Jules Lund (born 24 April 1979) is an Australian television presenter from Melbourne.

Early life

Lund was born in

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in 1979, where he attended

De La Salle College, Malvern De La Salle College is a Catholic private school for boys in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern. The college was founded in 1912 by the De La Salle Brothers, a religious order based on the teachings of Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, and is a member ...

. Lund studied Graphic Design, Photography and Film before winning the FOX FM Radio's '15 Days of Fame' competition in 2001. The show was presented by Matt Tilley and

Tracy Bartram Tracy Bartram (born 17 June 1959) is an Australian comedian, radio personality, singer and podcaster. Although born in the UK, she grew up and resides in Melbourne, Australia. She began performing stand-up comedy in 1989 while working in sales ...

and helped launch Lund's career.

Family and personal life

Lund and his wife Anna married in 2009. They have two daughters Billie (born 2010) and Indigo (born 2012).

Career

In 2004, he became a presenter on the

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show '' Getaway'' and appeared in almost 400 episodes before leaving in 2012. He hosted the

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red carpet arrivals for ten years from 2006. In July 2006, Lund appeared in the Nine Network's ''

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'' and was partnered with professional ice skater Kristina Cousins. He was 5th eliminated in the competition. In October, he also appeared on a panel discussion show named ''

Big Questions ''Big Questions'' was an Australian television show that was produced and broadcast on the Nine Network, with Jules Lund as host. It commenced broadcasting on 19 October 2006. It should not be confused with the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' colum ...

''. In 2008, he hosted a short-lived game show '' Hole in the Wall'' and in 2009 a short-lived reality show called '' Australia's Perfect Couple''. In July 2009, he filled in for Richard Wilkins on ''

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'' while Wilkins was on holidays. In December 2007, Lund along with

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and

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presented ''Summer Fling'', a breakfast show across the Austereo Today Network. In February 2011, Lund and

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started hosting ''

Fifi and Jules ''Fifi and Jules'' was an Australian drive time, drive radio show with Fifi Box and Jules Lund and anchor Byron Cooke. It was broadcast across the Today Network from 4–6 pm weekdays. History The show commenced in February 2011 after Hamis ...

'' across the

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leaving Friday's show open for

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to do their show. In 2014, Lund co-hosted the breakfast show ''Jules, Merrick and

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'' on

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. In October 2014,

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announced that ''Jules, Merrick & Sophie'' on

would be axed due to poor ratings throughout the year and replaced by ''

The Dan & Maz Show ''The Dan & Maz Show'' was an Australian breakfast radio show with Dan Debuf and Maz Compton. The show aired on weekend mornings from 7am until 9 am with music and daily topic discussions and special guests. It has previously aired as a brea ...

''. In January 2015,

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and Lund were announced as hosts of ''The Scoopla Show'', an entertainment news segment which was cancelled in February 2016 by the

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. In September 2015, Lund launched TR, BE, an

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platform.

Other projects

In 2001, Lund appeared on "Street Talk" with

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on ''The AFL Footy Show''. Lund appeared in a pair of bathers and bra speaking to Sam about his "squirrel". In 2010, Lund produced the documentary ''Every Heart Beats True: The Jim Stynes Story''. The film documented Lund's good friend and mentor

Jim Stynes James Peter Stynes OAM (23 April 196620 March 2012) was an Irish footballer who converted from Gaelic football to Australian rules football and the first international player to be inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2003. ...

life and his battle with cancer. Lund met Stynes through his involvement with The Reach Foundation, and Stynes was Lund's groomsman at his wedding. When Stynes was diagnosed with cancer, Lund found Stynes so compelling and inspiring that he captured moments on his handy-cam throughout his battle. The footage illustrates their deep bond and is used throughout the documentary.

Filmography

Film

Radio

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lund, Jules Australian game show hosts Radio personalities from Melbourne 1979 births Living people Australian radio presenters