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Shane Jacobson

Shane Jacobson (born 18 March 1970) is an Australian actor, director, writer, and comedian, best known as the "Dunny Man" for his performances as the eponymous character Kenny Smyth, a plumber working for a portable toilet rental company, in the 2006 film Kenny and the spin-off TV series, Kenny's World. In 2006, he won the Australian Film Institute's Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for that performance.[2] In 2017 and 2018 he presented Little Big Shots, on the Seven Network, based on the American series of the same title. In 2019, Jacobson became a judge on Australia's Got Talent.

Shane Jacobson
Jacobson in 2013
Born (1970-03-18) 18 March 1970 (age 52)
Essendon, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupations
  • Actor
  • entertainer
  • director
  • writer
  • comedian
  • producer
  • chief scout of Victoria
Years active1999–present
Spouse
Felicity Hunter
(m. 2018)
Children4[1]
Websitewww.shanejacobson.com.au

Career

Jacobson began his career on the stage at the age of 10 with amateur theatre and the Melbourne Gang Show. At 18, he began his comedy career with regular theatre restaurant, musical theatre, stand-up and MC gigs. He was also hired to play to corporate functions, impersonating business icons and luminaries.

In 1999, Jacobson received a regular segment on Melbourne's Gold FM radio station, called The 60 Minute Challenge. He also created the character voice of Sergio the Hairdresser, who featured regularly on Gold FM's Breakfast Show. Jacobson's focus eventually moved towards the camera and he began acting in music videos, short films and television commercials whilst continuing to perform audience warm-ups for major TV networks.

In 2006, Jacobson starred in the Australian mockumentary film Kenny as Kenny Smyth, a Melbourne plumber who works for plumbing company Splashdown. The film was a critical and financial success, and is considered to be Jacobson's break-out role. In 2008, he reprised the role for Channel Ten's short-lived TV series Kenny's World.[3]

In 2007, Jacobson filmed two Australian feature films Cactus, directed by Jasmine Yuen-Carrucan and released in cinemas in May, and Newcastle, directed by Dan Castle and released later in 2008.

In April 2008, he began his role of Nicely-Nicely Johnson in the major stage production Guys and Dolls. For this role, he won a 2008 Helpmann Award for "Best Supporting Actor in a Musical".

On 24 April 2009, Jacobson guest co-hosted Australian television program The Morning Show with Kylie Gillies, while the program's regular male co-host Larry Emdur was on holidays.

In 2009, Jacobson co-starred with Paul Hogan in Charlie & Boots, an Australian film in which Boots (Jacobson) takes his father, Charlie (Hogan) on a road trip to fish on the northernmost tip of Australia because of something his father told him they would do one day, when he was a kid. It had the best opening weekend for any Australian film in 2009 when it was released on Father's day. The film was shot on location and features many small towns in country Australia.

Jacobson was co-host of the short lived car show Top Gear Australia with Steve Pizzati and Ewen Page which ran for two seasons from 28 September 2010 on Nine Network to 13 September 2011.[4]

In June 2011, the Herald Sun revealed that Jacobson would be starring in the TV mini series Beaconsfield, the story of the Beaconsfield Mine collapse, playing the role of Brant Webb.[5] It aired on Sunday 22 April 2012.

In 2013, Jacobson co-hosted the first season of The Great Australian Bake Off an Australian reality television baking competition.[6]

Jacobson also starred as Luce Tivolli in the 2013 ABC drama The Time of Our Lives, which ran for two seasons (2013/2014).

In 2018, Jacobson joined the voice cast of Thomas & Friends, voicing an Australian steam engine called Shane.

In mid-2018 Jacobson hosted Little Big Shots Australia for Channel 7.

In 2019, Jacobson became a judge on Australia's Got Talent alongside Lucy Durack, Nicole Scherzinger and Manu Feildel. In June 2022, Jacobson was announced to be returning as a judge on Australia's Got Talent, alongside new judges Kate Ritchie, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams.[7][8]

In 2020, Jacobson starred in the Australian comedy-drama film Never Too Late which had been filmed in Adelaide, South Australia the previous year.[9]

In 2021, Jacobson was the narrator for the SBS documentary Inside Central Station.[10]

In 2022 he produced and performed in a celebrity tribute to Australian comedian and actor Paul Hogan, Roast of Paul Hogan, which was broadcast on Australia’s Seven Network.

