Stevie Nicholson (born 30 December 1983) is an Australian television personality and performer. He is a former member of the Australian children's musical group Hi-5 from 2007 to 2015.

Early life

Nicholson was born in

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and grew up in

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, attending St Kevin's College. Before he became a member of Hi-5, he had worked at Brainstorm Productions on a show called ''Verbal Combat''. He has revealed that his childhood was marred by a serious illness,

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, before he discovered acting in his teenage years. Children's entertainment programmes such as Playschool were key to his recovery, which explains his continued passion for the industry. He has completed an Arts degree at

Deakin University Deakin University is a public university in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1974 with antecedent history since 1887, the university was named after Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia and a founding father of Australian Fede ...

Career

Nicholson joined the Australian children's musical group Hi-5 in June 2007 when original member Tim Harding was injured in a serious motorcycle accident. Nicholson was hired as an understudy just a few days prior to this, and immediately took on Harding's touring responsibilities. In November, Harding announced his permanent departure from the group after recovering from his injuries, with Nicholson taking his place as a permanent member Creator of the franchise Helena Harris stated, "it's like ewas born to this job." Nicholson filmed seven television seasons of '' Hi-5'' and '' Hi-5 House'', before announcing in August 2015 that he would be departing the group at the end of the year. He revealed intentions to further his performing career and author a children's book entitled ''Superdudes''. Of his time with Hi-5, he stated, "it has been an absolute whirlwind journey", and expressed that he had learned more from children than he had been able to teach. His final performance was on tour with the group in December. His replacement was Lachie Dearing. He returned to the group as a guest performer in December 2018 and November 2019. After ''Superdudes'' was released in October 2015, Nicholson transferred the work to the stage with a tour featuring characters from the book. The tour experienced an overwhelmingly positive response in the Philippines in 2016. The group toured regionally across Singapore, Hong Kong and Indonesia in 2019.

Personal life

Nicholson married fellow former Hi-5 member Tanika Anderson in November 2019. Anderson gave birth to their daughter, Wild Mei Nicholson, on 8 November 2022.

Publications

* ''Superdudes'' (October 2015)

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nicholson, Stevie 1983 births Living people Australian children's musicians Australian male stage actors People educated at St Kevin's College, Melbourne 21st-century Australian singers 21st-century Australian male singers Deakin University alumni