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Santo Cilauro
Santo Luigi Cilauro (born 25 November 1961) is an Australian comedian, television and feature film producer, screenwriter, actor, author and cameraman who is also a co-founder of ''The D-Generation''. Known as the weatherman in ''Frontline'', he is also an author and former radio presenter on the Triple M Network, and achieved worldwide fame with the viral video ''Elektronik Supersonik''. Early life Cilauro was born in 1961 in Melbourne, Australia to parents of Italian descent. Cilauro attended the University of Melbourne in the 1980s and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws in 1987. In 1984, while walking to his aunt's house in Melbourne, he stumbled across a Juventus press conference during their tour of Australia, and after seeing coach Giovanni Trapattoni struggle to answer questions in English, used his Italian skills to translate, which resulted in Cilauro becoming the team translator for the rest of the tour. Acting and production work Cilauro sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropolitan area known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong and Macedon Ranges. It has a population over 5 million (19% of the population of Australia, as per 2021 census), mostly residing to the east side of the city centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians". The area of Melbourne has been home to Aboriginal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Albans, Victoria
St Albans is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. St Albans recorded a population of 38,042 at the 2021 census. St Albans' main commercial and shopping precinct is located on Main Road West, Main Road East, Alfrieda Street, the railway station and East Esplanade. It has become one of Melbourne's most multicultural suburbs, with only 32.5% of residents being born in Australia and has a very high proportion of residents of a non-English speaking background. The postcode is 3021. History St Albans was first established as a township in 1887 and originally subdivided by the Cosmopolitan Land and Banking Company, who had acquired in the hope of a quick financial gain during that period's land boom. Manager Alfred Padley made an arrangement with Victorian Railways to build the railway station, which he insisted be named St Albans after his maternal ancestors' as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Pang
Samuel Pang (born 3 November 1973) is an Australian comedian, radio and television presenter, writer and producer. Pang co-hosts '' Chrissie, Sam & Browny'' on Nova 100 with Chrissie Swan and Jonathan Brown and co-hosts ''The Front Bar'' with Mick Molloy and Andy Maher and is also a recurring panelist on Network 10's ''Have You Been Paying Attention?'' with Ed Kavalee. Career Early career Pang played Australian rules football for the Collingwood under-19s team in 1991 as well as Prahran in the VFA. He then went on to play country football in regional Victoria and Tasmania for a number of years. He remained in the city holding down a range of odd jobs and received a small fee for his football services. He studied marketing at university. Radio Pang turned to radio hosting at the age of 28 at the urging of his friends to do so. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Kavalee
Edward Robert Kavalee (born 30 June 1979) is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, podcaster radio and television presenter. He is a recurring panellist on Network 10's ''Have You Been Paying Attention?'' with Sam Pang and co-hosts ''Hughesy, Ed & Erin'' with Dave Hughes and Erin Molan on 2DayFM. Kavalee is a former host of ''Ash, Grant & Ed'' on 2Day FM and the ''Marto, Ed & Robin'' breakfast show on Triple M Brisbane. He has hosted a number of television shows, including ''TV Burp'' and various sports-themed comedy shows along with Santo Cilauro and Sam Pang. Career Kavalee is an experienced Theatresports performer. He had been involved in running Theatresports workshops at the University of New South Wales (Studio 4, New South Wales University's comedy society), and for a number of years, he hosted Theatresports at the University of Sydney. Before his career on radio with Triple M, Kavalee began working in a small video store at the age of fourteen for a period of eig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 FIFA World Cup
, image = 2010 FIFA World Cup.svg , size = 200px , caption = ''Ke Nako. (Tswana and Sotho for "It's time") Celebrate Africa's Humanity''''It's time. Celebrate Africa's Humanity'' (English)''Dis tyd. Vier Afrika se mensdom'' (Afrikaans)''Isikhathi. Gubha Ubuntu Base-Afrika'' (Zulu)''Lixesha. Ukubhiyozela Ubuntu baseAfrika'' (Xhosa)''Inguva. Kupemberera hupenyu hweAfrica'' (Shona)''Ke nako. Keteka Batho ba Afrika'' (Southern Sotho) , country = South Africa , dates = , confederations = 6 , num_teams = 32 , venues = 10 , cities = 9 , champion = Spain , count = 1 , second = Netherlands , third = Germany , fourth = Uruguay , matches = 64 , goals = 145 , attendance = , top_scorer = Diego Forlán Thomas Müller Wesley Sneijder David Villa(5 goals each) , player = Diego Forlán , goalkeeper = Iker Casillas , young_player = T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Swank
''Johnny Swank'' was the name of a radio comedy serial produced by Working Dog Productions in 1996 for Australia's Austereo radio network. The show was created by members of The D-Generation. The serial was about a secret agent named Johnny Swank (voiced by Rob Sitch) and his sidekick K2 (voiced by Santo Cilauro). The show had a different theme song for each day of the week: Monday ''When he walks, you can hear the ladies swoon (Johnny Swank! Johnny Swank!)'' ''He's the man who will save the world from doom (Johnny Swank! Johnny Swank!)'' ''His aim is true, he's got more frequent-flyer points than you,'' ''He drives a '95 Daewoo ("the big one...")'' ''Johnny Swank! Johnny Swank! Johnny Swank!'' Tuesday ''When he walks, all the people stop and stare (Johnny Swank! Johnny Swank!)'' ''He's fastidious, when it comes to underwear (Johnny Swank! Johnny Swank!)'' ''He is not afraid of death, he's a five-star gourmet chef,'' ''He is also somewhat deaf ("what was that?")'' ''Johnny S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcher & Welcher
