Simon Gallaher was born on 24 October 1958 and is an Australian singer, actor, director and pianist.
12 Facts About Simon Gallaher
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Simon Gallaher teaches Mouth Organ at Jomamma Music School Tamborine Mountain.
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In 1977 he appeared on The Mike Walsh Show, he had his own television program, The Simon Gallaher Show on ABC-TV, in which he sang and played the piano.
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In 1979, Simon Gallaher appeared again on The Mike Walsh Show, singing "Australia Be Proud" with the Marist Singers of NSW, with Artistic Director Paul Bateman.
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In 2014 Simon Gallaher returned to the stage to be reunited with Jon English for the first time in many years as they performed in Spamalot for Harvest Rain Theatre Company at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre.
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Simon Gallaher recently directed a new production of his version of The Pirates of Penzance, which played at the QPAC to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Arts Centre and of the show's original opening.
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Simon Gallaher retired as deputy chair on the board of trustees of QPAC in 2018 and has been reappointed to the board of the Queensland Theatre Company.
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Simon Gallaher was formerly the chair of Harvest Rain Theatre Company.
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Simon Gallaher is patron to many arts organisations, including The Queensland Show Choir, Queensland Youth Symphony Orchestra, Spotlight Theatre Company, Gold Coast Theatre Alliance and the Canberra Area Theatre Awards.
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Simon Gallaher is a member of Live Performance Australia and sits on the Helpmann Awards nominating panel for Musical Theatre.
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Simon Gallaher married Lisa McKenney in 1990 and they have three children.
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Simon Gallaher is the sister of Todd McKenney, with whom Gallaher had had a relationship prior to marrying Lisa.