John Shane Porteous was born on 17 August 1942 and is an Australian actor, screenwriter, animation layout artist and animation voice artist.
11 Facts About Shane Porteous
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Shane Porteous remains best known for his role as in the TV serial A Country Practice, as Dr Terence Elliot and original character and his ongoing role in TV series Pizza from 2000 until 2007.
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Shane Porteous has done numerous animation layouts and provided voice roles for feature film and shorts.
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Shane Porteous was born John Shane Porteous in Coleraine, Victoria on 17 August 1942, to pilot Stanley Porteous and his wife Pat.
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Shane Porteous was a member of the UQ Dramatic Society and performed with actors such as Jack Thompson and Michael Caton at the Avalon Theatre in 1965.
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Shane Porteous has won AWGIE Awards for his various scriptwriting projects.
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Shane Porteous has performed in many stage plays, among them Hamlet, Death of a Salesman, the Sydney Theatre Company's production of King Lear and Much Ado About Nothing.
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Shane Porteous was a regular at the Q Theatre in Penrith, New South Wales, and was the ambassador for "The Q", which was demolished in August 2005 and moved to the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre.
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Shane Porteous has provided animation services to Hanna-Barbera, and has created layouts for the film versions of The Magic Pudding and Blinky Bill.
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Shane Porteous was the voice of Sid the Seagull in the Cancer Council Victoria's Anti Skin Cancer advertising campaign "Slip Slop Slap".
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Shane Porteous is referenced in the popular Australian song "I'm So Post Modern" by the Bedroom Philosopher.