and '' Underbelly: Squizzy'' (2013). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Brett Swain (actor)
Brett Swain is an Australian actor and comedian. Early life Swain started his career in entertainment at Dracula’s Comedy Cabaret in the mid 1980’s performing sketches, singing and dancing, as well as playing guitar and drums. Career Television Swain played Kim Timmins on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' from 2005 to 2007. He had previously appeared in ''Neighbours'' as John Swan, the duck hunter who killed Kerry Bishop in 1990 and in 1992 as builder Buzz Wade and 1993 as a horse racing commentator. At the time, he was the real life partner of former ''Neighbours'' actress Marcella Russo (who played Liljana Bishop). He also started in TV series '' Fergus McPhail''. In 2008, Swain starred in Nine Network Nine Network (stylised 9Network, and commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of the five main free-to-air television ...'s '' Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Benjamin McNair
Benjamin John McNair (born 25 August 1974, London) is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Malcolm Kennedy in the soap opera ''Neighbours''. Early life McNair moved to Australia with his family when he was 18 months old. He developed an interest in performing and began studies at the Australian Theatre for Young People and completed a season at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, NIDA Summer School in Sydney. Career After leaving school in 1992, McNair appeared in several television commercials and had guest roles in television dramas ''G.P.'' and ''Home and Away''. McNair played Malcolm Kennedy in the soap opera ''Neighbours'' from 1994 to 1997, returning briefly in 2002, 2004, 2011 and 2014 with a cameo appearance in 2005, and also in 2022. He left ''Neighbours'' in 1997 and travelled to the UK where he performed on stage in several Christmas pantomimes such his role as Prince Charming in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, Sunderland's ''Cinderella'' and at Tunbridg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cal Wilson
Cal Wilson (5 October 1970 – 11 October 2023) was a New Zealand stand-up comedian, author, radio and television presenter based in Australia. Wilson wrote the New Zealand sitcom ''Willy Nilly'' from 2001 until 2003. She then appeared in numerous comedy and television shows, including being the host of ''Sleuth 101,'' co-host of '' The Great Australian Bake Off,'' and voiced Petal and Thorn in the children's TV series ''Kitty Is Not a Cat''. Wilson also co-hosted several radio shows. Early life and education Wilson was born in New Zealand on 5 October 1970. After high school in Christchurch, she completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Canterbury. Comedy career Wilson co-founded the Court Jesters improv group in 1990; she was part of the New Zealand team that won the World Theatresports title in Los Angeles in 1994. Wilson then moved to stand-up comedy full-time and in 1997 was the inaugural winner (with Ewen Gilmour) of New Zealand's most prestigious comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kat Stewart
Katherine Louise Stewart (born 30 November 1972) is an Australian actress who has made numerous appearances in television series, movies and on-stage. Early life Kat Stewart is the daughter of Tony and Kitty Stewart and was born and raised in Bairnsdale, Victoria. When she was eight years old she, her parents and two older brothers lived and travelled in Europe for a year and Stewart said that time "opened my eyes to the world and gave me a lot of confidence." Stewart began acting in primary school and remembers: "Since Year 2 I had been getting a thrill out of doing school drama. I was on the quiet side, but I felt light in my bones when I was onstage. At university I studied marketing and arts, and joined the theatre society, which quickly became my passion. After graduation, I worked in publicity, but I couldn't shake my love of acting, so I enrolled at the National Theatre, hoping I'd outgrow it. Now I understand you need to do what you love to be happy." Stewart decided to l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jacinta Stapleton
Jacinta Patrice Stapleton (born 6 June 1979) is an Australian actress. Best known for her role as Amy Greenwood in the Australian television soap opera ''Neighbours'' from 1997–2000, 2005 and 2020–2023). Her most notable role was playing undercover police officer Christina Dichiera in the primetime crime drama television series '' Stingers''. Her performance garnered an Australian Film Institute nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Drama. She is the sister of '' Blindspot'' actor Sullivan Stapleton. Early life Stapleton was born in Malvern, Victoria. Her brother Sullivan Stapleton is also an actor. They both joined an acting agency from a young age. When she was six years old, Stapleton made her first television appearance in a commercial. She appeared in almost 60 commercials and did some modelling work. Stapleton studied drama, theatre and dance at Sandringham Secondary College. Career Stapleton's starred in the 1988 film '' Boulevard of Broken Dream ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nikola Dubois
Nikola Dubois (born 1977) is an Australian actress who appeared on Neighbours. Neighbours Dubois appeared as a recurring character on ''Neighbours''. She played the role of Kirsten Gannon in 2007–08. She was nominated in the "Best Bitch" category at the "2008 ''Inside Soap'' Awards". Other TV appearances * Last Man Standing (2005) *The Secret Life of Us (2003) *Blue Heelers ''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian police drama series that was produced by Southern Star Group and ran for twelve years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, the series generally depicted th ... unknown episodes References External links * Living people Australian soap opera actresses 1977 births {{australia-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
