Kevin George Jacobsen OAM (born 29 July 1939 in Sydney) is an Australian

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and former musician, who is the head of the ''Jacobson Entertainment Group'' Along with his brothers, singer

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and Keith, he was a member of Australian 1960s band ''Col Joye and The Joyboys'' achieving four No.1 Top Forty chart hits.

Roster of Artists

* The Jacobsen Group of Companies has :presented many international artists including:

Production

Kevin has also produced theatrical shows such as

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, Camelot with

Richard Harris Richard St John Francis Harris (1 October 1930 – 25 October 2002) was an Irish actor and singer. He appeared on stage and in many films, notably as Corrado Zeller in Michelangelo Antonioni's '' Red Desert'', Frank Machin in '' This Sporting ...

, '' Fame'', ''

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'', and '' Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage''. He was also the Executive Producer of the musical theatre production '' The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular''.

Honours

Jacobsen was awarded the

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(OAM) in 1985 for his services to the performing arts and entertainment industry.

Helpmann Awards

The Helpmann Awards is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group ''Live Performance Australia'' (LPA) since 2001. In 2002, Jacobsen received the

JC Williamson Award The JC Williamson Award (formally known as the James Cassius Williamson Award), is an lifetime achievement award presented annually as a sector of the Helpmann Awards, governed by Live Performance Australia. The awards are named after the Ameri ...

, the LPA's highest honour, for their life's work in live performance. , - , 2002 , , Himself , ,

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