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Mike Young (Neighbours)
Mike Young is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Guy Pearce. Pearce was in his final year at school and only had amateur theatre experience when he auditioned for the role. After winning the part of Mike, Pearce soon relocated to Melbourne and began filming in December 1985. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 20 January 1986. Mike's arrival was part of an attempt to give the serial a youthful look. He was given immediate links to the other character through a friendship with Scott Robinson (Jason Donovan), who helps him secure work at the local coffee shop. Mike is portrayed as an ambitious, hardworking, responsible, well adjusted young man. However, Mike and his mother Barbara (Rona McLeod; Diana Greentree) are physically abused by his father David Young (Stewart Faichney). The storyline led to Pearce receiving hundreds of letters from children, who confided in him about their own abusive parents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Pearce
Guy Edward Pearce (born 5 October 1967) is an Australian actor. Born in Ely, Cambridgeshire in England, and raised in Geelong, Victoria in Australia, he started his career portraying Mike Young in the Australian television series ''Neighbours''. He received international attention for his breakout role in '' The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' (1994) and subsequently took starring roles in Curtis Hanson's ''L.A. Confidential'' (1997), Christopher Nolan's '' Memento'' (2000) and Simon Wells's '' The Time Machine'' (2002). Pearce is known for his performances in the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's '' The Road'' (2009), Kathryn Bigelow's war drama ''The Hurt Locker'' (2009) and Tom Hooper's historical drama '' The King's Speech'' (2010). He has appeared in Ridley Scott's ''Prometheus'' (2012), the Marvel action film '' Iron Man 3'' (2013), '' Alien: Covenant'' (2017), and the historical biopic '' Mary Queen of Scots'' (2018). In Australian cinema, he has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Jones (actor)
Annie Jones (born Annika Jancso; 13 January 1967) is an Australian actress, known for her roles in soap operas and serials, most especially '' Sons and Daughters'' as Jess Campbell, in ''Neighbours'' as Jane Harris and '' Newlyweds'' as Allie Carter. She has won two Logie Awards. Biography Jones' parents were Hungarian immigrants who met when in Adelaide and married after her father found employment as an opal miner. She has three older sisters. The family spent many years in Coober Pedy. Career Professionally taking the stage name Annie Jones, she undertook some modelling, before beginning acting at aged 17 in the title role in the film drama '' Run Chrissie Run!'' She then appeared in television roles on ''The Henderson Kids'' (1985), and '' Sons and Daughters'' (1985-1986) as Jesse Campbell. Jones auditioned for the TV series ''Neighbours'' for the role of Charlene Mitchell (which she lost to Kylie Minogue), at age 19. She eventually landed the role of Jane Harris in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Age
''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria (Australia), Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and southern New South Wales. It is delivered both in print and digital formats. The newspaper shares some articles with its sister newspaper ''The Sydney Morning Herald''. ''The Age'' is considered a newspaper of record for Australia, and has variously been known for its investigative reporting, with its journalists having won dozens of Walkley Awards, Australia's most prestigious journalism prize. , ''The Age'' had a monthly readership of 5.321 million. History Foundation ''The Age'' was founded by three Melbourne businessmen: brothers John and Henry Cooke (who had arrived from New Zealand in the 1840s) and Walter Powell. The first edition appeared on 17 October 1854. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Russ
Jan Russ (born 1939) is an Australian casting director, producer and actor of theatre and TV. Russ in best known for best known for her work as a casting director on the TV soap opera ''Neighbours'' from the show's beginning in 1985 to her departure in 2009. Russ was also the casting director on ''Prisoner'' until the show's cancellation. In 2009, Russ made a guest appearance in ''City Homicide'', the first time she had acted since 1982. Life Russ was born in Maribyrnong, a suburb northwest of Melbourne and was a member of the Maribyrnong Youth Club when she was younger. In 1956, Russ, along with her drama group, won the Victorian Association of Youth Club's drama championship. Russ played Alice in an adaptation of Lewis Carroll's ''Through the Looking-Glass''. She later worked in professional theatre shows such as '' Oliver!'', ''Fiddler on the Roof'' and ''Godspell''. Russ lived in New Zealand while she worked in musical theatre and appeared on television shows. She later dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Times
''Radio Times'' (currently styled as ''RadioTimes'') is a British weekly listings magazine devoted to television and radio Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a tr ... programme schedules, with other features such as interviews, film reviews and lifestyle items. Founded in May 1923 by John Reith, then general manager of the British Broadcasting Company (from 1 January 1927, the BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation), it was the world's first broadcast listings magazine. It was published entirely in-house by BBC Magazines from 8 January 1937 until 16 August 2011, when the division was merged into Immediate Media Company. On 12 January 2017, Immediate Media was bought by the Germany, German media group Hubert Burda Media, Hubert Burda. The magazine is published on Tuesdays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grundy Organisation
