Blair Milan (25 June 1981 – 17 April 2011) was an Australian actor, television presenter and

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. He appeared in programs such as ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, N ...

'' and '' All Saints'', and was a presenter for

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's ''Coast to Coast'' and the Go! channel. Milan had recently completed filming '' Lyndey and Blair's Taste of Greece'' with his mother, Lyndey Milan, when he was diagnosed with

acute myeloid leukaemia Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a cancer of the myeloid line of blood cells, characterized by the rapid growth of abnormal cells that build up in the bone marrow and blood and interfere with normal blood cell production. Symptoms may inclu ...

. He died on 17 April 2011, at age 29. Following his death, the Theatre/Media Foundation of

Charles Sturt University Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus public university located in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Victoria, Australia, Victoria. Established in 1989, it was named in honour of Captain (British Army and Royal ...

established the Blair Milan Fund to support a scholarship that encourages final year students of the faculty to demonstrate optimism, enthusiasm and a passion for their chosen field; and to support a touring production for the presentation of the work of final year faculty students before metropolitan and/or regional communities.

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''Lyndey & Blair's Taste of Greece''
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Milan, Blair 1981 births 2011 deaths Australian male television actors Male actors from Sydney Australian television personalities Deaths from leukemia in Australia Deaths from cancer in New South Wales Charles Sturt University alumni