Rob Shehadie (born 21 March 1977) is an Australian actor, writer and

stand-up comedian Stand-up comedy is a comedy, comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up. Stand-up comedy consists of One-line joke ...

, who has featured in television series such as "

Pizza Pizza (, ) is a dish of Italian origin consisting of a usually round, flat base of leavened wheat-based dough topped with tomatoes, cheese, and often various other ingredients (such as various types of sausage, anchovies, mushrooms, onions ...

", "

Swift and Shift Couriers ''Swift and Shift Couriers'' is an Australian comedy television series that first screened on SBS TV in October 2008. The series is produced, directed and written by Paul Fenech, who was also responsible for the comedy series '' Pizza''. It is s ...

" and " Housos". He has performed numerous

stage show A theatrical production is any work of theatre, such as a staged play, musical, comedy or drama produced from a written book or script. Theatrical productions also extend to other performance designations such as Dramatic and Nondramatic theatre, a ...

comedies across Australia and has made many appearances at schools and charity events. His filmography includes "

Fat Pizza ''Fat Pizza'' is a 2003 Australian comedy film based on the ''Pizza'' television series, both of which were created, produced, written and starred in by Paul Fenech. It was produced by Village Roadshow Pictures and SBS Independent (uncredited). ...

", a feature film that broke Australian box office records and "

Fat Pizza vs. Housos ''Fat Pizza vs. Housos'' is an Australian film based on the combination of the stories and characters of the SBS series ''Pizza'' and the comedy series ''Housos'', both created by Paul Fenech. The film began screening in Australian cinemas on 2 ...

". Shehadie and Tahir Bilgic created the TV comedy series ''

Here Come the Habibs ''Here Come the Habibs'' is an Australian television comedy series produced by Jungle Entertainment. A sitcom featuring a Lebanese Australian family who win the lottery and move to the posh eastern suburbs of Sydney, the show premiered on the N ...

Biography and career

Shehadie grew up in Sydney and attended

St Patrick's College, Strathfield , motto_translation = Matthew 5:16: Let Your Light Shine , location = , Inner West Sydney , state = New South Wales , country = Australia , coordinates = , other_na ...

. Before turning to acting, Shehadie was a full-time

Rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player. He represented Australia/

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in schoolboy, under 19s and under 21s level. He also represented Lebanon in

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

. He was forced to stop the sport due to injuries. His most notable appearance on television was the role of the character Rocky in "

" and " Housos" on SBS. He obtained a role on the 7mate's popular series Bogan Hunters in 2014 as one of the celebrity judges. His other appearances on Australian television include: *"

Bondi Rescue ''Bondi Rescue'' is an Australian factual television program which was originally broadcast on Network 10 between 2006-2021 and will be broadcast on Paramount from 2023. The program follows the daily lives and routines of the Waverley Council p ...

" on

Network Ten Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five ...

/ SC10 *" Renovation Rescue" on

Nine Network The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television netw ...

/ WIN *"

Australian Idol ''Australian Idol'' is an Australian singing competition, which began its first season in July 2003 and ended its initial run in November 2009. As part of the ''Idol'' franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program ''Pop Idol' ...

" on

/ SC10 *" Footy Show" on

/ WIN *"

" on

Street Smart (TV series) ''Street Smart'' was an Australian television comedy series that debuted on Network Ten from 5 August 2018 until 1 October 2018. Plot ''Street Smart'' follows the story of Steve who puts together a disorganised criminal gang out of his parents' ...

" on

/ WIN In October 2020, Shehadie was announced as a competing celebrity contestant on the fifth season of ''

The Celebrity Apprentice Australia ''The Celebrity Apprentice Australia'' is an Australian reality television series which aired on the Nine Network. Based on NBC's ''The Apprentice'', it first aired on 24 October 2011 and originally featured Mark Bouris, the founder and chairm ...

'' in 2021.

Charity work

Shehadie is an ambassador for Special Olympics Australia, helping athletes with an intellectual disability reach their personal best through participation in sport. He has also assisted

Westmead Medical Research Foundation The Westmead Hospital Foundation is an Australian not-for-profit organisation which awards grants, provides fundraising support, and community advocacy for health care and medical research at in the western suburbs of Sydney. History Westmead ...

by supporting and hosting the ''My Westmead Ladies Night'' and the Cancer Council's ''Girl's Night In'' in 2012.

References

External links

Sydney Morning Herald article on "Pizza"

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shehadie, Rob Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Australian people of Lebanese descent Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Male actors from Sydney People educated at St Patrick's College, Strathfield Comedians from Sydney The Apprentice Australia candidates 1977 births