17 Facts About Shane Bourne

Shane Jerome Bourne was born on 24 November 1949 and is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, musician, and television host.

Shane Jerome Bourne was born on 24 November 1949 in Melbourne, Victoria.

Shane Bourne was raised by his mother Moreen "Pixie", a former model, with his younger brother Dannie.

Shane Bourne co-founded an Australian pop, rock band Bandicoot in early 1976 with Mick Fettes both on lead vocals.

Shane Bourne had regular appearances on the variety program Hey Hey It's Saturday in various sketches, but mainly appeared on the Great Aussie Joke segment.

Shane Bourne starred in the short-lived sitcom Bingles in 1992 and 1993.

In 1996, Shane Bourne hosted a revived Blankety Blanks, which lasted only two seasons.

Shane Bourne had dramatic roles; he was in 3 episodes of the drama series Prisoner in the early 1980s as 3 different guest roles, and had a guest role in The Flying Doctors in 1995.

Shane Bourne made a change to dramatic acting and has been critically acclaimed.

Shane Bourne played a minor role in the film Kokoda, an Australia WWII film about the Kokoda Track in which he played as the battalion's doctor.

Shane Bourne hosted the comedy television series Thank God You're Here from 2006 to 2009.

Shane Bourne began acting in the Channel Seven drama series, City Homicide on 27 August 2007.

Shane Bourne appeared on the show until its axing after season 5, in 2011.

In 2012, Shane Bourne appeared in the short-lived drama Tricky Business, that aired on Channel Nine.

Shane Bourne starred in the telemovie The Great Mint Swindle.

In June 2015, Shane Bourne played the role of Evan Pettyman, a minor character in The Dressmaker.

At the AFI Awards in 2003 and 2005, Shane Bourne won the Best Actor in a Television Drama award for his role in MDA, and was nominated for the same award in 2002.