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Haydn Ross
Haydn Ross is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Charlton Hill (known then as Andrew Hill) The character debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 31 October 1990 and departed on 17 September 1991. He returned in 1994 and 1996. Casting Hill told Nigel May from ''Look-in'' that he won the role of Haydn by chance because agent made a mistake during the application process. Hill arrived at the Seven Network studios under the impression that he was auditioning for a washing powder commercial. When handed the scripts for Haydn, he was confused but carried on with the audition. Hill said that he impressed the casting department because he "remembered everything". In 1991, Hill decided to leave the series because the long filming hours had interfered with his studies. He planned to go to college and catch up on the work he had missed. Development A columnist for ''TV Week'' said that when Haydn arrives in Summer Bay, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlton Hill
Andrew James Charlton Hill, known professionally as Charlton Hill (born 4 April 1975), is an Australian singer-songwriter, actor and music publisher. Charlton's experience in the music, television, advertising and branding industries ranges from major recording artist, songwriter and actor to sonic branding strategist and tech entrepreneur. Early life Hill was born 4 April 1975 in Sydney, Australia. His father worked in environmental planning and his mother taught languages and was a librarian at Macquarie University. He has two sisters, Cassandra and Justine. At age 11, Hill began studying acting at a local drama school on the Northern Beaches of Sydney under agent Allison Meadows and began performing in school plays and bands, writing some of his first songs. Hill's second cousin is Martin Plaza from iconic Australian pop rock band Mental as Anything. Career 1987–1997: Career beginnings Hill started his acting career at age 12 after securing the semi-regular role of Wesl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Mitchell (Home And Away)
Grant Mitchell is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Craig McLachlan. Grant debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 9 February 1990. McLachlan had previously appeared on rival soap opera ''Neighbours'' playing Henry Ramsay. When his contract was due to be renewed, the Seven Network offered him a more flexible contract to appear in ''Home and Away'', which McLachlan signed. Grant arrives in Summer Bay as a new teacher starting work at the local school. Grant is described as a likeable teacher with a good rapport with his pupils. His unorthodox teaching methods land him with the nickname "Cool Mitch". McLachlan has admitted that he enjoyed exploring other avenues of acting through Grant and made a conscious effort to remove any traits of his previous character, Henry, from Grant. The character's storylines include contending with romantic intentions from his pupil Emma Jackson (Dannii Minogue), a relationship w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Network Seven
Seven Network (stylised 7Network, and commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is an Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of the five main free-to-air television networks in Australia. The network's headquarters are located in Sydney. As of 2014, it was the second-largest network in the country in terms of population reach. Seven Network shows various nonfiction shows—such as news broadcasts (''Seven News'') and sports programming—as well as fiction shows. In 2011, the network won all 40 out of 40 weeks of the ratings season for total viewers, being the first to achieve this since the introduction of the OzTAM ratings system in 2001. As of 2024, Seven Network is the highest-rated television network nationally, in Australia, ahead of the Nine Network, ABC TV (Australian TV channel), ABC TV, Network 10 and SBS (Australian TV channel), SBS. Hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yahoo!
Yahoo (, styled yahoo''!'' in its logo) is an American web portal that provides the search engine Yahoo Search and related services including My Yahoo, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, y!entertainment, yahoo!life, and its advertising platform, Yahoo Native. It is operated by the namesake company Yahoo! Inc. (2017–present), Yahoo! Inc., which is 90% owned by Apollo Global Management and 10% by Verizon. Yahoo was established by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994 and was one of the pioneers of the early Internet era in the 1990s. However, its use declined in the 2010s as some of its services were discontinued, and it lost market share to Facebook and Google. Etymology The word "yahoo" is a backronym for "Yet another, Yet Another Hierarchically Organized Oracle" or "Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle". The term "hierarchical" described how the Yahoo database was arranged in layers of subcategories. The term "oracle" was intended to mean "sourc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yahoo!7
Yahoo! Australia (formerly Yahoo7 between 2006 and 2018) is the Australian subsidiary of global internet company Yahoo! Originally a 50/50 joint venture between Yahoo! and Seven West Media, it has been a 100% subsidiary of Verizon Media since March 2018. Yahoo! is a web portal, providing email, online news and lifestyle content, as well as weather, travel and retail comparison services. History Origins Yahoo!'s services originally came to Australia in 1997 with Yahoo! Australia launching on 1 September that year. Seven Media Group founded i7 in September 2000 as their online service. In October 2001, Seven partnered with internet service provider AOL and established a joint venture called ''AOL7'' in an attempt to boost the i7 platform. However, the partnership was unsuccessful with AOL reporting its biggest quarterly loss in U.S. history in April 2002, and Seven and AOL later selling the venture to Primus Telecommunications in February 2004. i7 was replaced by Seven's new w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Bell (actress)
