Shane Bourne (born 24 November 1949 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian

stand-up comedian Stand-up comedy is a comedy, comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up. Stand-up comedy consists of One-line joke ...

, actor, musician, and television host.

Career

1970s

Co-founded Australian band Bandicoot with Mick Fettes (formerly of the band

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). They released a self-titled album in 1976 with a top-100 single "Living off the Radio".

1980s–1999

Bourne was a well-known comedic face throughout the 1980s and 1990s, with an acting role on the Australian version of the British sitcom, ''

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'' (in 1980 and 1981). He had regular appearances on the variety program ''

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'' (1988–1994) in various sketches, but mainly appeared on the ''Great Aussie Joke'' segment. He starred in the short-lived sitcom '' Bingles'' in 1992 and 1993. In 1996, Bourne hosted a revived '' Blankety Blanks'', which lasted only two seasons. He also had dramatic roles; he was in 3 episodes of the drama series ''

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'' in the early 1980s as 3 different guest roles. He had a guest role in ''

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'' in 1995.

2000–present

Bourne made a change to dramatic acting and has been critically acclaimed. After a two-episode guest appearance on ''

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'' in 2000, Bourne took the lead role of lawyer "Happy" Henderson, starring alongside

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in the ABC TV legal-drama series ''

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''. The show ended after its third season in September 2005. This show won him 2 awards (see below). He also played a minor role in the film ''

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'', an Australia WWII film about the

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in which he played as the battalion's doctor. Bourne hosted the television series ''

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'' from 2006 to 2009. In 2006, he hosted '' How the Hell Did We Get Here?'', a series that aired on ABC TV. Bourne began acting in the Channel Seven drama series, ''

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'' on 27 August 2007. He appeared on the show until its axing after season 5, in 2011. Bourne participated in '' Who Do You Think You Are?'' in 2010. Bourne hosted the

2011 Logie Awards The 53rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Sunday 1 May 2011 at the Crown Palladium in Melbourne, and broadcast on the Nine Network. The ceremony was hosted by Shane Bourne, while the red carpet arrivals was hosted by Shelley Craft, Livini ...

. In 2012, Bourne appeared in the short-lived drama '' Tricky Business'', that aired on the Channel Nine. He also starred in the telemovie ''

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''. In early 2014, he hosted the

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on Channel Ten. In June 2015, Bourne played the role of Evan Pettyman, a minor character in '' The Dressmaker''. He also joined the fifteenth season of ''Dancing with the Stars'' as the new co-host alongside

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, replacing

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Personal life

Has a daughter, Ruby Louise Bourne (born 20 November 1990).

Awards

At the AFI Awards, in 2003 and 2005, Bourne won the 'Best Actor in a Television Drama' award for his role in ''MDA'', and was nominated for the same award in 2002. At the 2003 Logies, he was nominated for the 'Most Outstanding Actor' award for his role in ''MDA''.

Discography

Studio albums

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bourne, Shane 1949 births Living people AACTA Award winners Comedians from Melbourne Australian male television actors Australian stand-up comedians Australian male comedians Australian game show hosts