Scouting

 
Shane Jacobson, Chief Scout of Victoria, with street art depicting himself and Scout Association founder Lord Baden-Powell

During his youth, Jacobson was a Scout[11] with 1st Keilor, 15th Essendon and Snowy Morcom Rover Crew. Jacobson credits Scouting shows, including Melbourne Gang Show and Bayside Showtime as first piquing his interest in the performing arts.

After two decades, Jacobson returned to Scouting in 2015, in a ceremonial position, as Scouts Victoria's Chief Scout.[12] The position of Chief Scout of Victoria had been held previously by Governors of Victoria. The position was offered to Jacobson as a high-profile former Scout with the star power to promote Scouting to Victorian and wider audiences.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Kenny Kenny Smyth Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
2008 Cactus Thommo
Newcastle Reggie
2009 Charlie & Boots Boots
2010 Santa's Apprentice Santa Claus Voice role
2011 Surviving Georgia Johnnie
2012 The Bourne Legacy Factory manager
Beaconsfield Brant Webb TV film
Jack Irish: Bad Debts Barry Tregear TV film
Jack Irish: Black Tide Barry Tregear TV film
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Detective Samuel Gorby TV film
2014 Jack Irish: Dead Point Barry Tregear TV film
2015 Oddball Swampy
The Dressmaker Alvin Pratt
2018 The BBQ Dazza
Guardians of the Tomb Gary
Brothers' Nest Terry
That's Not My Dog! Himself
Ladies in Black Mr Miles
2020 Never Too Late Bruce Wendell
2021 Inside Central Station Narrator

Television

Year Program Role Notes
2008 Kenny's World Kenny Smyth Lead role
2010-2011 Top Gear Australia Himself Co-host
2013–2014 The Time of Our Lives Luce Tivolli Main cast (21 episodes)
2013 It's a Date Hugo Guest role (Episode: "Should You Date on the Rebound?")
2014 Fat Tony & Co. Detective Inspector Jim "Big Kahuna" O'Brien Main cast (9 episodes)
2014 ManSpace Himself Co-host
2015 Open Slather Various roles Main cast
2016-2021 Jack Irish Barry Tregear Main cast
2016 Who Do You Think You Are? Himself featured
2017–present Little Big Shots Himself Host
2018–2020 Thomas & Friends Shane UK/US voice
Recurring cast
2019–present Australia's Got Talent Himself Judge

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Guys and Dolls Nicely-Nicely Johnson
2014 Mother and Son Robert Beare Adaptation of the TV show
2018 The Rocky Horror Show The Narrator
2022 Hairspray Edna Turnblad

Bibliography

  • Jacobson, Shane (1 August 2013). The Long Road to Overnight Success. ABC Books. ISBN 9780730499985.
  • Jacobson, Shane (24 July 2017). Rev Head. ABC Books. ISBN 9780733338168.

Awards

Jacobson has won several awards:

References

  1. ^ "Actor and presenter Shane Jacobson says marriage was worth the wait". Herald Sun. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  2. ^ Hilton, Samuel (12 December 2006). "2006 Australian Film Institute Awards". Ion Cinema. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  3. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 August 2019). "Australian Movie Stars". Filmink.
  4. ^ . Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  5. ^ Devlyn, Darren (24 June 2011). "Stars prepare to be buried alive in the mini-series Beaconsfield". Herald Sun. News Limited. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  7. ^ Knox, David (13 June 2021). "Neil Patrick Harris to judge Australia's Got Talent". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  8. ^ Mastroianni, Bianca (13 June 2021). "Neil Patrick Harris announced as an Australia's Got Talent judge alongside Kate Richie, Shane Jacobson and Alesha Dixon". News.com.au. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  9. ^ Maddox, Garry (16 April 2019) Life is still busy over 70 for stars of new 'triumph over ageing' film, The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Journey 'Inside Central Station: Australia's Busiest Railway'". Guide. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Famous Scouts:Shane Jacobson". Scouts Australia.
  12. ^ Doyle, Robert. "Tweet by Lord Mayor of Melbourne".

