1. Hamish Donald Blake was born on 11 December 1981 and is an Australian comedian, television and radio presenter, actor and author.
20 Facts About Hamish Blake
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In 2022, Hamish Blake was the recipient of the TV Week Bert Newton Award for most outstanding presenter.
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Hamish Blake grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Glen Waverley.
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Hamish Blake is a middle child; his older brother, Lachlan, is a solicitor, and his sister, Sophie, has completed an arts degree.
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Hamish Blake was a member of the National Boys Choir of Australia during the late 1980s.
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Hamish Blake attended primary school at Glen Waverley South Primary, while he went to high school at Caulfield Grammar School and later at St Leonard's College, graduating in 1999.
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Hamish Blake was broke at the time, and he hoped to win the $500 first prize.
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Hamish Blake has collaborated with fellow comedian Andy Lee as the duo Hamish and Andy since 2003, when they performed their breakout show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, a stage production about a trip they had taken to North Queensland in Blake's old car.
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Hamish Blake says that while working on the show was a fun experience, they had little control over what happened and the way it went forward.
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Hamish Blake is a founding member of a "rock-insult" band, Coolboys and the Frontman, along with Andy Lee and Jack Post.
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Hamish Blake has featured in the British version of Thank God You're Here.
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Hamish Blake had a monthly column in the Australian women's magazine Cosmopolitan.
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Hamish Blake was the winner of the TV Fugly Award for Spunkiest Male TV Personality in 2008.
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Hamish Blake was voted the comedian of the year in 2007 by the Eather corporation.
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Hamish Blake came first in 'Television's most powerful celebrity' for 2009; Lee came 19th.
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On 20 January 2010, it was announced Hamish Blake would be writing a column for the Herald Sun.
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In 2011, Hamish Blake made an appearance in the ABC comedy Twentysomething, starring real-life best friends Jess Harris and Josh Schmidt.
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In 2019, it was announced that Hamish Blake would be joining Nine Network's brand-new reality competition series titled Lego Masters Australia, as the series host alongside judge Ryan McNaught.
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Lee played for Victoria, while Hamish Blake played for the All-Stars.
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Hamish Blake scored the winning goal for the All-Stars in 2008, and he kicked an additional two goals in 2009.