Steven "Steve" Gray (born 11 July 1965) is a New Zealand blogger and broadcaster, best known as the former host and film reviewer of the weekday New Zealand morning television show, ''

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''. Before becoming a co-host, Gray was its long-serving film and DVD reviewer and

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. Gray was raised in

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. He worked as a barman, actor, fence builder, painter, singing telegram, drag performer and nanny before branching into film and media. He began his career reviewing film and video on student radio station bFM in 1996, and began appearing on television the following year. Steven is best known for his knowledge of

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and American television series. In December 2009, Television New Zealand decided to not renew his contract for his presenter role on Good Morning. No specific reason was given for this, but Gray later speculated it may have been due to his sexuality. Gray's final episode of Good Morning was Friday 11 December 2009. In April 2010 Gray launched showbiz news and social commentary blog ''The Real Steve Gray'', which has become one of the most popular New Zealand blogs. In a January 2013 interview with Fairfax NZ, Gray claimed to have slept with a former

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, sparking international interest from both gay and rugby media. In 2013 Gray joined the New Zealand cinema podcast ''Cinematica'' as part of the film review panel.

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Steve Grey's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gray, Steven 1965 births Living people New Zealand television presenters People from Hamilton, New Zealand

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