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Head Start (TV Series)
''Head Start'' is an Australian television drama series that ran for forty episodes on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2001. Story A large banking corporation runs an ongoing competition to foster innovation, creativity and achievement for young Australians. Applicants aged 18 to 21 submit projects in the arts, sports, science, business and community fields. Each winner receives a $20,000 grant to make the dream project a reality. They also get full board in a freshly renovated inner city warehouse with six other high achievers to keep them company. Living together in this hothouse environment opens the doors to hysteria, tears, innovative brainstorms and the odd flirtation with success. The successful seven are advised and directed by Garrett Quinn, a 40-year-old former corporate high flyer who lost everything in the crash of '87. He now sees this job as a way of redeeming himself. Among this year's successful applicants are Loc Minh Vu, a Vietnamese internet program ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's ''Poetics'' (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Greek word meaning "deed" or " act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional generic division between comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word '' play'' or ''game'' (translating the Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') was the standard term for dramas until William Shakespeare's time—just as its creator was a ''play-maker'' rather than a ''dramatist'' and the building was a ''play-house'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Dorman
Megan Dorman (born 1977) is an Irish-born Australian actress who is best known for her role as Katherine Ingram in the series, Head Start. She had a small role in ''Queen of the Damned'', playing Maudy, one of Lestat's band members. Dorman also features in the video for Puretone's Addicted to Bass single from 2001. Megan also played the role of Meg alongside fellow Aussie actress Leeanna Walsman Leeanna Walsman is an Australian actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Zam Wesell in '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' (2002), for playing Carly Bishop in the Australian film '' Looking for Alibrandi'' (2000), fo ... in the mini-series Jessica, based on the novel by Bryce Courtenay. References 1977 births Australian soap opera actresses Irish emigrants to Australia Living people {{Australia-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Original Programming
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Australian Drama Television Series
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) * * * Austrian (other) Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law * Austrian German dialect * Somet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Australian Television Series
Future shows Seven * '' The 1% Club'' (Seven Network game show 2023–) * '' Apartment Rules'' (Seven Network reality 2023–) * '' Animals Aboard with Dr Harry'' (Seven Network reality 2023–) * '' Armchair Experts'' (Seven Network sports 2023–) * '' Australian Idol'' (Network Ten 2003–2009, Seven Network reality 2022–) * '' Blow Up'' (Seven Network reality 2023–) * '' The Claremont Murders'' (Seven Network drama 2023–) * '' Con Girl'' (Seven Network drama 2023–) * '' Fam Time'' (Seven Network comedy 2023–) * '' Local Council'' (Seven Network comedy 2023–) * '' Million Dollar Island'' (Seven Network reality 2023–) * '' We Interrupt This Broadcast'' (Seven Network comedy 2023–) Nine * '' Australia's Most Identical'' (reality Nine Network 2023–) * '' Beach House Escape'' (reality Nine Network 2022–) * '' Big Miracles'' (reality Nine Network 2023–) * '' Celebrity IOU Australia'' (reality Nine Network) * '' Country Home Rescue'' (reality Nine Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Clausen
Charlie Clausen (born 31 July 1977) is an Australian actor most known for his role as Jake Harrison on ''McLeod's Daughters'' in 2003 and as Acting Sergeant Alex Kirby on the police drama series ''Blue Heelers'', which he starred in for the majority of Season 12 (2005) and Season 13 (2006). In 2012 he joined the cast of ''Home and Away'' as Zac MacGuire. Clausen left ''Home and Away'' in May 2017 after four years. Personal life Clausen married his partner of 12 years Gemma Lee in Los Angeles on 23 September 2015. Their first child, a daughter, was born in September 2019. Clausen is a known supporter of the St Kilda Football Club in the AFL. Podcast From July 2010 to September 2012, Clausen collaborated on a free weekly podcast, ''TOFOP'' (aka 30 Odd Foot of Pod), with comedian Wil Anderson. ''TOFOP'' was placed on indefinite hiatus when Clausen began filming on ''Home and Away'' as the Seven Network deemed it a conflict of interest. Anderson then started another similar podca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Johnson (actor)
