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Hannah Martin
Hannah Martin is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Rebecca Ritters. She made her first on-screen appearance on 20 July 1992. Hannah is the only child of Philip and Julie Martin and the younger sister to Michael and Debbie. The Martin family were written out in 1999 and Hannah departed on 20 October 1999. In 2005, Ritters reprised her role for a brief cameo in the show's 20th anniversary episode. Casting Ritters joined the cast of ''Neighbours'' when she was eight years old. Her school teacher had suggested that she join an agency and she got the part of Hannah within a couple of months, after her first professional audition. Ritters said "It was all a bit unexpected. I never had acting classes, but I did a school play once." Ritters took a five-month break from the show in 1998 and she said she really enjoyed it. She added that she had the chance to go to school every day and have a social life, instead of being tutored on set with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Ritters
Rebecca Ritters (born 26 January 1984) is an Australian journalist and current news anchor for Deutsche Welle. Prior to her journalism career, she was an actress. Career She is also known as an actress, mostly for her role as Hannah Martin in the soap opera '' Neighbours''. She first appeared in the show in 1992 when she was eight years old, and remained for a further seven years. Ritters briefly reprised the role of Hannah as part of ''Neighbours''' 20th anniversary celebrations. After leaving Neighbours in 1999, Ritters appeared as Caz in the Australian soap '' Pig's Breakfast'' in 2000, and as Amelia Porter in ''Blue Heelers'' in 2001. In 2002, Ritters toured with the British Shakespeare Company in an open-air production of '' Romeo and Juliet'', playing Juliet opposite Tama Matheson as Romeo, and in the same year played Peaseblossom in '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'' with Wayne Sleep as Puck, also an open-air production. In December 2002 and January 2003, she also playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newspapers
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports and art, and often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions entirely. Newspapers developed in the 17th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lance Wilkinson
Lance Wilkinson (also Hails) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Andrew Bibby. He made his first on-screen appearance on 9 August 1995. Bibby was cast in the recurring role of Lance after an audition. After a year, Bibby auditioned for another character called Jon and the writers chose to turn him into Lance. Lance was a bookish, paranoid boy, with a kind heart and keen wit. Lance departed on 29 March 2001, but Bibby reprised his role in July 2005 for the show's 20th anniversary, in 2018 and also for the final episode in 2022. Casting ''Neighbours'' was Bibby's first major long-term role. Bibby said he went for a general audition, where there were five parts available. Bibby was given the role of Lance, a three-month occasional role. A year later, Bibby auditioned for another character called Jon, who the writers decided to turn into Lance. During the audition, Bibby had to share a scene with various girls to see how they looked toge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Neighbours Characters (1994)
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera created by Reg Watson. It was first broadcast on 18 March 1985. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the serial in 1994, by order of first appearance. Until 9 May, characters were introduced by the soap's executive producer, Alan Coleman. Thereafter, they were introduced by his successor, Stanley Walsh. The 10th season of ''Neighbours'' began airing from 20 January 1994. Frank Bren began appearing as Colin Taylor in same month. Bren also played Colin's twin brother Alf. March saw the arrivals of Len Mangel, Sally Pritchard and Stonefish Rebecchi. Katerina Torelli made her first appearance in April, followed by Andrew MacKenzie in May. Sam Kratz was introduced in June and his grandmother Marlene Kratz began appearing in July. That month also saw the births of Louise Carpenter and Zac Willis. Serendipity Gottlieb made her debut in August. Stonefish's brother Shane Rebecchi arrived in September. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Michaelson
Scott Michaelson is an Australian retired actor and talent manager who is most famous for playing Brad Willis in ''Neighbours''. He took over the role from Benjamin Grant Mitchell, who had been a guest character and later played Brad's cousin Cameron Hudson for over a year. Roles After appearing in ''Neighbours'' from 1991 to 1993, Michaelson also appeared on the New Zealand television series '' Shortland Street'', also ''Paradise Beach'', ''The New Adventures of Flipper'' and ''Sabrina Down Under''. He guest starred in ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and '' Young Hercules'' as Apollo. After leaving acting Scott Michaelson became a talent manager and his most notable client was Holly Valance Holly Rachel Candy (; born 11 May 1983), known professionally as Holly Valance, is an Australian actress and singer. Valance began her acting career on the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', as Felicity Scully (1999–2002, 2005, 2022). S .... References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Willis (Neighbours)
Brad Willis is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours''. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 31 October 1989. The character was initially played by Benjamin Mitchell, before Scott Michaelson took over the role two years later. Brad was re-introduced alongside his sister, Gaby (Rachel Blakely), during a period of roller coaster ratings for the show. Michaelson revealed that as soon as he learnt he had won the role of Brad, he went surfing five days in a row, as he knew he was going to be busy over the upcoming months. Michaelson signed a new twelve-month contract with ''Neighbours'' in October 1992 and a year later, he announced he would be leaving the soap. Michaelson filmed his final scenes in November and departed on 15 December 1993. Before the character returned to ''Neighbours'', he was said to be living in America after gaining a basketball scholarship. The scriptwriters had wanted Brad to become a professional pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Grant Mitchell
