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Chloe Richards
Chloe Richards (also Fraser) is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Kristy Wright. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 28 June 1995. Chloe left in 1999, making a short return stint in 2005 when she died from the resulting injuries of a car crash. Chloe has relationships with Jack Wilson (Home and Away), Jack Wilson, Curtis Reed (Home and Away), Curtis Reed, Lachlan Fraser, James Fraser (Home and Away), James Fraser and Jesse McGregor. Casting and character development Wright was asked to join the regular cast of ''Home and Away'' as Chloe, after initially appearing as a background extra in the series. Several months into her role as Chloe, Wright began to find her fame hard to deal with at first. Of an encounter with a group of teenagers who began harassing her at a local mall, she said "So I just steer clear of places where young people hang out - shopping centres, McDonald's, cinema strips... Going out f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristy Wright
Kristy Wright (born 14 July 1978; name also erroneously given as Kirsty Wright) is an Australian television and film actress. Early life Wright was born in Sydney, Australia, the oldest child in her family, with three stepbrothers and two half-sisters. Hoping to win a contest for acting lessons, she sent in her photograph and ended up with a full year's paid tuition. Career Her first part was a guest role in ''Police Rescue''. From 1995 until 1999 she played the part of Chloe Richards in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' and briefly returned to this role in June 2005, when her character died from an embolism resulting from a car accident. Following ''Home and Away'' she starred in ''Chuck Finn'', ''Above the Law (TV series), Above the Law'' and ''Something in the Air (TV series), Something in the Air''. She went on to feature in ''Crash Palace'' as well as a political satire called ''Corridors of Power (TV series), Corridors of Power''. Following this success she w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Fletcher
Sally Fletcher (also Keating) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Kate Ritchie. She made her first screen appearance during the serial's pilot episode, which was broadcast on 17 January 1988. Sally became the longest running original female cast member. She departed on 3 April 2008. Ritchie earned various awards and nominations for her portrayal of Sally. In February 2013, it was announced that Ritchie would be reprising her role. Sally returned during the episode broadcast on 15 July 2013 with her daughter. They departed on 5 September 2013. Casting Ritchie auditioned for the role of Sally in front of executive producer John Holmes in 1987. Her audition scene was all about strawberry jam and Sally's imaginary friend Milco. Ritchie told Jason Herbison of British magazine '' All About Soap'' that she could remember reading Sally's scenes for Holmes, before auditioning for the director who recorded it on video. She added "I remember w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Unwin
Ben Denis Unwin (15 August 1977 – 14 August 2019) was an Australian actor, best known for portraying Jesse McGregor on the television soap opera ''Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, N ...'' from 1996 until 2000, and again from 2002 to 2005. For his portrayal of Jesse, Unwin in 1997 was nominated for the Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent, and for a British National Television Award for Most Popular Newcomer. After ''Home and Away'', he completed a law degree and worked as a senior solicitor in Sydney and then in Newcastle. Unwin was found dead on 14 August 2019, one day shy of his 42nd birthday, at his home in Minyon Falls, west of Byron Bay which, according to Australian Aboriginal religion and mythology, is "cursed" and has "bad spirits". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nic Testoni
Nicolas John Testoni, billed as Nic Testoni is an Australian actor and television presenter. He took the role of Travis Nash on TV soap opera, ''Home and Away'', from 1995 to 1999. He won the Most Popular New Talent category at the Logie Awards of 1996. Early life Upon finishing school in 1989 Testoni took up an offer from a modelling agency and worked in Europe and Japan. He began his television career in 1992 co-hosting Network Ten's youth music show, '' Level 23''. Acting career In 1992, he was cast to co-host Network Ten's youth music show, '' Level 23''. In 1993, he was one of the principal cast in the television comedy, '' Over the Hill''. In 1995, Testoni commenced his role of Travis Nash in TV soap opera, ''Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis Nash
Travis Nash is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by actor Nic Testoni. He made his first appearance on 10 April 1995 and departed on 11 August 1999. Development In late December 1994, '' TV Weeks David Brown confirmed Testoni had been signed for a 12-week role, with filming to begin in January. Brown reported that his character, Travis, is "a drifter" who, after arriving in Summer Bay, would decide to stay on. Testoni made his first appearance in April 1995. Testoni began his career as a model, but he found working on ''Home and Away'' to be more enjoyable because he was acting alongside people of a similar age. He commented, "It's good fun on the set – it's more like a play group than anything!" His character Travis is introduced as a witness to the death of Laura Bonnetti (Claudia Buttazonni), who was playing chicken on the railway with Curtis Reed (Shane Ammann). With Curtis "struck dumb" by the incident, Travis speaks with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Samazan
Bruce Samazan (born 13 November 1970) is an Australian actor. He perhaps best known for being the only male actor to have played regular roles in Australia's "Big Three" soap operas of the 1990s: '' E Street'', ''Neighbours'', and ''Home and Away.'' He won a Logie Award in 1992 and released a rap single in 1993. After he gave up acting in 2000, Samazan worked as a real estate agent. Early and personal life Samazan was born in Malagasy in 1970 to a French father and English mother. He and his parents moved to Australia in 1973 due to a coup in the country. He holds dual French and Australian citizenship. Samazan grew up in Stanwell Park with his mother and three sisters. He attended Bulli High School. Samazan had a few modelling jobs when he was younger. In 1987, he competed in the Wollongong Model of the Year contest, but came second to Ashley Paske, who went onto become an actor in '' Richmond Hill'' and ''Neighbours''. Samazan later became a brickie's labourer. In 1990, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Bennett (Home And Away)