Ryan Johnson (born 1979) is an Australian actor. Early life Johnson attended Somerset College on the Gold Coast, and graduated from Queensland University of Technology in 1999. Career He made his acting debut in 2000 featuring in performances on stage, television and film. His film credits include '' City Loop'' (2000), ''The Wannabes'' (2003), '' Thunderstruck'' (2004), ''All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane'' (2007), '' Monkey Puzzle'' (2008), '' Jucy'' (2010) and '' Guardians of the Tomb'' (2018). He appeared in his first major television role in the short-lived '' Head Start'' in 2001, followed by roles in successful Australian drama series, including '' All Saints'', ''The Secret Life of Us'', ''Underbelly'', ''Sea Patrol'', '' Rake'', '' Love Child'' and '' House Husbands''. In 2007, he guested in an episode of '' CSI: New York''. In October 2011, it was announced Johnson had joined the main cast of US drama ''Fairly Legal'' for its second season, as trial attorney Ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Yuen
Gareth Yuen is an Australian actor who portrays the character Dax Lo, the Blue Ranger on the 2007 television series '' Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive''. He appeared at the Power Morphicon in June 2007. He is a graduate of Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). Career Yuen has been on many Australian films television shows ranging from '' Sky Trackers'', Neighbours, '' Head Start'', '' Bed of Roses, Kath & Kim, Underbelly,'' and ''Party Tricks''. He was cast in ''Knowing'' starring Nicolas Cage and Liam Hemsworth. He was the Blue Ranger Dax Lo in '' Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive'' in 2007 and in 2011, he appeared in the New Zealand independent feature ''My Wedding and Other Secrets'' alongside Michelle Ang and Cheng Pei-pei. In 2016, he was cast in comedian and ''The Daily Show'' senior correspondent Ronny Chieng's comedy series Ronny Chieng: International Student, which was part of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's ''Comedy Showroom'' where view ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadia Townsend
Nadia Townsend (born 27 November 1979) is an Australian actress and film dramaturge. She portrayed Allie Kingston in the Channel 7 police drama, ''City Homicide'', from 2009 to 2011. In 2009 she appeared in the United States produced science fiction thriller film, '' Knowing'', playing Grace Koestler, alongside Nicolas Cage and Rose Byrne. She was assistant dramaturge on George Miller's film, '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015). Biography Nadia Townsend was born in Sydney on 27 November 1979 and lived in Gladesville, the younger daughter of television presenter, producer and print journalist, Simon Townsend (born 1945) and his second wife Rosanna ( 1950–2003). She grew up with an elder brother (born 1978). Their elder half-sister Lisbeth Kennelly (born 1968), had been put up for adoption soon after she was born: her parents (Simon and a former girlfriend) had already separated. The Townsend family were reunited with Kennelly in 1992, she had also become an actress. As a ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blair Venn
Blair Venn is an Australian actor who has played roles in theatre and television. Career Venn played the role of Garrett Quinn in the television series '' Head Start''. He has also appeared in two short stints on the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'' as Brendan Bell and Richard Aaronow. Both of Venn's characters in neighbours were killed off. On 8 November 2001, Debi Enker from ''The Age'' reported that Venn had been cast in a telemovie titled "Life". In 2003, Venn carried out theatrical work in the plays "The Fay Boy" and "Uncle Vanya". In 2006, he worked on a stage productions titled "Some Explicit Polaroids" and "Dinner with Friends". His other television credits include '' Satisfaction'', '' All Saints'', ''White Collar Blue ''White Collar Blue'' is an Australian television series made by Knapman Wyld Television for Network Ten from 2002 to 2003. Starring Peter O'Brien as Joe Hill and Freya Stafford as Harriet Walker, the series dealt with a division of the po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's ''Poetics'' (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Greek word meaning "deed" or " act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional generic division between comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word '' play'' or ''game'' (translating the Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') was the standard term for dramas until William Shakespeare's time—just as its creator was a ''play-maker'' rather than a ''dramatist'' and the building was a ''play-house'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries. The availability of various types of archival st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