Reg Grundy Organisation (founded as Reg Grundy Enterprises, later known as both Reg Grundy Productions and Grundy Television and known informally as Grundy's) was an Australian-based multinational mass media company, primarily involved in television as a production company but also in distribution and licensing. Reg Grundy, the company's namesake founded the media enterprise locally in 1959, It branched out internationally in the late 1980s under the banner Grundy World Wide Limited with divisions in Europe, United Kingdom, the United States and Asia The company first produced game shows, then branched into soap operas in 1973. In 1995 Reg Grundy sold the company to Pearson Television, now known as Fremantle, part of the RTL Group (in turn 90% owned by Bertelsmann). In 2006 Fremantle merged Grundy Television and Crackerjack Productions to form the localised arm Fremantle Australia. Until 2013 the Grundy name still existed internationally in Germany as Grundy Light Entert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geelong College
, motto_translation = Thus one goes to the stars , established = , type = Independent, co-educational, day and boarding, Christian school , denomination = in association with the Uniting Church , slogan = , principal = Peter Miller , chaplain = Stephen Wright , founder = Alexander James Campbell , key_people = , city = Newtown , state = Victoria , country = Australia , coordinates = , gender = Co-educational , enrolment = 1,200-1,300 (K–12) , num_employ = , colours = , affiliation = Associated Public Schools of Victoria , website = The Geelong College is an Australian independent and co-educational, Christian day and boarding school located in Newtow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episode 8903
"''Neighbours'': The Finale" comprises the 8901st, 8902nd and 8903rd episodes of the Australian television soap opera ''Neighbours''. It premiered on 28 July 2022 on both Network 10 and 10 Peach in Australia, and on 29 July on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom. It was conceived as the end of the serial, after it was cancelled due to the loss of its UK broadcaster and failure to find an alternative buyer, and production ceased after it was filmed. The episodes were written by Shane Isheev (episode 8901) and executive producer Jason Herbison (episodes 8902 and 8903), and directed by Scott Major. Production on ''Neighbours'' ended on 10 June. Production and cast knew the show faced cancellation since 2021 and ideas for a suitable finale were already being planned at this point. As a response to the news of the show's potential cancellation becoming public in early 2022, an online petition amassed more than 67,000 signatures to save the show. The petition did not change Channel 5's de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danielle Carter (actress)
Danielle Carter is an Australian actress. She has acted in a number of popular television shows, films and plays."Danielle Carter" ''-Australia'', Retrieved 19 March 2010 She graduated from Australia's '''', (NIDA) in 1993. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erinsborough
Erinsborough is the fictional suburb where the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' is set. The show focuses on the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the suburb. ''Neighbours'' storylines primarily centre on the residents of Ramsay Street within other Erinsborough locations, namely The Waterhole, Harold's Café, Lassiters Hotel, Erinsborough High School and Erinsborough Hospital. Erinsborough was originally going to be named Erinsfield, which is a loose anagram of ''Neighbours''. Throughout much of the show's run it was not stated in which city of Australia Erinsborough was located. The rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne meant that scripts did not mention that Erinsborough was a suburb of the latter city until 1994. Since the 2000s it has been explicitly stated that Erinsborough is a suburb of Melbourne. The school and the street were some of the first sets to be seen and used by the characters within the show. The Lassiters Complex within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Friend
Rachel Amanda Friend (born 8 January 1970) is an Australian actress and journalist. Career Friend joined the cast of the soap opera ''Neighbours'' in 1988, when she was eighteen. Friend chose to postpone her university degree to join the show as Bronwyn Davies. Friend quit ''Neighbours'' in 1990. That same year saw her win the Logie Award for "Most Popular Actress". Other roles include ''Frog Dreaming'' (1986) and ''Golden Fiddles'' (1991). She had a brief appearance in ''Round The Twist'' as a Mermaid. Friend hosted the Seven Network show ''Saturday Kitchen'' with her husband Stuart MacGill on Saturday afternoons. In 2003, Friend established her own PR company, Media Friendly, and as of July 2007, is producing and presenting the Seven Network's new parenting show, ''Mums and Bubs''. In 2009, Friend began hosting a television show on the Seven Network called ''New Idea TV'' alongside Barbara Northwood, Tom Williams and a variety of other presenters. Personal life In 1993 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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