Shane Bourne (born 24 November 1949 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, musician, and television host.

Career

1970s

Co-founded Australian band Bandicoot with Mick Fettes (formerly of the band

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). They released a self-titled album in 1976 with a top-100 single "Living off the Radio".

1980s–1999

Bourne was a well-known comedic face throughout the 1980s and 1990s, with an acting role on the Australian version of the British sitcom, '' Are You Being Served?'' (in 1980 and 1981). He had regular appearances on the variety program '' Hey Hey It's Saturday'' (1988–1994) in various sketches, but mainly appeared on the ''Great Aussie Joke'' segment. He starred in the short-lived sitcom ''

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'' in 1992 and 1993. In 1996, Bourne hosted a revived '' Blankety Blanks'', which lasted only two seasons. He also had dramatic roles; he was in 3 episodes of the drama series ''

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'' in the early 1980s as 3 different guest roles. He had a guest role in '' The Flying Doctors'' in 1995.

2000–present

Bourne made a change to dramatic acting and has been critically acclaimed. After a two-episode guest appearance on ''

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'' in 2000, Bourne took the lead role of lawyer "Happy" Henderson, starring alongside Kerry Armstrong in the ABC TV legal-drama series '' MDA''. The show ended after its third season in September 2005. This show won him 2 awards (see below). He also played a minor role in the film '' Kokoda'', an Australia WWII film about the Kokoda Track in which he played as the battalion's doctor. Bourne hosted the television series ''

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'' from 2006 to 2009. In 2006, he hosted '' How the Hell Did We Get Here?'', a series that aired on ABC TV. Bourne began acting in the Channel Seven drama series, ''

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'' on 27 August 2007. He appeared on the show until its axing after season 5, in 2011. Bourne participated in '' Who Do You Think You Are?'' in 2010. Bourne hosted the 2011 Logie Awards. In 2012, Bourne appeared in the short-lived drama '' Tricky Business'', that aired on the Channel Nine. He also starred in the telemovie '' The Great Mint Swindle''. In early 2014, he hosted the

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on Channel Ten. In June 2015, Bourne played the role of Evan Pettyman, a minor character in '' The Dressmaker''. He also joined the fifteenth season of ''Dancing with the Stars'' as the new co-host alongside

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, replacing Daniel MacPherson.

Personal life

Has a daughter, Ruby Louise Bourne (born 20 November 1990).

Awards

At the AFI Awards, in 2003 and 2005, Bourne won the 'Best Actor in a Television Drama' award for his role in ''MDA'', and was nominated for the same award in 2002. At the 2003 Logies, he was nominated for the 'Most Outstanding Actor' award for his role in ''MDA''.

Discography

Studio albums

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bourne, Shane 1949 births Living people AACTA Award winners Comedians from Melbourne Australian male television actors Australian stand-up comedians Australian male comedians Australian game show hosts