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Jason Donovan
Jason Donovan performing at a free concert in South Shields on July 29, 2007.
Jason Donovan performing at a free concert in South Shields on July 29, 2007. South Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Background information
Birth name Jason Sean Donovan
Born June 1, 1968 (1968-06-01) (age 40)
Origin Malvern, Melbourne, Australia
Genre(s) Vocal, Pop, Rock, Comedy, Musical Theatre
Occupation(s) Singer, Actor, Radio and TV Presenter
Years active 1988 – present
Website Official Website

Jason Sean Donovan (born 1 June 1968, Malvern, Melbourne) is an Australian actor and singer. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Malvern is a Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Stonnington Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Malvern is a Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Stonnington Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works In the UK, he has sold in excess of 3 million records,[1] where his debut album Ten Good Reasons was the highest selling album of 1989 with sales of over 1. Ten Good Reasons is a 1989 album by Jason Donovan, his album debut 5 million copies. He has also had four UK no. 1 singles, one of which was "Especially for You", his 1988 duet with Kylie Minogue. " Especially for You " was the fifth international single released from singer Kylie Minogue in time for the Christmas 1988 market and is a duet with Jason Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. In more recent years, he has mainly worked as a leading man in stage musicals in the UK. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

His father is Terence Donovan, also a well-known Australian actor who also appeared in Neighbours as Doug Willis, and his mother is Sue McIntosh. Terence Donovan (born October 28 1942) also known as Terry Donovan, is an English-born Australian Actor and the father Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985 Sue McIntosh (born 1946 is a former Australian news reader for ABC News. His half-sister is former Neighbours star Stephanie McIntosh. Stephanie McIntosh (born 5 July 1985) is an Australian actress and singer Donovan attended the De La Salle College, Malvern. His partner since 1997 and the mother of his children is Angela Malloch, former stage manager. He has two children, a daughter, Jemma (born 28 March 2000) and a son, Zach (born 23 March 2001). Year 28 was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Events in March American Red Cross Month Fire Prevention month ( The Philippines) Women's History Month ( United 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

Contents

Neighbours and pop career

He made his first television appearance at the age of eleven on the Australian series Skyways,[2] playing a guest role. Skyways is an Australian Television series made by Crawford Productions for the Seven Network. In the episode his onscreen sister was played by later co-star Kylie Minogue. Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. He also featured in I Can Jump Puddles before reaching fame in Neighbours as the second incarnation (after Darius Perkins) of the character Scott Robinson. Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985 Darius Perkins is an Australian actor His first role was on The Sullivans in 1976 Scott James Robinson was a Fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours. His character's most notable story arc was as part of the Scott and Charlene couple. Scott Robinson and Charlene Mitchell are Fictional characters and a Supercouple from the Australian daytime drama Neighbours.

In 1987 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. The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards which have been presented annually since 1959 The Penguin Award is an annual award given given for excellence in broadcasting by the Television Society of Australia. In 1988 he was awarded the ‘Silver Logie’ for the "Most Popular Actor. "[2]

After leaving Neighbours in 1988, Donovan signed a recording contract with Mushroom Records. Mushroom Records is an Australian Record company formed by Michael Gudinski and Ray Evans in 1972. His first single "Nothing Can Divide Us" written and produced by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman known as Stock Aitken Waterman reached number five in the UK, number one in Hong Kong and Japan, and the top 40 in several other countries. Mike Stock ( Margate, Kent, England, December 3, 1951) is a British Songwriter and Record producer Matt Aitken (born 25 August 1956 in Coventry England) is a British songwriter and record producer brought up in Astley Greater Manchester Peter Alan Waterman OBE (born 15 January 1947) is an English Record producer, occasional Songwriter, Radio and Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a UK songwriting and record producing trio who had great success during the mid-late 1980s Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. [2]

In 1988 he joined Neighbours co-star Kylie Minogue in signing for Stock, Aitken and Waterman's record label PWL. Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a UK songwriting and record producing trio who had great success during the mid-late 1980s PWL (Pete Waterman Ltd is the production company one-time pop and dance Record label owned by pop mogul Pete Waterman. His second single, "Too Many Broken Hearts," reached number one in the UK. " Too Many Broken Hearts " is a popular song by Australian singer Jason Donovan. He released his debut album, Ten Good Reasons, in May 1989, which entered the charts at number two and within a week had reached the number one album spot remaining there for three weeks. Ten Good Reasons is a 1989 album by Jason Donovan, his album debut His cover of Brian Hyland's "Sealed With a Kiss" entered the UK charts at number one, making Jason the first Australian male to ever hold both single and album chart number one positions simultaneously. Brian Hyland (born November 12 1943, in Woodhaven, Queens New York) is an American pop Recording artist who " Sealed with a Kiss " is the title of a Song written by Peter Udell and Gary Geld He was also the youngest artist to enter the charts at number one. [2]

