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Simon Fitzgerald (Home And Away)
Simon Fitzgerald is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Richard Norton. The character debuted on-screen during the episode broadcast on 25September 1991. Norton was cast in the show after appearing in fellow soap opera ''Neighbours'' just a few months prior. Simon is characterised as a "joker" who enjoys playing pranks on his friends. Simon was introduced alongside his criminal father Bill Fitzgerald (Terry Bader), who soon abandoned him. Writers paired Simon with Sophie Simpson (Rebekah Elmaloglou) for his first relationship story, although she is pregnant with another man's child. Producers decided to write Norton out of the show after one year, which shocked Norton. This led him to accuse the show's production of promoting other cast members better in storylines. Simon departed during the episode broadcast on 24July 1992. Casting Prior to joining ''Home and Away'', Norton had appeared on rival soap opera ''Neighbours'' ... [...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] |
Inside Soap
''Inside Soap'' is a weekly magazine published in the United Kingdom, released every Tuesday. It covers current and future storylines in soap operas in the United Kingdom, including '' Coronation Street'', ''Doctors'', ''EastEnders'', ''Emmerdale'' and ''Hollyoaks'' as well as dramas ''Casualty'' and '' Holby City'', and Australian soaps '' Home and Away'' and '' Neighbours'', which are broadcast in the United Kingdom. History and profile In 1996, ''Inside Soap'' changed from a monthly issue magazine to being released every two weeks. ''Inside Soap'' traditionally provides interviews from actors who play characters in the soap operas and outlines current storylines. As of 2022, soaps included in its content are '' Coronation Street'', ''Doctors'', ''EastEnders'', ''Emmerdale'', ''Hollyoaks'' and Australian soap opera '' Home and Away''. Readers are invited to email their questions to soap stars and entries are published in interview format. Soap stars' personal lives are also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ailsa Stewart
Ailsa Stewart (also Hogan) is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Judy Nunn. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 17 January 1988. Ailsa was married to Alf Stewart and had a son Duncan. When Nunn decided to leave to devote more time with her novels, she was one of only four original cast members. The role of Ailsa was briefly played by theatre star Nancye Hayes whilst Nunn was taking leave due to illness in 2000. Creation and casting Bevan Lee, a screenwriter for the show named the character "Ailsa" after his friend the Australian actress, writer and director Ailsa Piper. When Nunn fell ill, the producers temporarily cast well-known theatre performer Nancye Hayes. Development Ailsa was paired with Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher) and they couple became engaged. During their engagement party, Alf's daughter Roo Stewart (Justine Clarke) announced that Ailsa had been imprisoned for manslaughter.Mercado, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Meagher
Raymond Francis Meagher (born 4 July 1944) is an Australian actor, who has appeared in Australian film and television since the mid-1970s. He is notable as the longest continuing performer in an Australian television role, portraying Alf Stewart on ''Home and Away'', having played the role since the first episode in 1988. Meagher won a Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television, Gold Logie Award for his role in ''Home and Away'' in 2010 and currently played the role of Alf for over 35 years. Early life Meagher was born and raised on a sheep and cattle station in Queensland, before attending a boarding school on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast from the age of nine. He became a keen sportsman at high school, Marist College Ashgrove in Brisbane, representing the school at a number of sports including rugby union, a sport which he ultimately played at state level. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Stewart
Alfred James "Alf" Stewart is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Ray Meagher. Alf was created as one of the show's eighteen original characters. Meagher originally auditioned for the role of Tom Fletcher, before being cast as Alf. He made his first appearance during the pilot episode broadcast on 17 January 1988. As of 2017, Meagher is the sole remaining original cast member and he holds a Guinness World Record for being the longest-serving actor in an Australian serial. For his portrayal of Alf, Meagher won the Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television in 2010. Casting Meagher was cast in the role of Alf after appearing as a supporting character in numerous roles. He was one of only eight older actors that were cast in the serial's original line up. Upon receiving his first regular role Meagher said "It's good for me to play someone like that after all the other blokes." During an interview published on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Bursill
