Peter Rowsthorn (born 9 February 1963) is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, writer, MC and host.

Early life and education

Rowsthorn attended Trinity Grammar School and Rusden College, now part of Deakin University, where he obtained a teaching degree and he worked as a drama teacher, prior to his show business career

Career

Rowsthorn started performing as half of the comedy and singing duo ''The Cactus Brothers'' in 1983 while studying for his degree. He first came to prominence as a stand-up comic and as a writer and performer on '' The Comedy Company'' (1989). Rowsthorn appeared with Warren Mitchell in the film '' Crackers'' (1998), was a lead in the Australian children's television show '' The Gift'' (1997), had small roles in '' Bad Eggs'' and '' Take Away'' (both 2003) and played an outrageous hairdresser called 'Miss Kafka' in the Sigrid Thornton telemovie ''

Little Oberon ''Little Oberon'', directed by Kevin Carlin, is an Australian telemovie starring Sigrid Thornton, which was broadcast on 18 September 2005 by Network Nine. The movie was filmed during 2004 in and around the town of Marysville, Victoria. The towns ...

'' (2005). He played Warren Cronkshonk in hospital spoof '' Let the Blood Run Free'' (1990–1992). He is probably best known for his TV work, particularly as Brett Craig in the hit series '' Kath & Kim'' (2002–2007) and 2012 movie, '' Kath & Kimderella''. Rowsthorn was the host of factual show, ''

Can We Help? ''Can We Help?'' is a factual Australian television series hosted by Peter Rowsthorn. Its sixth and final season was in 2011 when it was broadcast on ABC1 at 6.00pm on Saturdays. The program is driven by viewer questions and requests for help ...

,'' on ABC TV between 2006 and 2011. Rowsthorn has also appeared on '' Thank God You're Here'', ''

Celebrity Name Game ''Celebrity Name Game'' is an American syndicated game show that premiered on September 22, 2014. Based on the board game ''Identity Crisis'' (created by Laura Robinson and Richard Gerrits), the series was developed by Courteney Cox and David ...

'', '' Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation'', '' Studio 10'', ''

Show Me the Movie! ''Show Me the Movie!'' was a weekly Australian television comedy panel show, which premiered on Network 10 on 22 March 2018 and ran until 28 March 2019. The program was hosted by Rove McManus who, with team captains Joel Creasey, Jane Harber ( ...

'' and ''

Hughesy, We Have a Problem ''Hughesy, We Have a Problem'' was an Australian comedy panel television series which premiered on Network 10 on 30 January 2018. The program was hosted by Dave Hughes, who along with a panel of comedians, attempted to solve problems of viewers ...

''. In 2018, Rowsthorn appeared on the fourth season of the Australian version of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. On 7 March 2018, Rowsthorn was evicted after 40 days in the jungle, coming 6th place.

Personal life

Rowsthorn supports various charity and community groups including Oxfam. Rowsthorn is a featured guest on SBS genealogy series '' Who Do You Think You Are?''. As of 2019, he resides in Perth, Western Australia.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rowsthorn, Peter (Junior) Australian male comedians Australian male film actors Australian male television actors 1963 births Living people People educated at Trinity Grammar School, Kew 20th-century Australian male actors 21st-century Australian male actors I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Australian TV series) participants Male actors from Melbourne Deakin University alumni