His duet of the song "Especially for You", with Minogue, was the fourth-highest selling single in the United Kingdom that year, and 17th in Australia for 1989. " Especially for You " was the fifth international single released from singer Kylie Minogue in time for the Christmas 1988 market and is a duet with Jason The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Donovan and Minogue dated for a time, during this period. Between 1988 and 1993 alone, he enjoyed no fewer than 16 hit singles in the UK. His third and final solo album, All Around The World, was never released in his home country of Australia. He spent a long run playing the character of Joseph in the West End musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and had a third solo UK #1 single with one of its tracks, "Any Dream Will Do". West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is the second British Musical theatre show written by the team of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice "Any Dream Will Do" is a popular song written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice for the 1968 musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor

In 1988 Jason appeared as Happy Houston in the WWII drama The Heroes, based on the historical novel by Ronald McKie, for which he won the 1990 Logie Award for Most Popular Actor in a Mini-Series.

Donovan appeared in his first feature film in 1990, Blood Oath (a. Blood Oath is a 1990 Australian feature film known in some countries as Prisoners of the Sun. k. a. Prisoners of the Sun).

Jason Donovan claimed that the most momentous part of his long career was his visit to Aberdeen where he was welcomed and loved by many fans. The highlight was seeing his name written in T-shirts saying 'We Heart Jason'.

Jason is currently (March 2008) starring in Echo Beach, a soap opera showing on British TV channel ITV1. Echo Beach was a British Television Soap opera that aired on ITV in 2008

Post pop

Jason Donovan at a 2007 book signing in Waterstones Bournemouth.
Jason Donovan at a 2007 book signing in Waterstones Bournemouth. Waterstone's is a United Kingdom –based chain of bookshops. Bournemouth ( is a large coastal resort town in the Borough of Bournemouth in Dorset, England.

In 1992, Donovan launched a successful libel action against The Face magazine who published allegations that he was gay. The Face was a Magazine started in May 1980 by Nick Logan out of his publishing house Wagadon Donovan won £200,000 in damages [3], but the action of his lawsuit made him appear homophobic to the gay press and had the effect of alienating much of his audience. Donovan tried to make amends and claimed that he did not sue the magazine out of greed nor homophobia, but because he had been accused of lying to his fans. He also came to an agreement with the publishers of the magazine, which would have closed down should they have paid him the full amount he was awarded (though this amount could well have been reduced upon appeal anyway). Regardless, Donovan's career never recovered from his act of litigation. In a 2007 interview in the magazine "Marie Claire", Donovan admitted that suing The Face magazine was a misguided mistake that hurt his career. The Face was a Magazine started in May 1980 by Nick Logan out of his publishing house Wagadon

In 1996, Donovan starred in the natively produced Australian film called "The Last Bullet"[4] with Koji Tamaki, directed by Michael Pattison which was set in World War II on the pacific island of Borneo in the last days of 1945. The film was much under looked, and Donovan was criticised for the unusually serious role. However it was considered one of his best films to date.

His career later suffered from drug problems. The illegal drug trade or drug trafficking is a global Black market consisting of the cultivation manufacture distribution and sale of illegal Drugs In 1999, he admitted that he still used cocaine, saying 'I still have a joint and I still take coke, but not as much as I did two years ago. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant '[5]

He suffers from the skin condition psoriasis. Psoriasis (səˈraɪəsɪs ( suh-RI-uh-sus) is a non-contagious disorder which affects the Skin and Joints It commonly causes red scaly [6] According to recent media profiles, his two young children and a steady relationship with their mother have tamed him substantially. He has begun to get more steady work as a serious actor, notably in a role in the high-brow medical-legal drama MDA (2003), on Australia's ABC network. MDA was an Australian television series that aired between 2002 and 2005 on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC, the nation's non-commercial public broadcaster

