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People From Adelaide
This is an incomplete list of notable people from Adelaide. Arts and music Prominent intellectuals, writers, artists, bands, and musicians to hail from Adelaide include: Actors *Dame Judith Anderson – ''Rebecca'', ''And Then There Were None''; Tony and Emmy Award winner *Elspeth Ballantyne – ''Prisoner'' *Holly Brisley – ''Home and Away'' * Sam Clark – ''Neighbours'' * Kate Fischer – '' Sirens'' *Sir Robert Helpmann – ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'', ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' * Nicholas Hope – '' Bad Boy Bubby'' * Dichen Lachman – ''Neighbours'', '' Dollhouse'' *Anthony LaPaglia – ''Without a Trace'' * Jonathan LaPaglia – '' Seven Days'', ''The District'' * Glenn McMillan – '' Wonderland'', ''Power Rangers Ninja Storm'' *John Noble – ''Fringe'' * Ben Oxenbould – '' Hey Dad..!'' * Teresa Palmer – '' December Boys'', ''I Am Number Four'' *Lois Ramsey – '' Road to Nhill'', ''Home and Away'' * Mandahla Rose – ''All About E'', '' Orange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide
Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre; the demonym ''Adelaidean'' is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. The Native title in Australia#Traditional owner, traditional owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna, with the name referring to the area of the city centre and surrounding Adelaide Park Lands, Park Lands, in the Kaurna language. Adelaide is situated on the Adelaide Plains north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St Vincent in the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges in the east. Its metropolitan area extends from the coast to the Adelaide Hills, foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges, and stretches from Gawler in the north to Sellicks Beach in the south. Named in ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Hope
Nicholas Hope is a British-born Australian actor, known for the lead role in the 1993 film '' Bad Boy Bubby''. Early life and education Born in Manchester, England, Hope's family emigrated to the steel and shipbuilding town of Whyalla, South Australia, where he was educated by the Christian Brothers. Career Hope played the lead role in '' Bad Boy Bubby'' (1993). He appeared in '' The School'' in 2018, and '' Moon Rock For Monday'', directed by Kurt Martin and produced by Jim Robison in 2021. In 2004, he published a memoir called ''Brushing the Tip of Fame'', and in 2006 produced a monologue "The Colour of Panic", which played in Sydney (The Studio, Sydney Opera House) and Oslo (Det Åpne Teater). Recognition and awards Hope won the Australian Film Institute award for Best Actor in a Leading Role award in 1994 for his role in ''Bad Boy Bubby''. A portrait of Hope appears in the National Portrait Gallery. Partial filmography * ''Confessor Caressor'' (1989) * '' Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fringe (TV Series)
''Fringe'' is an American science fiction television series created by J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci. It premiered on the Fox television network on September 9, 2008, and concluded on January 18, 2013, after List of Fringe episodes, five seasons comprising 100 episodes. An FBI agent, Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv), a genius but dysfunctional scientist, Walter Bishop (Fringe), Walter Bishop (John Noble), and his son with a troubled past, Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson), are all members of a newly formed Fringe Division in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the team uses fringe science to investigate a series of unexplained and often ghastly occurrences which are related to a parallel universes in fiction, parallel universe. The series has been described as a hybrid of fantasy, procedural dramas, and Serial (radio and television), serials, influenced by films like ''Altered States'' and television shows such as ''Lost (2004 TV series), Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Noble
John Noble (born 20 August 1948) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Denethor in ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy (2001–2003), and Dr. Walter Bishop in the Fox science fiction series '' Fringe'' (2008–2013). His other television credits include the supernatural drama '' Sleepy Hollow'' (2013–2017) and the police procedural '' Elementary'' (2015–2019). Noble has also lent his distinctively deep voice to animated and video game projects, most notably as Leland Monroe in Rockstar Games' '' L.A. Noire'' (2011), Unicron in the animated series '' Transformers: Prime'' (2010–2013), and Scarecrow in the DC Comics game '' Batman: Arkham Knight'' (2015). Career Noble's early acting career started in theater throughout the 1970s and 1980s. For 10 years, he was an artistic director for the Stage Company of South Australia. Noble was a Trustee of the Adelaide Festival Centre and chairman of the Adelaide Festival of the Arts. In 1979, he starre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Rangers Ninja Storm
''Power Rangers Ninja Storm'' is a television series and the eleventh season of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, based on the 26th Super Sentai series '' Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger''. The season marked a series of firsts in the franchise, being that it was the first to be filmed in New Zealand,Moore, J. (2025). ''Morphenomenal: How the Power Rangers Conquered the World''. United States: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. the first to not be produced by MMPR Productions, and the first to air on ABC Kids in its entirety, debuting on February 15, 2003. It was also the last season to have theme music done by Jeremy Sweet, who had been working on most of the show's themes since '' Power Rangers Zeo''. Synopsis In the city of Blue Bay Harbor, Shane Clarke, Tori Hanson and Dustin Brooks are three students at the Wind Ninja Academy. Their less than stellar performance and tardiness gets them the occasional lecture from their Sensei, Kanoi Watanabe. One day, the academy is attacked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderland (Australian TV Series)