External links

  • Official website
  • Shane Jacobson at IMDb

shane, jacobson, born, march, 1970, australian, actor, director, writer, comedian, best, known, dunny, performances, eponymous, character, kenny, smyth, plumber, working, portable, toilet, rental, company, 2006, film, kenny, spin, series, kenny, world, 2006, a. Shane Jacobson born 18 March 1970 is an Australian actor director writer and comedian best known as the Dunny Man for his performances as the eponymous character Kenny Smyth a plumber working for a portable toilet rental company in the 2006 film Kenny and the spin off TV series Kenny s World In 2006 he won the Australian Film Institute s Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for that performance 2 In 2017 and 2018 he presented Little Big Shots on the Seven Network based on the American series of the same title In 2019 Jacobson became a judge on Australia s Got Talent Shane JacobsonJacobson in 2013Born 1970 03 18 18 March 1970 age 52 Essendon Victoria AustraliaNationalityAustralianOccupationsActorentertainerdirectorwritercomedianproducerchief scout of VictoriaYears active1999 presentSpouseFelicity Hunter m 2018 wbr Children4 1 Websitewww wbr shanejacobson wbr com wbr au Contents 1 Career 2 Scouting 3 Filmography 3 1 Film 3 2 Television 3 3 Theatre 4 Bibliography 5 Awards 6 References 7 External linksCareer EditJacobson began his career on the stage at the age of 10 with amateur theatre and the Melbourne Gang Show At 18 he began his comedy career with regular theatre restaurant musical theatre stand up and MC gigs He was also hired to play to corporate functions impersonating business icons and luminaries In 1999 Jacobson received a regular segment on Melbourne s Gold FM radio station called The 60 Minute Challenge He also created the character voice of Sergio the Hairdresser who featured regularly on Gold FM s Breakfast Show Jacobson s focus eventually moved towards the camera and he began acting in music videos short films and television commercials whilst continuing to perform audience warm ups for major TV networks In 2006 Jacobson starred in the Australian mockumentary film Kenny as Kenny Smyth a Melbourne plumber who works for plumbing company Splashdown The film was a critical and financial success and is considered to be Jacobson s break out role In 2008 he reprised the role for Channel Ten s short lived TV series Kenny s World 3 In 2007 Jacobson filmed two Australian feature films Cactus directed by Jasmine Yuen Carrucan and released in cinemas in May and Newcastle directed by Dan Castle and released later in 2008 In April 2008 he began his role of Nicely Nicely Johnson in the major stage production Guys and Dolls For this role he won a 2008 Helpmann Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical On 24 April 2009 Jacobson guest co hosted Australian television program The Morning Show with Kylie Gillies while the program s regular male co host Larry Emdur was on holidays In 2009 Jacobson co starred with Paul Hogan in Charlie amp Boots an Australian film in which Boots Jacobson takes his father Charlie Hogan on a road trip to fish on the northernmost tip of Australia because of something his father told him they would do one day when he was a kid It had the best opening weekend for any Australian film in 2009 when it was released on Father s day The film was shot on location and features many small towns in country Australia Jacobson was co host of the short lived car show Top Gear Australia with Steve Pizzati and Ewen Page which ran for two seasons from 28 September 2010 on Nine Network to 13 September 2011 4 In June 2011 the Herald Sun revealed that Jacobson would be starring in the TV mini series Beaconsfield the story of the Beaconsfield Mine collapse playing the role of Brant Webb 5 It aired on Sunday 22 April 2012 In 2013 Jacobson co hosted the first season of The Great Australian Bake Off an Australian reality television baking competition 6 Jacobson also starred as Luce Tivolli in the 2013 ABC drama The Time of Our Lives which ran for two seasons 2013 2014 In 2018 Jacobson joined the voice cast of Thomas amp Friends voicing an Australian steam engine called Shane In mid 2018 Jacobson hosted Little Big Shots Australia for Channel 7 In 2019 Jacobson became a judge on Australia s Got Talent alongside Lucy Durack Nicole Scherzinger and Manu Feildel In June 2022 Jacobson was announced to be returning as a judge on Australia s Got Talent alongside new judges Kate Ritchie Alesha Dixon and David Walliams 7 8 In 2020 Jacobson starred in the Australian comedy drama film Never Too Late which had been filmed in Adelaide South Australia the previous year 9 In 2021 Jacobson was the narrator for the SBS documentary Inside Central Station 10 In 2022 he produced and performed in a celebrity tribute