Shane Bourne

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name = Shane Bourne

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birthdate = birth date and age|1949|11|24
location = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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occupation = Actor, Stand-up comedian
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afiawards = Australian Film Institute Awards for Best Actor In A Leading Role In A Television Drama Or Comedy
2005 "MDA"
Australian Film Institute Awards for Best Actor In A Leading Role In A Television Drama Or Comedy
2003 "MDA"
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Shane Bourne (born 24 November 1949 in Melbourne, Victoria) 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 1990s, 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 film "Kokoda", an Australia WWII film on the Kokoda Track where he played as the battalion's doctor.

Bourne fronts the current series of "Thank God You're Here" on Network Ten. He hosted the first two seasons in 2006. Also in 2006, he hosted "How the Hell Did We Get Here?", a series that aired on the ABC.

Bourne is currently acting in the new Channel Seven series, "City Homicide", which premiered on 27 August 2007.

External links

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* [http://www.icmi.com.au/speakerfull.phtml?id=448 Shane Bourne's Full Biography]