Gerard Sont, also known as Gerry Sont and sometimes credited as Gerald Sont, is an Australian actor and TV host.

Early life and education

Gerard Sont was born

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. He studied acting at in

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, England, and later trained with Uta Hagen in

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Acting career

Sont joined Actors Equity of Australia in 1976.

Screen

Sont played the titular Melvin in '' Melvin, Son of Alvin'' (1984). He played recurring character Brett Mackin on ''

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'' (from the series' inception in 1988, with appearances until 2005), and a main character, Cal Lawrence, in the TV series '' Chances''. He was the first host of Australia's version of '' Double Dare'' and was a presenter on ABC's magazine style TV series '' Antenna''. Sont has appeared in numerous television advertisements since 1981.

Stage

Sont has appeared on stage in productions such as '' How Does Your Garden Grow?'' at the State Theatre, Sydney in 1996, ''

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'' at the New Theatre, Sydney in 1996, ''The Gospel of Mark'' at Belvoir Street Downstairs Theatre in 2000 and ''The Object of Desire'' at La Mama in 2007. He appeared as Jean-Michel in a 1985 production of the musical '' La Cage aux Folles'' at

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and the

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. He and his wife co-founded the theatre company, Théâtre Excentrique, based in Botany, Sydney. His 2017 performance in the play with the company ''I'd Rather Goya Robbed Me of My Sleep'' garnered good reviews.

Teaching

Sont taught at NIDA for nine years, where he created and facilitated their TV presenters' course, and was a senior trainer in corporate performance. He taught occasional classes at The Actors Centre, and was head of drama at the Australian College of Entertainers in Melbourne for a year. He later transitioned into theatre productions and corporate training, and became an affiliate lecturer at

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Business School,

Personal life

Sont met his wife Anna Jahjah, a French-Lebanese actor, in 2012 while working on a workshop for the Alliance Française. They were married in 2014.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

As actor

As director / producer

https://gerrysont.com

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sont, Gerry Living people Australian stage actors Australian film actors Australian television actors 21st-century Australian male actors 1961 births