1. Adam Barrington Spencer was born on 29 January 1969 and is an Australian comedian, media personality and former radio presenter.
72 Facts About Adam Spencer
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Adam Spencer first came to fame when he won his round of the comedic talent search Raw Comedy in 1996.
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Adam Spencer is a patron of science-related events and programs, including the University of Sydney's Sleek Geeks Science Prize.
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Adam Spencer collaborated with Karl Kruszelnicki for the long-running Sleek Geek Week tour.
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Adam Spencer is a supporter of the Australian rules football team, the Sydney Swans, and was declared their number one ticket holder for the 2016 season.
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Between the ages of three until about 11, Adam Spencer underwent a series of operations by eye surgeon Fred Hollows.
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Adam Spencer later received a transplant from a donor in an operation, allowing him to "open" that eye.
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Adam Spencer attended Boronia Park Public School, where his favourite teacher, Ms Russell, encouraged his love of mathematics when he was in second grade, in 1976.
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Adam Spencer graduated with a score of 200 out of 200 in four-unit maths.
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Adam Spencer was the first in his family to attend university, and originally enrolled to study arts-law.
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Adam Spencer graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Science with first class honours in pure mathematics in 1991, residing at St Paul's College during his time there.
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Adam Spencer won the Australasian debating championship twice.
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Adam Spencer was President of the University of Sydney Union.
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Adam Spencer was secretly entered into the Triple J Raw Comedy Championship in 1996 by a former girlfriend, and won the NSW championship.
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Adam Spencer has been a host of ABC science shows Quantum, FAQ and Sleek Geeks.
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Adam Spencer was a regular guest on the O'Loghlin variety comedy show since its first episode in June 1999.
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Adam Spencer was spotted by radio station Triple J's senior broadcaster, Helen Razer, at the 1996 Raw Comedy Finals, when he provided a live impromptu weather segment involving mathematical equations.
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Adam Spencer was invited to do occasional work at Triple J, and then hosted segments during the midnight-to-dawn shifts.
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Adam Spencer did guest spots entitled "Bloking up" on Razer and Judith Lucy's Ladies Lounge afternoon show.
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In 1999, Adam Spencer was later promoted to solo hosting of the breakfast show for approximately 18 months.
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In 2002, Anderson and Adam Spencer created a fictional metal band, Salmon Hater, with a single 6.66 - One Hundredth of the Number of the Beast.
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Adam Spencer was replaced on ABC 702 by fellow Triple J alumni, Robbie Buck.
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Adam Spencer hosted the Smile High Club radio show programme on Qantas Airlines radio channel, Q, circa 2010.
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Adam Spencer was interviewed about issues affecting teens, for George Negus' New Dimensions' special screenings during Youth Week in 2003.
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Adam Spencer went through Channel 7's Wheel of Fortune's formal audition process in April 2004.
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Adam Spencer became a carry-over champion and won a telescope.
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For several years, Adam Spencer has hosted both the Eureka awards and the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science award ceremonies.
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Adam Spencer has presented televised coverage of Tropfest for a number of years, including 2006 and 2013.
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Adam Spencer interviewed Breaking Bad scriptwriter Vince Gilligan during the Sydney Writers' Festival in 2014.
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Adam Spencer hosted the Sneaks showcase at the Adobe Symposium, opened the 2017 Grain Growers' annual Innovation Generation conference, and was a keynote speaker at the Australia Pharmacy Professional Conference and Trade Exhibition.
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Ian Layne noted that many Triple J presenters, including Adam Spencer, were post-youth, rather than appealing to the youth demographic.
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Adam Spencer was interviewed for a chapter on prelabour in Lucy Perry's book, Cheers to childbirth: a dad's guide to childbirth support.
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Adam Spencer was prompted to lose 25 kilograms in 2000, at the behest of his then-girlfriend.
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Adam Spencer returned within two years to present another breakfast radio show.
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Adam Spencer married Mel on 28 January 2006 in the Great Hall at Sydney University, where guests were asked to donate to charities in lieu of gifts.
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When his oldest daughter was six months old, Spencer donated money for a fly to be named after her, Fijian fly A Amblypsilopus elaquarae.