Alex Bennett is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Nick Freedman. The serial's producers thought of Freedman for the role of "easy-going hippy" Alex, having seen his previous work in other television dramas. Freedman was hesitant about accepting the role due to his career as a musician, so he only signed a year-long contract. He found the demands of filming the weekly serial intense, especially as he was used to late nights while performing with his band. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 16 October 1995. In addition to his hippy ways, Alex was portrayed as "laid-back" and "a real romantic at heart". Freedman said he was "a good guy", who had endured a difficult childhood and had become "a bit of a drifter". Alex is a cartoonist and painter, who becomes a "have-a-go hero" when he saves Shannon Reed ( Isla Fisher) and Selina Cook ( Tempany Deckert) from a group of youths. He later saves Selina fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Coburn
Norman Coburn (born 6 March 1937) is an Australian former actor, playwright and writer best known for his television serial and soap opera roles. He started his early career in theatre, film and television in the United Kingdom in the mid-1950s. Coburn became famous as High School English teacher and Deputy/headmaster Donald Fisher in the early years of the soap opera ''Home and Away''. As one of 16 original cast members, he appeared from the pilot episode in 1988 until 2003, and reprised the character in brief sporadic returns between 2004 and 2007. Coburn retired from the industry in 2008, with the exception of a TV series guest appearance in 2019 with ''Home and Away'' co-star Debra Lawrance. Early life Coburn was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and trained with the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in North Sydney, Australia, before travelling to Britain in the 1950s to pursue an acting career. He appeared briefly in iconic British TV shows such as '' Dix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Fisher (Home And Away)
Donald Fisher is a fictional character in the Australian television soap opera ''Home and Away'' played by actor Norman Coburn as a regular character, from the soap's inception in 1988 to 2003. The role initially had the name Raymond Phillips however producers changed the name prior to final filming. He acts as the main antagonist in the show's pilot episode, willing to go to any lengths to ensure local teen Bobby Simpson is locked up, however his character soon softens. He spends almost his entire tenure on the show as the Principal of Summer Bay (at which he is given his iconic nickname "Flathead"), where he is stern but fair to all the students. Although departing as a main character in 2003, Coburn has since returned for brief appearances in 2004, 2005 and 2007. Coburn's long-running portrayal of Fisher earned him a place in the 2002 Guinness World Records alongside castmates Ray Meagher and Kate Ritchie as the longest serving cast member of an Australian soap opera. Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Ammann
Curtis Reed is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Shane Ammann. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 16 September 1994. He was introduced alongside his adopted sister, Shannon Reed ( Isla Fisher). He departed on 15 April 1997. Casting Ammann joined the cast of ''Home and Away'' as Curtis in mid-1994, along with Isla Fisher who was cast as Shannon Reed, shortly after they finished up on '' Paradise Beach''. Their casting was publicised in '' TV Week'' a few days before their debuts. Di Stanley reported that they had only starred in one scene together during ''Paradise Beach'', so the interview was a chance for them to get to know each other. She said the most surprising revelation was the age difference between the actors – Ammann was 14 and Fisher was 18. Ammann made his debut on 16 September 1994. Development Curtis and Shannon were introduced as siblings, whose mother had been killed in a ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimberley Joseph
Kimberley Joseph (born August 30, 1973) is a Canadian Australian actress who is based in the United States. Joseph was born in Canada, brought up on the Gold Coast in Australia and educated in Switzerland. After returning to Australia, she began a degree at Bond University but dropped out at the age of 19 when she was cast in the soap opera '' Paradise Beach''. She had no formal acting training but appeared in the soap for the 18 months it was produced. After ''Paradise Beach'' ended, she had casual work on '' Hey Hey It's Saturday'' before co-hosting the popular Seven Network series '' Gladiators''. After three series of ''Gladiators'', Joseph was eager to return to acting, so took the role of villain Joanne Brennan in ''Home and Away'' from 1995 to 1996. In 1999, she moved to the United States to study acting at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York City, then spent 18 months unsuccessfully auditioning for roles in Los Angeles. In 2001, she was cast as Jo Ellison in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanne Brennan
''Home and Away'' is an Australian soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 1995, by order of first appearance. They were all introduced by the show's then executive producer John Holmes. The 8th season of ''Home and Away'' began airing on 16 January 1995. The first introduction of the year was Daniel Goddard as drug dealer Eric Phillips. Adrian Lee began portraying teacher Andrew Warren in March. Nic Testoni joined the serial in April as Travis Nash. Kristy Wright took on the role of Chloe Richards in June. Kimberley Joseph began playing Joanne Brennan from July. Katrina Hobbs began playing doctor Kelly Watson in August. Nick Freedman debuted as Alex Bennett in October, while Quinn Jackson also made her first appearance. The following month, David Ritchie arrived as Alex's father, Saul. Eric Phillips Eric Phillips, played by Daniel Goddard. Goddard signed to guest star in the show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
