Andrew McKaige (born 1959) is an

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actor, most prominent in television soap opera. As well as acting, McKaige is also a voice-artist and singer-songwriter, having played with the country rock band, The Fine Line. In 1994, he won second place for Best Song in the Country Category of the Australian Songwriter's Association. Divorced, McKaige met his ex-wife Leslie while living in Los Angeles. After seven years of marriage, the couple divorced when McKaige returned to Australia for a role in the Nine Network television soap series ''

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Early life

Coming from a family of avid Australian Rules Football fans, In his teens, McKaige, along with his brothers played for Melbourne Football Club, and was named Under 17's Best and Fairest in 1975. His father, Ken McKaige, played for a number of different clubs over his career. At the age of five years, his brother Cameron was the youngest person ever signed to a league club. This was to ensure that he was not later residentially tied to play for Richmond.

Roles

While best known for his roles in Australian night-time soap operas, McKaige began his television career playing in comedy skits on the '' Paul Hogan Show''. He then went on to play small roles on programs that included ''

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'' and ''

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''. His big break came when he landed a recurring role in ''

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''. In addition to being an original cast member of the 1980s soap opera '' Sons and Daughters'', he went on to be the second actor to play the role of Marty Jackson in ''

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. After residing in Los Angeles for a number of years, he returned to Australia and has since appeared in ''

'', ''

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'', '' Neighbours'', '' All Saints'' and ''

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''. He provides the voice of Pvt. Chips Dubbo in the ''

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