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Adam Spencer's car was stolen, and was later found crashed into a power pole in Victoria Street, Marrickville.
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Adam Spencer has participated in cycling events in Sydney for charity.
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Adam Spencer gave a presentation on the importance of planning for cyclists at the PIA 2003 National Congress.
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Adam Spencer agrees with Danish urban planner's blueprint for a better Sydney, commenting in 2007 that pedestrian access should be improved in the heart of Sydney, including marked lanes for cyclists.
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Adam Spencer had made similar cycle lane commentary in April 2003 for an article about what he would institute if he were City of Sydney's Lord Mayor.
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Adam Spencer is often spotted around Sydney, pedalling or wearing his bike helmet and cycling clothes.
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Adam Spencer took part in a celebrity game of football in June 2003, May 2004, and May 2005, to fundraise for the Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund for Children.
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In July 2017, as master of ceremonies, Adam Spencer launched the Sydney Swans' Diversity Action Plan The plan is focused on disability empowerment, LGBTIQ pride, multicultural inclusion, and advancement of women.
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In 1992, Adam Spencer spoke at the constitutional monarchists' attack on the Australian Republican Movement, at the university.
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Adam Spencer was with the Anti-Super League Party or Australians Against Further Super League party, competing for Paul Keating's seat of Blaxland.
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In November 2000, an article in the satirical Chaser newspaper alleged that Adam Spencer refused to play a song by Little Johnny, because of his "conservative leanings".
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In 2014, Adam Spencer spoke out against the government's proposed funding cuts to the ABC, and accused politicians of hiding loathing for the broadcaster behind arguments around inefficiencies.
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Adam Spencer is the national Patron for Dry July, having supported the cause ever since it began, prompted by a phone call to his breakfast radio show in 2007.
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Adam Spencer is on the board of directors of Redkite.
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Adam Spencer coached the University of Sydney second grade women's football team.
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Adam Spencer is a member of the NSW Premier's Advisory Committee on Greenhouse and Global Warming and the NSW Health Department's Clinical Ethics Review Committee.
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Adam Spencer was part of the assessment panel for the NSW Medical Devices Fund in 2014.
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Adam Spencer sought corporate sponsorship to help the Australian Chess Team, issuing a national plea in 2002.
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Adam Spencer took part in the Starlight Cup in October 2002 and December 2003, wherein former tennis greats competing against celebrities.
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In 2004, Adam Spencer was on the judging panel for the Out of Sight - Tactile Art exhibition, run by Object Gallery and the Royal Blind Society.
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Adam Spencer promoted pharmacy careers in an advertising campaign for the Pharmacy Guild of Australia in 2002,2003 and 2004.
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Adam Spencer promoted the campaign in a television commercial in around 2006.
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Adam Spencer was part of the language expert panel for the Australian subsidiary developing the 2007 Microsoft Office System.
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In 2010, Adam Spencer signed up as one of the Ambassadors for White Ribbon, taking part in a swearing-in ceremony.
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Adam Spencer told his radio audience that he regarded Sandilands' remarks as "heinous".
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Adam Spencer hosted the Pink Stumps cricket day in support of the Jane McGrath Foundation in 2012.
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Adam Spencer highlighted his change in studies, and eventual radio role, as examples of changing direction and life path.
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Adam Spencer has advocated for better science literacy through educational reforms and improved resourcing for science teachers and laboratories in Australian primary schools.
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Adam Spencer has urged high school students to do mathematics subjects to improve university outcomes and Australia's development.
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Adam Spencer has highlighted the perceived failings of the Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank, in terms of how subjects are weighted, and impact the final rankings for students.
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Adam Spencer has supported National Literacy and Numeracy Week by being a surprise visiting mathematics teacher.
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In 2010 Adam Spencer donated $10,000 worth of books through the Dymocks Literacy Foundation to encourage children from non-English speaking backgrounds to learn to read and write in English.
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In 2012, Adam Spencer gave a book to each student at La Perouse Public School.
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Adam Spencer hosted a maths workshop at Gosford High School.
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On 3 February 2018, Adam Spencer was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science honoris causa award by Edith Cowan University.
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Adam Spencer has commented on his "stern pose" in the painting.