Natalie Garonzi is an Australian actress, writer, comedian and TV presenter. She worked both nationally and internationally as a model for many years appearing in campaigns and on catwalks around the globe for the likes of Chanel, Armani and Vera Wang and international publications like

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and Grazia. She then began her television career on

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, where she appeared on

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and '' Sarvo''. She has also presented numerous other television shows, including '' Wedding Switch'' as well as the Australian version of the US series of ''

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'' and '' X Factor Australia'' on the

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Television and film career

Garonzi began her Australian TV career on Nickelodeon, hosting many TV shows on the network and was a co-host the night of the first ever Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards. She starred as Brie in the Australian feature film ''

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''. Garonzi hosted the live to air program '' The Mint'' on GTV Channel 9 until its cancellation. She hosted numerous reality shows on Australian Network TV and repeats of ''Playing It Straight'' are being aired on Foxtel on the TV network

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. She starred in

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's improvised comedy series '' Comedy Slapdown'', starring comedians

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, Greig Pickhaver (as H. G. Nelson) and

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, and was the captain of the winning team for the overall series. She had appearances on many panel shows including '' Good Morning Australia'', '' Rove'', ''

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'' and '' The Project'', and captained the team on Japanese spoof TV show '' Hole in the Wall''. Garonzi was a backstage host for ''The X Factor Australia'' and the host of ''The Xtra Factor'', a live 'after the main show' on 7Two; however, the show was a contractual obligation to the network for only one year and therefore not brought back for the subsequent series of main show. Garonzi was the only Australian comedian asked to perform live on stage with Martin Short for his 2012 Australian tour. She was also a credited writer and co-host of '' Uplate!'' on channel GO! with James Kerley and

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. She started her radio career on HIT 105, formerly B105, and then worked for many years in both the breakfast and drive shifts on Nova 106.9 in Brisbane. After thousands of hours of live to air television and radio, she is now working as a speaker and MC, comedy writer, screenwriter and ghost writer and recently wrote a one-man show for

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that was nominated for two Helpmann Awards.

References

External links

* *http://www.burberry.com.au/sntv.html *http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/millsie-still-a-wanna-bee/story-e6frfmqr-1111116706321 picture *http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/dancing-daniel-macphersons-new-love/story-e6frewz0-1225912998219 *http://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/BWW-Reviews-Rob-Mills-First-Foray-Into-Cabaret-ROB-MILLS-IS-SURPRISINGLY-GOOD-Is-That-And-So-Much-More-20150626 *http://www.tv.com/news/natalie-garonzi-has-the-xtra-factor-23961/ *https://tvtonight.com.au/2010/09/x-factors-other-natalie.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Garonzi, Natalie

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