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Jason Donovan

1968-06-01 (56 years old) in Malvern, Melbourne, Australia

Jason Sean Donovan (born 1 June 1968) is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap Neighbours, playing Scott Robinson, before beginning a career in music in 1988. In the UK he has sold over 3 million records. His debut album Ten Good Reasons was the highest-selling album in the UK in 1989, with sales of over 1.5 million. He has had Four UK No. 1 singles. He has also appeared in several stage musicals, most prominently in the lead role of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in the early 1990s. Jason Donovan was born on Saturday, 1 June 1968 in the Melbourne suburb Malvern, Victoria. He is the son of Australian actress Sue McIntosh (née Menlove) and British-born veteran stage and television actor Terence Donovan (who also appeared in Neighbours) who has English and Irish heritage. Following his parents' separation and divorce, his father was awarded full custody of him in 1973 and brought him up on his own. Donovan has had no contact with his mother since the divorce. He attended De La Salle College Malvern. Donovan made his first television appearance at age 11 in a guest role on the Australian series Skyways in 1980. In the episode, his on-screen sister was played by future Neighbours co-star Kylie Minogue. He also appeared in the series I Can Jump Puddles (1981) and Golden Pennies (1985), before entering the cast of Neighbours in 1986 as Scott Robinson (replacing actor Darius Perkins, who had played the role for the first year of the series). His character's story arcs included an onscreen romance and wedding to Charlene Mitchell (played by Minogue), and helped boost the show's popularity with British as well as Australian audiences. He won his first Logie Award for "Best New Talent" in 1987 and received a commendation in the category "Performance by a Male Actor In a Series" from the Television Society of Australia's Penguin Awards. In 1988 he was awarded the Silver Logie for the "Most Popular Actor" on Australian television. In addition to his regular role in Neighbours, Donovan appeared as "Happy Houston" in the 1988 Australian World War II mini-series The Heroes, based on the historical novel by Ronald McKie. He won the 1990 Logie Award for "Most Popular Actor in a Mini-Series". Donovan left Neighbours in 1989. Twenty years later, he said that he had been asked to return to tie in with the show's 25th anniversary in 2010, but was unable to do so due to other work commitments. While he was still appearing in Neighbours, Donovan followed Minogue (who had already left the series by this point) by pursuing a pop career. His early exploration of music included recording a demo written by pub rock band Noiseworks, and he was offered the chance to record the song "Waiting for a Star To Fall", later a hit for Boy Meets Girl. ... Source: Article "Jason Donovan" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movies

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Necronomicon
0 %|May 31, 2023
Horror
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Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop
70 %|Jan 21, 2023
Documentary, Music
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Kylie at the BBC
60 %|Sep 24, 2022
Music
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Dial M for Middlesbrough
68 %|Dec 14, 2019
TV Movie, Comedy, Horror, Mystery
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Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
5 %|Mar 16, 2015
Documentary
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Keith Lemon: The Film
29 %|Aug 24, 2012
Comedy
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The Kylie Show
0 %|Nov 10, 2007
Comedy, Music
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Concert for Diana
76 %|Jul 1, 2007
Music, Documentary
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The Summer of Rave, 1989
75 %|Jan 1, 2006
Music, Documentary
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Loot
40 %|Jun 25, 2004
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Horseplay
47 %|May 22, 2003
Comedy
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Tempe Tip
0 %|Jan 1, 2002
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Sorted
57 %|Oct 6, 2000
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Diana & Me
60 %|Dec 4, 1997
Comedy, Romance
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The Sun, The Moon and The Stars
0 %|Oct 25, 1996
Fantasy, Comedy
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The Last Bullet
33 %|May 5, 1995
Action, Drama, War
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Rough Diamonds
0 %|Jan 20, 1995
Drama
actor
Kylie Greatest Hits
70 %|Oct 26, 1992
Music
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Amnesty International's Big 30
40 %|Dec 28, 1991
Documentary, Comedy
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Jason Donovan: Live In Dublin
100 %|Dec 1, 1990
Music
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Blood Oath
55 %|Jul 26, 1990
Drama, War
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The Heroes
53 %|Jan 1, 1988
Drama, Action, War

Series

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Outback Farm
0 %|Aug 22, 2023
Reality
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Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop
50 %|Jan 21, 2023
Documentary
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Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
58 %|Nov 28, 2020
Reality
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Meet the Richardsons
68 %|Feb 27, 2020
Comedy
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All Round to Mrs. Brown's
79.23 %|Mar 25, 2017
Comedy, Talk
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Michael McIntyre's Big Show
74 %|Apr 16, 2016
Comedy, Family
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Boj
0 %|May 19, 2014
Kids, Family, Animation
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Superstar
0 %|Jul 7, 2012
Reality
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Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
0 %|Mar 29, 2010
Comedy
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Live from Studio Five
33 %|Sep 14, 2009
Talk
actor
Totally Saturday
0 %|Jun 6, 2009
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Celebrity Juice
66.39999999999999 %|Sep 24, 2008
Comedy
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Echo Beach
60 %|Jan 10, 2008
Soap, Drama
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Moving Wallpaper
90 %|Jan 10, 2008
Drama, Comedy
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The Alan Titchmarsh Show
37 %|Sep 3, 2007
Talk
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Any Dream Will Do
50 %|Mar 31, 2007
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The Graham Norton Show
72 %|Feb 22, 2007
Comedy, Talk
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Not Going Out
73.88 %|Oct 6, 2006
Comedy
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The One Show
46 %|Aug 14, 2006
Talk
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Dancing on Ice
47 %|Jan 14, 2006
Reality
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The Friday Night Project
58 %|Feb 4, 2005
Comedy
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Big Fat Quiz
76 %|Dec 27, 2004
Comedy
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Who Do You Think You Are?
65 %|Oct 12, 2004
Documentary, Family
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The X Factor
51 %|Sep 4, 2004
Reality
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I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
59 %|Aug 25, 2002
Comedy, Reality
actor
MDA
0 %|Jul 23, 2002
Drama
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Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
59 %|Jun 8, 2002
Comedy, Family
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Trigger Happy TV
73 %|Jan 14, 2000
Comedy
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Rove
80 %|Sep 22, 1999
Comedy
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Never Mind the Buzzcocks
70 %|Nov 12, 1996
Comedy
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Ready Steady Cook
0 %|Oct 24, 1994
Reality
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GMTV
58 %|Jan 1, 1993
News
actor
8:15 from Manchester
50 %|Apr 21, 1990
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This Morning
57 %|Oct 3, 1988
Talk, News
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Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out
0 %|Jul 23, 1988
Comedy, Family
actor
On the Waterfront
0 %|Apr 23, 1988
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Going Live!
60 %|Sep 26, 1987
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Le monde est à vous
0 %|Sep 13, 1987
Talk
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The Dame Edna Experience
50 %|Sep 12, 1987
Comedy
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Golden Pennies
0 %|Nov 11, 1985
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Neighbours
61 %|Mar 18, 1985
Soap, Drama, Family, Comedy
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I Can Jump Puddles
0 %|Jun 7, 1981
Drama
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Skyways
0 %|Jul 19, 1979
Drama