Teo Gebert (born 2 September 1974) is an
Australian actor
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who has appeared in numerous film, television and theatre roles, best known as a regular presenter of
Play School
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Television
* ''Play School'' (British TV series), a BBC production aimed at preschool children
* ''Play School'' (Australian TV series), an Australian Broadcasting Corporation production based on the Briti ...
.
Personal life
Gebert comes from a theatrical background. , "... my father is a musician, my mother an actor, my uncle an actor, my grandfather ran theatres and my grandmother had dreams of being a ballerina when she was a little girl." His mother Helen Livermore is
Reg Livermore
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Childhood
From a young age, Livermore demonstrated an interest in the performing arts. Regular outings to ...
's sister and his father, Bobby is a jazz musician.
Theatre
Gebert made his stage debut in
Reg Livermore
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Childhood
From a young age, Livermore demonstrated an interest in the performing arts. Regular outings to ...
's musical ''Big Sister'' in 1990 Further performances as listed on AusStage
* Big Sister - A Larrikin Opera, Riverside Theatres, Parramatta, NSW, 29 April 1990
* The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus, The Wharf Theatre, Walsh Bay, NSW, 21 January 1992
* The Heartbreak Kid, Ensemble Theatre, Kirribilli, NSW, 3 May 1993
* Mixed Emotions, Ensemble Theatre, Kirribilli, NSW, 7 July 1994
* Waiting Rooms, Ensemble Theatre, Kirribilli, NSW, 1 September 1994
* The Quartet from Rigoletto, Q Theatre, Penrith, NSW, 17 March 1995
* The Quartet from Rigoletto, Ensemble Theatre, Kirribilli, NSW, 20 April 1995
* Blackrock, Wharf 1, Sydney, NSW, 30 August 1995
* The Life of Galileo, Drama Theatre (Sydney Opera House) 1 June 1996
* Men of Honour, Ensemble Theatre, Kirribilli, NSW, 5 April 2001
*
Lawrence & Holloman
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, Darlinghurst Theatre, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2 February 2005
* Absurd Person Singular, Ensemble Theatre, Kirribilli, NSW, 26 October 2009
Film
Gebert made his film debut in ''
Fatal Bond
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Synopsis
Leon ...
'' alongside
Linda Blair
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and has appeared in ''
Sniper: Reloaded'' with
Billy Zane
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and
Tom Berenger. He next had lead roles in the indie films ''Square One'' and ''The Venus Factory'' and support in ''
The Boys
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Boys or The Boys may also refer to:
Film and television Films
* ''The Boys'' (1962 British film), a courtroom drama by Sidney J. Furie
* ''The Boys'' (1962 Finnish film), a war drama by Mikko Niskanen
* ''Boys'' ( ...
''. In 1998 he started his close association with director Paul Middleditch playing a demented Nazi in ''Terra Nova'' and in 2001 they wrote and collaborated on the art-house film ''
A Cold Summer''. Gebert has also appeared in ''Under the Radar'', ''Safety in Numbers'' and starred as Elmo in the gangster comedy ''
Crooked Business
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Plot
The movie stars small-time hustler Elmo, and his best friend 'Stand- ...
''. He plays a demented prison guard in the 2017 film ''Emporium''.
Television
Gebert played numerous television roles in ''Family and Friends'', ''GP'', ''The Feds'', ''Murder Call'', ''Wildside'', ''Stingers'', ''Above the Law'', ''Farscape'', ''Love Bytes'', ''Two Twisted'', and ''The Cut''. Gebert played Laurie Pendergast in ''
Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities'' and Dr Lovallo on ''
Home and Away
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''. Gebert has been a regular presenter on
''Play School'' since 2004 and in 2012 did a spin-off show called ''Little Ted's Big Adventures''. He's appeared in the web series ''Avalon Now'' and ''Avalon Now 2''.
References
External links
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Australian male actors
1974 births
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Australian children's television presenters