Melissa Bell (born 7 November 1972) is an Australian actress and fashion designer. She is best known for her roles of Bonnie Tait in '' E Street'', Lucy Robinson in ''Neighbours'', and Emily Harris in '' Paradise Beach''. Bell also made appearances in '' Home & Away'' and '' Water Rats''. Career Acting Bell had earlier appeared in the soap opera '' E Street'' in the guest role of Janine. She left the role of Lucy in ''Neighbours'' to return to '' E Street'' to play a new character, the eco-crusader Bonnie Tait. After '' E Street'' ended Bell made several brief returns to ''Neighbours''. She also acted in another soap, '' Paradise Beach'', playing surfer Emily Harris. In 1994, after returning from overseas, Bell secured guest roles in '' Over the Hill'' and '' G.P.''. She later appeared in several lifestyle programs, such as '' Celebrity Overhaul''. Fashion design Bell later become a fashion designer, selling kaftans and party wear from a boutique in Double Bay, Sydney. Pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Symons
Emily Symons (born 10 August 1969) is an Australian actress, active on both Australian and British television. She is known for playing Anne Costello in the short-lived soap opera '' Richmond Hill'' in 1988 and when that series ended in 1989, she started playing Marilyn Chambers in ''Home and Away''. After almost ten years in that role, Symons moved to the UK and was immediately cast as Louise Appleton in the British soap ''Emmerdale''. She also took part in the British show ''Dancing on Ice'' in 2007. She then returned to Australia in 2010 to reprise her role as Marilyn in ''Home and Away''. Life and career Emily Symons's mother remarried when she was just four years old and Symons did not see her biological, English father again until ten years later. She left school before finishing her exams and launched herself into the acting world. For nearly a year, she worked in shops before getting a break in a post office training video. Her first high-profile role was in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marilyn Chambers (Home And Away)
Marilyn Chambers (also Bryant and Fisher) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Emily Symons. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 18 May 1989. When Symons auditioned for the role she created a backstory for the character and dressed in a mini dress, stilettos and put on a breathy voice. She was successful and producer Andrew Howie cast her in the role. Writers introduced her as the girlfriend of established character Lance Smart (Peter Vroom). Marilyn is characterised as a bubbly and ditsy hairdresser. She has a distinct bouffant hairstyle and unique dress sense which includes high heel shoes. Marilyn has become one of the show's most iconic characters during her tenure. Symons departed on 23 July 1992, but she returned on 5 June 1995 and stayed for four years, making her last appearance on 1 October 1999. She made a brief return from 31 August 2001 to 4 September 2001. In 2010, it was announced tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inside Soap
''Inside Soap'' is a weekly soap opera and television listings magazine published in the United Kingdom. The magazine is currently released every Tuesday. It covers storylines featured in British and Australian soap operas that are broadcast in the United Kingdom, including ''Coronation Street'', '' Doctors'', ''EastEnders'', ''Emmerdale'', ''Hollyoaks'', ''Home and Away'' and ''Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and ...'' as well as drama '' Casualty''. Since 1996, the magazine have hosted the ''Inside Soap'' Awards ceremony each year. History Profile and early years ''Inside Soap'' was launched in Australia in 1992, published by the Sydney-based Attic Futura. Attic Futura was sold to Pacific Magazines in 1993 by which time the magazine had been successfully l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Thomsen
Tina Thomsen is a Danish-born Australian actress whose roles include Finlay Roberts in the soap opera ''Home and Away'' and Tanga on ''Farscape''. Early life Thomson was born on 17 November 1975 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her family migrated to Australia in 1982 and she grew up in Brisbane, Queensland. She attended Clontarf Beach State High School. Career Thomsen joined ''Home and Away'' in 1991 as Irene Roberts’ daughter Finlay Roberts and remained on the series until 1994. She made guest returns in 1996 and 1997. She had guest roles in long-running medical series' '' G.P.'' and '' All Saints'', sci-fi series ''Farscape'' and drama series '' Big Sky''. She also had a recurring role in Foxtel comedy/drama series ''Shark Bay'' in 1996, in which she reunited with her former ''Home and Away'' co-star Dieter Brummer. Thomsen also co-hosted a 1993 episode of the Australian edition of ''Saturday Disney'' together with then boyfriend, actor and musician Charlton Hill and UK host ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finlay Roberts
Finlay "Fin" Roberts is a fictional character in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', portrayed by Tina Thomsen. She made her first appearance during the episode airing on 18 September 1991 and departed on 20 May 1994. Thomsen made return guest appearances in 1996 and 1997. Jessie Bullions portrayed a young Finlay in a flashback in 1997. Casting Thomsen was still a teenager when she secured the role and she relocated her family from Brisbane to Sydney to accommodate filming. Thomsen told Jenna Price from ''The Sydney Morning Herald'': "It's me who did the pushing ... my parents just supported me." In February 1994, Di Stanley of ''TV Week'' confirmed Thomsen would be departing the serial and filming her final scenes on 25 March. Thomsen had no regrets about her decision to leave, stating "I've wanted to leave for a while. Probably for the past nine months I've been getting itchy feet and wanting to leave. I've been here three years. It's a really long time and I didn't ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
