Jason Stephens is an Australian actor and comedian. He was educated at

Wesley College, Melbourne , motto_translation = Dare To Be Wise , slogan = A ''True'' Education (2010 – Present) , established = 18 January 1866 , type = Independent, day & boarding , gender ...

and signed up as a writer on the second season of the ABC comedy ''

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'' (1987), before graduating to the role of writer/performer on the latter years of D-Gen's Triple M radio show (1990–1992). Stephens also performed with Tony Martin,

Mick Molloy Michael Molloy (born 11 July 1966) is an Australian comedian, writer, producer, actor and television and radio presenter who has been active in radio, television, stand-up and film. He currently hosts ''The Front Bar'' on the Seven Network. L ...

and John Harrison on the 1991 radio show ''Bulltwang'' and was a writer/performer on the D-Gen's subsequent TV venture, ''

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'' (1992–1993). Along with Mick Molloy, Stephens hosted the ''Late Show'' segment ''Muckrakers''. After ''The Late Show'' ended, Stephens became involved in other TV comedy programmes, including a stint as director on the

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comedy ''Totally Full Frontal'' (1998). From 2004 - 2014 Stephens worked as the creative director for

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, one of Australia's leading independent television production companies. Stephens was the creator behind ''

The Choir of Hard Knocks In 2005 FremantleMedia Australia producer Jason Stephens brought the idea of a television series called the Choir of Hard Knocks to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. In an interview on Australian Story by the Australian Broadcasting Corp ...

''; he was also involved in chronicling the choir for the documentary series of the same name. He also produced '' The King'', a telemovie based on the life of

Graham Kennedy Graham Cyril Kennedy AO (15 February 1934 – 25 May 2005) was an Australian entertainer, comedian and variety performer, as well as a personality and star of radio, theatre, television and film. He often performed in the style of vaudevilli ...

. ''The King'' won 3

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including Best Telefeature, Best Direction in a television drama and Best Actor in a television drama. Stephens also developed the satirical news show ''

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'', starring

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 sh ...

, which premiered in October 2007. In 2011, Stephens executive produced the TV series '' Killing Time'', a ten-part crime drama which aired on TV1. ''Killing Time'' was nominated for Most Outstanding Drama and

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 studie ...

was nominated for Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor - Female at the 2012

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David Wenham David Wenham (born 21 September 1965) is an Australian actor who has appeared in film, television and theatre. He is known for his roles as Faramir in ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy, Friar Carl in ''Van Helsing'', Dilios in ''300'' and ...

won Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor - Male. Both Glenn and Wenham were also nominated for a Silver Logie at the

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in 2012. More recently, Stephens has executive produced the AACTA 2013 nominated mini series ''

Devil's Dust ''Devil's Dust'' is a two-part Australian television docu-drama mini-series on the ABC which first screened in 2012. Based on journalist Matt Peacock's 2009 book '' Killer Company'', ''Devil's Dust'' was researched and developed by producer S ...

'' based on the life story of Asbestos campaigner Bernie Banton and aired on the

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. Devil's Dust was nominated for Best Telefeature or Mini Series at the 2013

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with Anthony Hayes nominated for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama. In addition to this, Stephens is the executive producer for '' Better Man'' the 4-hour drama based on a true story, which was set to air in 2013 on

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. In February 2013, Stephens' prime time murder mystery, ''

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'', starring

and

Kat Stewart Katherine Louise Stewart (born 30 November 1972) is an AACTA and Logie Award-winning 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 Stewar ...

, aired on

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stephens, Jason Australian male comedians Australian film producers Australian television producers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne People educated at Wesley College (Victoria)