Tina Bursill (born 24 July 1951) is an Australian actress. She played Louise Carter on the television series '' Skyways'' (1979–1981) and Sonia Stevens on ''Prisoner'' (1983–1984). She played Meryl Knight in the Nine Network drama series '' Doctor Doctor''. Bursill won the AFI (AACTA) Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1987 film '' Jilted''. Life and career Tina Bursill was born on the 24 July 1951 in Sydney. Initially, she intended to pursue a career in anthropology, however, she set her sights on becoming an actress. She studied drama at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and graduated in 1971. Bursill started her career in musicals and stand-up comedy, before being cast in more serious roles in theatre. Bursill made her acting debut in 1973 appearing in the lead role of short-lived comedy series ''The People Next Door'' as Meg Penrose. She was a regular character in daily soap opera '' The Unisexers'' which was launched in February 1975 on the Nine Networ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lois Crawford
''Home and Away'' is an Australian television soap opera. It was first broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in ''Home and Away'' in 1991, by order of first appearance. They were all introduced by the show's executive producer Des Monaghan. The 4th season of ''Home and Away'' began airing on the Seven Network on 7 January 1991. The first introduction of the year was #Josh Webb, Josh Webb in February. Bruce Roberts began appearing as Nick Parrish in March. The following month, Ryan Clark (actor), Ryan Clark made his debut as Sam Marshall, Sam Nicholls as did Naomi Watts as Revhead (Home and Away), Revhead's sister #Julie Gibson, Julie Gibson. Dee Smart began playing Lucinda Croft in June. Her brother #David Croft, David, played by Guy Pearce appeared from July. Alistair MacDougall arrived as Ryan Lee (Home and Away), Ryan Lee in August. In September, Tina Thomsen, Ross Newton, and Richard Norton joined the cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Bay
Summer Bay is the fictional coastal town featured in the Australian soap opera, '' Home and Away''. Palm Beach, the most Northern beach of Sydney, is used for the show's exterior scenes in order to depict the Bay. Between 2010 and 2014, the Lane Cove River Tourist Park in Macquarie Park was used as the location for filming of scenes involving the Summer Bay Caravan Park. Locations within Summer Bay Summer Bay Surf Lifesaving Club As with many real life Australian beaches Summer Bay has its own Surf and Lifesaving Centre (SLSC). It was first seen on screen in 1989. Over the years as well as serving its purpose as a centre for sea and land rescues it has been a place for the young people of the Bay to relax and socialise. Town meetings are often held in the Surf Club. It has also been used as a polling station and a private party/formal venue and has housed various food outlets, most notably the ill-fated Bonza Burger in 1998. Several characters have been trained as lifeguard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damian Roberts
Damian Roberts is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Matt Doran. The character debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 6 November 1991, and departed on 15 March 1996. Ben Hamilton played a young Damian in flashbacks in 1997. Casting Damian was Doran's first "big" television role. He told a writer from ''Inside Soap'' that he was given no time to prepare and he was attending school one day and the next filming for the show. His teachers attempted to convince him to stay at school instead, but he thought that the role too much of a "wonderful opportunity" to give up. He was also signed to a "long contract" with the show. In September 1994, Justine Cullen from ''Inside Soap'' announced that Doran had quit the show in order to pursue other projects. Doran told Cullen that "I'm to make horror movies". In September 1995, Jason Herbison from ''Inside Soap'' reported that Doran had reprised his role. He added that upon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Parrish
Shane Parrish is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Dieter Brummer. He made his first on-screen appearance on 28 May 1992 and he departed on 13 March 1996. Casting In 1992, actor Dieter Brummer successfully auditioned for the part of Shane. Brummer was fifteen years old and had been studying drama at high school. Brummer has said the recognition was instant and admitted he found the attention "quite bizarre". In 1995, Brummer quit the serial after he decided Shane's story had come to its natural conclusion. He also admitted he had become bored of the role and working with the same cast members. Speaking of his departure, Brummer stated: "I know there's life after Home And Away and I'm not afraid of it. Now it's time it's time to move on." He filmed his final scenes in December 1995, with Shane's departure airing in early 1996. Character development When he was first introduced into the serial he was portrayed as a "bad boy". Brumme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Doran
Matthew James Doran (born 30 March 1976) is an Australian television and film actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Damian Roberts in the Australian soap ''Home and Away'' from 1991 to 1996, "Mouse" in the 1999 film '' The Matrix'', and "Elan Sleazebaggano" in the 2002 film '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones''. Early life and education Doran was born in Sydney. He is the brother of Mark Doran and uncle of JD and Max Doran. He studied acting for two years at the Australian Film and TV Academy and won an award for Best Performance and Most Improved Student before he graduated in 1991. Career After graduation Doran landed a lead role in the film, '' Pirates' Island'', and made an appearance on '' E Street''. Doran played the part of the schoolboy Damian Roberts in the Australian soap, ''Home and Away'', from 1991 to 1996. He guest starred in ''G.P.'', ''Fallen Angels'', '' Water Rats'', ''Medivac'', '' Murder Call'', ''Farscape ''Farscape'' is ... [...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] |
