Dave Thornton was born on 13 December 1979 and is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, television and radio presenter.
19 Facts About Dave Thornton
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Dave Thornton has performed stand-up comedy throughout Australia, in Edinburgh, Singapore and New York.
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Dave Thornton debuted his solo hour-long show Euro:mission, which was based on his experiences as a backpacking traveler, at the 2007 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, where he was nominated for 'Best Newcomer'.
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Dave Thornton has performed at the MICF every year since, and in 2009 debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with a new show, Allow Me to Introduce Myself.
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Dave Thornton has performed stand-up comedy on TV shows including Good Morning Australia in 2006, Stand Up Australia in 2007 and Rove in 2008.
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In October 2009, Dave Thornton began hosting a Sunday evening show on Nova 100 in Melbourne.
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In January 2010, Dave Thornton filled in for Ash Bradnam on Nova 106.9 in Brisbane for 6 weeks with Tim Blackwell and Meshel Laurie.
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Dave Thornton was a regular fill in presenter for Matt Tilley on The Matt and Jo Show on FOX FM.
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In September 2013, Dave Thornton began hosting Weekend Breakfast with Sophie Monk on the Today Network.
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In September 2017, Dave Thornton announced his resignation from Fox FM.
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In 2007, Dave Thornton debuted on Channel 9's Comedy Inc as a replacement for Jim Russell.
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Dave Thornton hosted the first 3 seasons of Studio A, a live chat show produced at RMITV studios.
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In 2013 and 2014, Dave Thornton had a recurring role in the ABC comedy series Upper Middle Bogan as Troy Van Winkle.
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From 2011 until 2013, Dave Thornton collaborated on a free weekly podcast, Slapbang Radio with fellow comedian Tommy Little.
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Dave Thornton was born in Geelong, Victoria to Ineke and Peter Dave Thornton.
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Dave Thornton attended Belmont High School and studied Design and Art at the Gordon Institute of TAFE.
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In July 2015, Dave Thornton announced that he was engaged to girlfriend Nixi.
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He's self-deprecating and engaging, and delivered the biggest laugh of the show: an impersonation of Dave Thornton Hughes, which is a worry in itself.
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Rove Daily writes that "Dave Thornton is one of Australia's most exciting young stand-up comics".