''Wonderland'' is an Australian television romantic comedy drama series. It was first broadcast on Network Ten on 21 August 2013. The series was co-created by Jo Porter and Sarah Walker. The series is set in an apartment building and focuses on four couples as they navigate love, life and friendships. ''Wonderland'' features an ensemble cast and is filmed on location in Sydney. Three seasons of ''Wonderland'' were broadcast, before it was announced on 26 October 2015 that the show had been cancelled. The series has also aired in Europe and the United States. Premise ''Wonderland'' focuses on the lives and loves of four couples, who live in an apartment block in Sydney, Australia. Womaniser Tom Wilcox ( Michael Dorman) places a bet that he will not have sex with a female flatmate for 12 months – otherwise he will lose his beloved car. However, his ideal woman, Miranda Beaumont ( Anna Bamford) soon moves in with him. The other couples are the recently married Steve Beaumont (Tim R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn McMillan
Glenn Aguiar McMillan (born 5 October 1984) is a Brazilian-Australian actor and lawyer best known internationally as Dustin, the Yellow Wind Ranger, on ''Power Rangers Ninja Storm''. His father is Irish Australian and his mother is Brazilian. Biography McMillan was born in São João da Boa Vista, Brazil and was raised in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia from the age of three. He remains close to his Brazilian heritage, speaks fluent Portuguese and revisits his place of birth often. Glenn holds a Bachelor of Laws with Honours from the University of Adelaide Law School, one semester of which he took on exchange at Pace University School of Law, New York. He also holds a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice and a Master of Laws Majoring in Commercial Litigation from the College of Law, Sydney. He is admitted as a lawyer in Australia, England and Wales. McMillan is a property sales consultant with TOOP+TOOP Real Estate in Hyde Park, Adelaide. Career Acting career McMillan's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The District
''The District'' is an American crime drama and police procedural television series that aired on CBS from October 7, 2000, to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s police department. Premise Former Newark, New Jersey Police Commissioner and New York Transit police officer Jack Mannion is hired as the chief of the bureaucracy-laden Washington, D.C. police force. Together with his detectives and allies, he must fight crime as well as internal corruption and the powers of Congress in order to reorganize and renovate the force. Production ''The District'' was inspired by the real-life experience of former New York City Deputy Police Commissioner Jack Maple. Along with Police Commissioner William Bratton, he had reorganized the NYPD, and one of the achievements was the CompStat program (comparative statistics), which has its own major role in the TV series. After the success in New York, the CompStat program has been ada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Days (TV Series)
''Seven Days'', stylized as ''SEVEN 7 DAYS'', is an American science fiction television series based on the premise of time travel. It was created by Christopher and Zachary Crowe, and aired on UPN from October 7, 1998 to May 29, 2001. Synopsis The plot follows Frank B. Parker, a former Navy SEAL and CIA operative who was drafted as a member of "Project Backstep", a secret black-ops branch of the US National Security Agency stationed in a base secretly located somewhere in the desert of Nevada called ''Never Never Land'' (a play on Area 51, or Groom Lake Flight Test Facilities, also known as ''Dreamland'') responding specifically to national security that would otherwise endanger the safety of America and the world at large, utilizing the "Chronosphere"—an experimental time machine reverse-engineered from alien technology found at Roswell years ago—to avert disasters before it even starts. The Chronosphere The "Chronosphere", otherwise classified as the "Backstep Sphere" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan LaPaglia
Jonathan LaPaglia (, ; born 31 August 1969) is an Australian actor and television personality. He has hosted Network 10's revival of '' Australian Survivor'' since 2016. As an actor, LaPaglia is known for his roles as Frank B. Parker in the television series '' Seven Days'', Kevin Debreno in ''The District'' and Detective Tommy McNamara in ''New York Undercover''. Early and personal life LaPaglia was born in Adelaide, South Australia, the youngest of three sons of Maria Johannes (née Brendel), a secretary, originally from the Netherlands and Gedio "Eddie" LaPaglia, an auto mechanic and car dealer from Bovalino, Calabria, Italy.As per interview on ''Inside the Actors Studio'' in 2009 Actor Anthony LaPaglia is one of his elder brothers. LaPaglia lives in Santa Monica, California, with his wife Ursula Brooks and daughter. Career LaPaglia graduated from Rostrevor College, and then from the University of Adelaide with a MBBS medical degree in 1991. He worked three years as an eme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Without A Trace
''Without a Trace'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that aired on CBS from September 26, 2002, to May 19, 2009 with the total of seven seasons and 160 episodes. The series focuses the cases of a Missing Persons Unit (MPU) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in New York City. It starred Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Enrique Murciano, Eric Close, and Roselyn Sánchez. At the time of its original broadcast, ''Without a Trace'' was one of CBS' most successful series, earning high television ratings and winning a Primetime Emmy Award. On May 19, 2009, CBS announced the cancellation of the series after seven seasons. Premise Each episode followed the search for one individual under tight time constraints. The stories also focused on the personal lives of the team members and illustrated how their experiences gave them insight into cases. The team consisted of Jack Malone (Anthony LaPaglia) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony LaPaglia
Anthony LaPaglia (, ; born 31 January 1959) is an Australian actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen he has received several accolades including three AACTA Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. For his starring role as Jack Malone on the American television crime drama series '' Without a Trace'' (2002–09), he received a Golden Globe Award in 2004. For his role as Simon Moon on the NBC sitcom '' Frasier'' (2000–04) he won the Primetime Emmy Award. On stage, he starred in the 1997 Broadway revival of the Arthur Miller play '' A View from the Bridge'' for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He has won three AACTA Awards, Best Actor in a Leading Role for ''Lantana'' (2001) and '' Balibo'' (2009), and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for '' Nitram'' (2021). He also acted in '' Betsy's Wedding'' (1990), '' Mixed Nuts'' (1994), ''Empire Records'' (1995), '' Sweet and Lowdown'' (1999), '' Autumn in New York'' (2000), '' Road to Perditio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