Benjamin Grant Mitchell, generally known as Ben Mitchell, is a singer-songwriter, writer, and actor from Melbourne, Australia. Music Mitchell has independently released three albums: The Stars Can See (2006), Chance To Love (2015) and Summer Lover (2016). Mitchell's fourth album, 'Slow Is The New Fast' was produced by multi ARIA Music Awards winner, Matt Walker (Australian musician) and was released on 10 October 2019. Radio play In 2016 Mitchell had a Number 1 song on the Australian Music Radio Airplay Project Regional Charts with 'Keep Community Radio'. Australian Community Radio stations have been most supportive of Mitchell's music, with every track from his Chance To Love and Summer Lover albums receiving radio play at, or soon after, release. In 2015 Mitchell was chosen as the featured Artist for 'Play Vic Week 2015' by the Community Broadcasters Association of Victoria. Acoustic Trip, London While living in London in the late 1990s and early 2000s Mitchell hoste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Hudson
The Willis family are a fictional family from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours''. They were introduced by Don Battye in 1989, but left screens in 1996, before being reintroduced in 2013. The first family member to be seen on-screen was Brad Willis, who appeared in a guest capacity from October 1989, and then his sister Cody from November. The family became a more permanent fixture with the arrival of patriarch Doug Willis and his wife Pam, who moved onto Ramsay Street the following year. Cody was the last family member to regularly appear in the show until her on-screen death in 1996, which brought Pam back briefly to bury her daughter. In 2013 Richard Jasek reintroduced a grown-up Brad with a new family; wife Terese, and twin teenagers Josh and Imogen. Doug and Pam returned in guest capacities, while Brad's long lost child Paige Smith joined the family a year later, and Brad and Terese's youngest daughter Piper arriving in 2015. The family was completed by Brad's eld ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Geurens
Ben Geurens (born 24 December 1979) is an Australian actor. Biography Geurens graduated from NIDA in 2004. At drama school his credits include '' The Return'', '' Romeo and Juliet'', ''Much Ado About Nothing'', and ''Who's Afraid of the Working Class''. Roles Geurens is best known for playing suburban rascal Toby Mangel on the soap opera '' Neighbours'' from 1990 to 1993. He then appeared in the television series ''The Man from Snowy River'' as Michael O'Neil and the movie '' Body Melt'' as Brandon Noble. He made guest appearances in other series such as ''Blue Heelers''. Geurens played constable Ash Nader in '' Home and Away'' in late 2006 and early 2007 and a detective in the final series of ''McLeod's Daughters'' in 2008. He also appeared in the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of ''Entertaining Mr Sloane'', in which he played the lead role of Mr Sloane and also in ''The History Boys'' as Dakin. In 2009, Geurens starred in the comedy series '' The Jesters'' as Steve Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toby Mangel
Toby Mangel is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Ben Geurens. He made his first on-screen appearance on 10 November 1988. Toby was originally played by Finn Greentree-Keane from 1988 until 1990. He departed on 2 February 1993. Casting From his introduction in 1988, Toby was portrayed by Finn Greentree-Keane. Ben Geurens then took over the role when Greentree-Keane decided to leave in 1990. Geurens had previously done a stunt on ''Neighbours'' the year before with the New Generation Stunts company and had doubled for some of the other children. When the producers needed a new actor to play the part of Toby they thought Geurens would be ideal as he already had experience with the show. Geurens said it was an "amazing feeling" to be cast and added "I remember walking onto the set on the first day to start work but it's hard to take everything in when you're a kid. It all seems like a bit of a blur." Geurens stayed with the soap for three ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristian Schmid
Kristian Schmid (born 28 November 1974) is an Australian actor best known for his roles as Todd Landers in '' Neighbours'' and Leading Seaman Robert Dixon in '' Sea Patrol''. Early life Schmid was born in Geelong, Australia to Hungarian parents. He is the cousin of Krista Vendy who was also a regular in '' Neighbours''. Career Schmid is best known for playing Todd Landers in the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'' from 1988 until 1992. He then appeared as Adam Newman in the British children's science fiction television series The Tomorrow People in 1995. While on a four-year work permit in the UK, he made appearances on several UK television shows, such as Noel’s House Party where he was voted into the gunge tank by the voting public, as well as the plays '' The Lion in Winter'' and ''Laura''. In 2002, Schmid played Brad in the film Scooby-Doo and Danny in the Australian film '' Blurred'', about Schoolies week. He played a newspaper journalist in the Foxtel comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Landers
Todd Landers is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Kristian Schmid. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 15 February 1988. Todd was introduced along with his younger sister Katie Landers (Sally Jensen). They were given an instant connection to the show through their aunt, Beverly Marshall (Lisa Armytage). After choosing to leave the serial in 1991, Schmid suggested to the producers that his character should be killed off, and Todd died in the episode broadcast on 13 July 1992. He reappeared as a spirit in the following episode. Casting Schmid was 12 years old when decided to sign himself up for an acting course in Melbourne. Three weeks later, Jan Russ, ''Neighbours''' casting director, came to the school to hold auditions for the show. Russ said she was looking for a teenage boy, around 14 or 15, to play the role of Todd Landers. Schmid asked to audition and he was successfully cast in the role of Todd. Schmid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
