1. Hugh Sheridan was born on 30 June 1985 and is an Australian actor, singer, and television presenter who is known for his role as Ben Rafter in the television series Packed to the Rafters.
18 Facts About Hugh Sheridan
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Hugh Sheridan's father, Denis Sheridan, was a jazz musician, and was mayor of Unley from 1982 to 1985, and his mother, Margaret, and all seven children in the family were active in the community.
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Hugh Sheridan attended Loreto College in Marryatville for the junior primary years, before changing to Saint Ignatius' College.
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Hugh Sheridan began training at Unley Youth Theatre aged 5, later becoming patron of the then renamed Urban Youth.
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Hugh Sheridan performed in The Lost Echo with the Sydney Theatre Company, and was then hired for the Seven Network series Packed to the Rafters as Ben Rafter.
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Hugh Sheridan won the Most Popular Actor award for a third time at the Logie Awards of 2012, and was nominated for the award in 2013 and 2014.
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In 2012, Hugh Sheridan hosted the Network Ten talent show series I Will Survive, during a production break for Packed to the Rafters.
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Hugh Sheridan played Nick Gazecki and starred alongside Delta Goodrem.
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Hugh Sheridan starred in the first two seasons and returned for the fourth and final season in 2023.
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In March 2021, Sheridan debuted his stage show Hughman at Adelaide Fringe.
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In 2022, Hugh Sheridan was revealed to be Rooster when he placed third in Season 4 of The Masked Singer Australia.
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In 2023, Hugh Sheridan performed the lead role of Jonathan Larson in Tick, Tick.
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In 2010 Hugh Sheridan became patron of Urban Myth Theatre of Youth.
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Hugh Sheridan later refuted the claims that he ever came out as non-binary in an interview with Kylie and Jackie-O, he stated that a newspaper picked up the story and ran with it.
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Hugh Sheridan was married to Venezuelan actor Rafael de la Fuente from 2009 to 2018.
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On 5 March 2021, Sheridan proposed to boyfriend Kurt Roberts during the opening night of the Hughman stage show; their separation was announced in November 2021.
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Hugh Sheridan has been close friends with his Packed to the Rafters co-star, Jessica Marais, since they studied together at NIDA.
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Hugh Sheridan was previously close friends with Rebel Wilson and introduced Wilson to her wife, Ramona Agruma.