In late 2004, he was headlining in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium in England. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Magical Car is a children's novel written by Ian Fleming (of James Bond fame for his son Caspar with illustrations by The London Palladium is a 2286 seat West End theatre located off Oxford Street in the City of Westminster. He finished his original run on 13 March 2005, but was then invited back from June onwards to play in the final two months of the show, until its closure on 4 September 2005. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Following this, he has toured the UK performing a few gigs and will return to the stage in 2006 to star in a UK tour of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, from January. Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22 1930 is an American musical and film composer and lyricist winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards (seven After this, he has confirmed he will return to Melbourne to star in David Eldrige's Australian transfer of the London drama Festen, before continuing with his intention to make a comeback as a folk rock singer. Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. Recently, Donovan lent his voice to the PlayStation 2 game Buzz!. Buzz! is a series of Video games originated by Sleepydog Ltd developed by Relentless Software and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

Recently he has started performing his old hits at various concerts. He performed a medley of songs from Joseph along with other actors who have played the eponymous role (Donny Osmond and Lee Mead) at the Concert for Diana in July 2007. Donald Clark "Donny" Osmond (born on December 9 1957 in Ogden Utah, USA) is an American Singer, Musician, Actor Lee Stephen Mead (born 14 July, 1981, Southend-on-Sea) is a British Musical theatre Actor, best known for playing the male Concert for Diana was a concert held at the new Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom in honour of Diana Princess of [7]

Currently (early 2008) he leads the cast of ITV's post-watershed soap Echo Beach as Daniel Marrack. Echo Beach was a British Television Soap opera that aired on ITV in 2008 He also presents Sunday Night with Jason Donovan, a programme on The One Network of UK local radio stations. The One Network is the collective name for the thirty-eight regional Independent Local Radio licences operated by GCap Media in the United Kingdom.

2005 Virgin Mobile viral marketing

In 2005, Donovans mobile phone number was circulated around the web in Australia, due to an image that was taken in Sydney. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 It appeared that Jason was trying to sell his car, and unwittingly released his mobile phone number to the public. As of 10 September, his answering machine had a special message on it, because he was frustrated by the number of calls he was receiving for no particular reason. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Virgin has since placed (see [1]) advertisements in several high-profile Australian newspapers, urging people not to call Mr. Virgin Group Ltd is a branded Venture capital conglomerate of separately run companies that each use the Virgin brand of British business tycoon Donovan, one of their customers. Virgin Mobile has since admitted the photos were all part of a marketing ploy. Virgin also ran TV advertisements showing Mr. Donovan answering prank calls, asking the viewer not to call him, then displaying his number.

I'm a Celebrity. . . Get Me Out of Here! (2006)

Jason took part in I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in 2006 and finished in 3rd place. I'm a Celebrity Get Me out of Here! is a Reality television show in which celebrities live in jungle conditions with few creature comforts and have to earn During his time in the jungle, he was known as 'Jungle J' and was seen as somewhat of a support figure. Whilst in the jungle, he became good friends with David Gest and Matt Willis. David Alan Gest (born May 11, 1953) is an American Television producer, concert promoter and TV personality Matthew James Willis who is married to Emma Griffiths (born 8 May 1983 in Tooting, South London) is an English Singer-songwriter Donovan also took part in many Bushtucker Trials, which included wearing a helmet full of insects and playing a giant game of Operation. Donovan lost out on the King of the Jungle Crown to Matt Willis. However he recently told "The Steve Wright Show" on BBC Radio 2 (Jan 2008) that his appearance in I'M A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out Of Here revitalised his career.

Record releases

Singles

Albums

Other albums and compilations

References

  1. ^ The Bpi
  2. ^ a b c d Jason Donovan. "Any Dream Will Do" is a popular song written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice for the 1968 musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor " Happy Together " is a 1967 song from The Turtles ' album of the same name. Ten Good Reasons is a 1989 album by Jason Donovan, his album debut Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. Really Useful Group. Retrieved on 2007-07-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat
  3. ^ Jason Donovan: Is the actor turned pop star still "Neighbours" with Kylie?. thebubbleburst. co. uk. Retrieved on 2007-07-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off
  4. ^ The Last Bullet (1995) (TV)
  5. ^ "Donovan admits drugs habit", BBC News, February 18, 1999. Retrieved on 2007-07-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat  
  6. ^ http://www.spinstartshere.com/?q=node/377
  7. ^ Andrew Lloyd Webber medley, featuring:. concertfordiana. com. Retrieved on 2007-07-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat

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