Shane Cortese was born on 13 August 1968 and is a New Zealand actor and singer.
19 Facts About Shane Cortese
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Shane Cortese is perhaps best known for his role of Mac on Nothing Trivial, Loki on the Almighty Johnsons and Hayden Peters on the hit show Outrageous Fortune.
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Shane Cortese was a runner-up on Season 1 of NZ Dancing with the Stars in 2005.
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Shane Cortese got involved in the amateur drama society and soon found a passion in acting.
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Shane Cortese participated in numerous plays before moving to London in 1993 to further his newfound career.
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Shane Cortese trained at London's Central School of Speech and Drama.
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Whilst visiting New Zealand in 2000, Shane Cortese auditioned for the popular soap opera Shortland Street for the role of Geoff Greenlaw.
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Shane Cortese did not receive the part and returned to England to star in the West End.
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Shane Cortese scored a major part in a production but was contacted by Shortland Street producers who announced their intention to write Cortese a character specifically for him who was to play a major part in the serial.
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Shane Cortese relished the opportunity and returned to New Zealand to take the part, despite being threatened by those involved in the West End play that he would never work again.
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Shane Cortese made his Shortland Street debut in early 2003 as the character of Dominic Thompson.
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Shane Cortese scored a guest starring role in fantasy series Maddigan's Quest and played the lead character, "John" opposite British actress Zoe Lucker on stage in Then Comes Love.
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Shane Cortese was pleased to have scored the title role in Burying Brian, only to discover his character was to be killed off in the first episode.
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Shane Cortese appeared with the students in The North Shore Times in an article describing his involvement with the school and its students.
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In 2011 Shane Cortese joined the cast of comedy-drama Nothing Trivial as the character of Mac.
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Shane Cortese was nominated in the prestigious Monte-Carlo Television Festival for "Best Actor" for his role.
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Shane Cortese landed the role of Loki in another of Griffin's creations, The Almighty Johnsons, a role he maintained for the show's three season run.
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In 2008 Shane Cortese was contacted by a 15-year-old girl that he discovered was his daughter from a past relationship.
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Shane Cortese remains close friends with his Shortland Street screen brother Michael Galvin.