to Australian comedian and actor Paul Hogan Roast of Paul Hogan which was broadcast on Australia s Seven Network Scouting Edit Shane Jacobson Chief Scout of Victoria with street art depicting himself and Scout Association founder Lord Baden Powell During his youth Jacobson was a Scout 11 with 1st Keilor 15th Essendon and Snowy Morcom Rover Crew Jacobson credits Scouting shows including Melbourne Gang Show and Bayside Showtime as first piquing his interest in the performing arts After two decades Jacobson returned to Scouting in 2015 in a ceremonial position as Scouts Victoria s Chief Scout 12 The position of Chief Scout of Victoria had been held previously by Governors of Victoria The position was offered to Jacobson as a high profile former Scout with the star power to promote Scouting to Victorian and wider audiences Filmography EditFilm Edit Year Title Role Notes2006 Kenny Kenny Smyth Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role2008 Cactus ThommoNewcastle Reggie2009 Charlie amp Boots Boots2010 Santa s Apprentice Santa Claus Voice role2011 Surviving Georgia Johnnie2012 The Bourne Legacy Factory managerBeaconsfield Brant Webb TV filmJack Irish Bad Debts Barry Tregear TV filmJack Irish Black Tide Barry Tregear TV filmThe Mystery of a Hansom Cab Detective Samuel Gorby TV film2014 Jack Irish Dead Point Barry Tregear TV film2015 Oddball SwampyThe Dressmaker Alvin Pratt2018 The BBQ DazzaGuardians of the Tomb GaryBrothers Nest TerryThat s Not My Dog HimselfLadies in Black Mr Miles2020 Never Too Late Bruce Wendell2021 Inside Central Station NarratorTelevision Edit Year Program Role Notes2008 Kenny s World Kenny Smyth Lead role2010 2011 Top Gear Australia Himself Co host2013 2014 The Time of Our Lives Luce Tivolli Main cast 21 episodes 2013 It s a Date Hugo Guest role Episode Should You Date on the Rebound 2014 Fat Tony amp Co Detective Inspector Jim Big Kahuna O Brien Main cast 9 episodes 2014 ManSpace Himself Co host2015 Open Slather Various roles Main cast2016 2021 Jack Irish Barry Tregear Main cast2016 Who Do You Think You Are Himself featured2017 present Little Big Shots Himself Host2018 2020 Thomas amp Friends Shane UK US voiceRecurring cast2019 present Australia s Got Talent Himself JudgeTheatre Edit Year Title Role Notes2008 Guys and Dolls Nicely Nicely Johnson2014 Mother and Son Robert Beare Adaptation of the TV show2018 The Rocky Horror Show The Narrator2022 Hairspray Edna TurnbladBibliography EditJacobson Shane 1 August 2013 The Long Road to Overnight Success ABC Books ISBN 9780730499985 Jacobson Shane 24 July 2017 Rev Head ABC Books ISBN 9780733338168 Awards EditJacobson has won several awards 2006 Australian Film Institute award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Kenny 2006 Film Critics Circle of Australia awards for Best Actor in a Lead Role and Best Screenplay for Kenny 2006 Inside Film Award for both Best Feature Film and Best Script shared with Clayton Jacobson 2007 Film Ink Magazine Awards for Best Newcomer 2007 Australian Star of the Year Award at the Australian International Movie Convention 2008 Helpmann Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for his role as Nicely Nicely Johnson in the stage production Guys and Dolls References Edit Actor and presenter Shane Jacobson says marriage was worth the wait Herald Sun 11 March 2018 Retrieved 7 August 2022 Hilton Samuel 12 December 2006 2006 Australian Film Institute Awards Ion Cinema Retrieved 3 September 2009 Vagg Stephen 18 August 2019 Australian Movie Stars Filmink The Top Gear Motoring Ashes Transmission BBC Top Gear Australia Archived from the original on 25 September 2010 Retrieved 27 September 2010 Devlyn Darren 24 June 2011 Stars prepare to be buried alive in the mini series Beaconsfield Herald Sun News Limited Retrieved 17 February 2012 The Great Australian Bake off Archived from the original on 30 January 2013 Retrieved 9 December 2012 Knox David 13 June 2021 Neil Patrick Harris to judge Australia s Got Talent TV Tonight Retrieved 13 June 2021 Mastroianni Bianca 13 June 2021 Neil Patrick Harris announced as an Australia s Got Talent judge alongside Kate Richie Shane Jacobson and Alesha Dixon News com au Retrieved 13 June 2021 Maddox Garry 16 April 2019 Life is still busy over 70 for stars of new triumph over ageing film The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 20 February 2020 Journey Inside Central Station Australia s Busiest Railway Guide 16 August 2021 Retrieved 16 November 2021 Famous Scouts Shane Jacobson Scouts Australia Doyle Robert Tweet by Lord Mayor of Melbourne External links EditOfficial website Shane Jacobson at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shane Jacobson amp oldid 1122365002, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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