Shane Bourne
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Shane Bourne (born 24 November 1949 in Glasgow, Scotland), is an Australian stand-up comedian and actor.
Bourne was a well-known comedic face throughout the 1980s, with roles on the Australian version of Are You Being Served? and Hey Hey It's Saturday. In the mid 1990's, Bourne hosted a revived Blankety Blanks, which lasted two seasons.
In recent years Bourne has made the change to dramatic acting and has been critically acclaimed. After a two episode guest appearance on Blue Heelers in 2000, Bourne took the lead role of lawyer "Happy" Henderson, starring alongside Kerry Armstrong in MDA. He won Best Actor twice at the AFI Awards (in 2003 and 2005). The show ended after its third season, in September 2005. He also played a minor role in the movie Kokoda, an Australia WWII film on the Kokoda Track where he played as the battalion's doctor.
Bourne hosted two seasons of Thank God You're Here in 2006, and the show is set to return in 2007. Also in 2006, he hosted How the Hell Did We Get Here?, a series that aired on the ABC.
Bourne has been cast in the new Channel Seven series, City Homicide, and the show will air later in 2007.
[edit] Awards
Won
- Best Actor in 2003 and 2005 at the AFI Awards
Nominated
- Best Actor in 2002 at the AFI Awards
- Most Outstanding Actor in 2003 at the Logies
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