Peter Rowsthorn (born 9 February 1963) is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, writer, MC and host.

Early life and education

Rowsthorn attended Trinity Grammar School and Rusden College, now part of

Deakin University Deakin University is a public university in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1974, the university was named after Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia. Its main campuses are in Melbourne's Burwood suburb, Geelong Waurn Ponds, ...

, where he obtained a teaching degree and he worked as a drama teacher, prior to his show business career

Career

Rowsthorn started performing as half of the comedy and singing duo ''The Cactus Brothers'' in 1983 while studying for his degree. He first came to prominence as a stand-up comic and as a writer and performer on ''

The Comedy Company ''The Comedy Company'' was an Australian comedy television series first aired from 16 February 1988 until about 11 November 1990 on Network Ten, Sunday night and was created and directed by cast member Ian McFadyen, and co directed and produce ...

'' (1989). Rowsthorn appeared with

Warren Mitchell Warren Mitchell (born Warren Misell; 14 January 1926 – 14 November 2015) was a British actor. He was a BAFTA TV Award winner and twice a Laurence Olivier Award winner. In the 1950s, Mitchell appeared on the radio programmes ''Educatin ...

in the film '' Crackers'' (1998), was a lead in the Australian children's television show '' The Gift'' (1997), had small roles in ''

Bad Eggs ''Bad Eggs'' is a 2003 Australian comedy movie, written and directed by Tony Martin. It stars Mick Molloy, Bob Franklin and Judith Lucy, with Alan Brough, Bill Hunter, Marshall Napier, Nicholas Bell, Steven Vidler, Shaun Micallef, Roby ...

'' and ''

Take Away A take-out or takeout (U.S., Canada, and the Philippines); carry-out or to-go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. and Canada); takeaway (England, Wales, Australia, Lebanon, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and occasionally in Nort ...

'' (both 2003) and played an outrageous hairdresser called 'Miss Kafka' in the

Sigrid Thornton Sigrid Madeline Thornton (born 12 February 1959) is an Australian film and television actress. Her television work includes '' Prisoner'' (1979–80), '' All the Rivers Run'' (1983), '' SeaChange'' (1998–2019) and '' Wentworth'' (2016–2018 ...

telemovie '' Little Oberon'' (2005). He played Warren Cronkshonk in hospital spoof '' Let the Blood Run Free'' (1990–1992). He is probably best known for his TV work, particularly as Brett Craig in the hit series ''

Kath & Kim ''Kath & Kim,'' (also written as ''Kath and Kim'') is an Australian sitcom created by Jane Turner and Gina Riley, who portray the title characters of Kath Day-Knight, a cheery, middle-aged suburban mother, and Kim, her self-indulgent daughter ...

'' (2002–2007) and 2012 movie, ''

Kath & Kimderella ''Kath & Kimderella'' is a 2012 Australian film. It is a spin-off of the television series ''Kath & Kim'', created by Gina Riley and Jane Turner. It was written by and stars Riley, Turner and Magda Szubanski. The film was released theatrical ...

''. Rowsthorn was the host of factual show, '' Can We Help?,'' on ABC TV between 2006 and 2011. Rowsthorn has also appeared on ''

Thank God You're Here ''Thank God You're Here'' is an Australian television improvised comedy program created by Working Dog Productions, which premiered on Network Ten on 5 April 2006, and aired for the first three seasons and on Seven for the fourth season. Each ...

'', '' Celebrity Name Game'', ''

Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation ''Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation'' is an Australian game show produced by Granada Productions which premiered on Network Ten on 5 May 2009. It is hosted by Shaun Micallef. History Original run The first series ran on Network Ten for 18 epi ...

'', ''

Studio 10 ''Studio 10'' is an Australian morning talk show on Network 10. The show airs between 8:30am and noon on weekdays and a highlights show airs between 9:30am and noon on weekends. ''Studio 10'' is broadcast live from Network 10 Studios in Pyrm ...

'', '' Show Me the Movie!'' and '' Hughesy, We Have a Problem''. In 2018, Rowsthorn appeared on the fourth season of the Australian version of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. On 7 March 2018, Rowsthorn was evicted after 40 days in the jungle, coming 6th place.

Personal life

Rowsthorn supports various charity and community groups including Oxfam. Rowsthorn is a featured guest on SBS genealogy series '' Who Do You Think You Are?''. As of 2019, he resides in

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...

, Western Australia.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rowsthorn, Peter (Junior) Australian male comedians Australian male film actors Australian male television actors 1963 births Living people People educated at Trinity Grammar School, Kew 20th-century Australian male actors 21st-century Australian male actors I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Australian TV series) participants Male actors from Melbourne Deakin University alumni