''Welcher & Welcher'' was an Australian sitcom written by and starring Shaun Micallef which aired on the ABC in 2003. The show revolved around a husband and wife run law firm. Regular cast *Shaun Micallef - Quentin Charles Welcher (Lawyer and head of 'Welcher & Welcher' Law firm) *Robyn Butler - Kate Welcher (Office Manager/Lawyer and wife of Quentin) *Francis Greenslade - Peter-Paul Cohen (Lawyer)/Claude Buzzo (client) *Santo Cilauro - Griffin (bumbling IT Manager) *Anita Smith - Jan (Quentin's Personal Assistant) *Nina Liu Nina Liu (born 15 June 1977) is an Australian actress of Chinese descent. Her most prominent role was as Chloe in the television series ''The Secret Life of Us''. She also starred in TV series, the first season of '' Spellbinder'', fifth seas ... - Tia (Receptionist) Episodes One series of the show was produced and was aired throughout early 2003 on the ABC. Award nominations In 2003, ''Welcher & Welcher'' received an AFI nomination for Francis Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Micallef
Shaun Patrick Micallef (; born 18 July 1962) is an Australian comedian, actor, writer and television presenter. He is currently the host of the satirical news comedy series ''Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell'' on the ABC. He also hosted the game show ''Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation'' on Channel 10. Micallef first gained recognition as a cast member of the sketch comedy show '' Full Frontal'', which led to his own sketch show, ''The Micallef P(r)ogram(me)'', the sitcom ''Welcher & Welcher'' and the variety show ''Micallef Tonight''. He then hosted the satirical news comedy series ''Newstopia'' on SBS, the game show ''Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation'' on Network Ten, and ''Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell'' on ABC TV. He also co-created and starred in ''Mr & Mrs Murder'' on Network Ten. In addition to his television work Micallef has appeared on stage, most notably in a revival of ''The Odd Couple'' (2016) for the Melbourne Theatre Company and on radio as the co-host of Melbourne station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollowmen
''The Hollowmen'' is an Australian television comedy series set in the offices of the Central Policy Unit, a fictional political advisory unit personally set up by the Prime Minister to help him get re-elected. Their brief is long-term vision; to stop worrying about tomorrow's headlines, and focus on next week's. ''The Hollowmen'' was first broadcast on Wednesday, 9 July 2008, on ABC1. Each series comprises six half-hour episodes. On the eve of the first episode's national premiere, the series was approved by the ABC for a second series. The second series was screened right after the first, beginning on 13 September 2008. The comedy-drama satire is produced by Working Dog Productions, which was also responsible for ''Frontline'', '' The Panel'', '' Thank God You're Here'' and ''Utopia''. The music used during the opening credits is an edited instrumental excerpt of the 1987 song "North by North" by New Zealand band The Bats. A special one-off presentation of ''The Hollowmen'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Aussie Adventures
''All Aussie Adventures'', also known as ''Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures'', is an Australian mockumentary television series that parodies the travel-adventure genre. Comedian Glenn Robbins plays Russell Coight, a survival and wildlife expert who charts his disastrous travels through Australia, spreading misinformation and causing accidents. The series originally ran on Network Ten from 5 August 2001 to 29 September 2002. There was also a 14 November 2004 telemovie, ''Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge'', which featured minor (fictional) celebrities joining Coight in the outback. It was announced on 4 November 2016 that the show would return for a third series after fifteen years off the air, which premiered on 5 August 2018. Series overview Genre The series parodies the adventure genre, which included the travels of the Leyland Brothers, The Bush Tucker Man, Malcolm Douglas, Steve Irwin, Ben Cropp, Harry Butler and Alby Mangels. More recent programs include A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A River Somewhere
''A River Somewhere'' is an Australian documentary television series originally broadcast by ABC TV in 1997 and 1998. It was produced by Working Dog Productions, and was hosted by Tom Gleisner and Rob Sitch. The series was released on DVD in 2005. The series focused on the observations of Sitch and Gleisner as they travelled to various locations across Australia, New Zealand and around the world to fly fish and experience the local culture. The aim of their expedition was to "catch dinner and have it cooked in a local style". The music used throughout the series was created by Australian musician and composer Liam Bradley. Places visited in the series * Howqua River, Victoria – 25 June 1997 * Cotswolds, England and Altnaharra, Scotland – 2 July 1997 * D'Urville River, New Zealand – 9 July 1997 * Chamberlain River, Western Australia – 16 July 1997 * Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela – 23 July 1997 * Courmayeur, Italy – 30 July 1997 * Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Network Ten
Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five national free-to-air networks, 10's owned-and-operated stations can be found in the state capital cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth while affiliates extend the network to regional areas of the country. As of 2022, Network 10 is the fourth-rated television network in Australia, behind the Seven Network, Nine Network, ABC TV (Australian TV channel), ABC TV and ahead of SBS (Australian TV channel), SBS. History Origins From the introduction of TV in 1956 until 1965 there were three television networks in Australia, the Nine Network, National Television Network (now the Nine Network), the Seven Network, Australian Television Network (now the Seven Network), and the public Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
