Jason Donovan

Jason Donovan (born June 1, 1968) is an Australian actor and singer.

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June 1 - 1968 - Australia

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Born in Melbourne, his father Terence Donovan was also a well-known Australian actor (he was a regular in the top-rated police series Division 4 and much later played Doug Willis in Neighbours), and his half sister is current Neighbours star Stephanie McIntosh. He made his name in the long-running Australian TV soap Neighbours, playing the second incarnation of the Scott Robinson character. After leaving Neighbours, Donovan moved to England, and worked there a singer and actor.

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Melbourne - Terence Donovan - Division 4 - Neighbours - Stephanie McIntosh - England

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In 1988 he joined Neighbours co-star Kylie Minogue in signing for Stock, Aitken and Waterman's record label PWL and he started to release singles which appealed to his pre-pubescent fanbase. His duet of the song Especially For You with Minogue was the fourth-highest selling single in the United Kingdom that year. Donovan and Minogue dated for a time during this period. Donovan became the biggest pop star of the time with the album "Ten Good Reasons", which yielded the two solo #1 singles "Too Many Broken Hearts" and "Sealed With A Kiss". Between 1988 and 1991 alone, he enjoyed no fewer than 14 hit singles.

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Kylie Minogue - Stock, Aitken and Waterman - PWL - United Kingdom

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He spent a long run playing Joseph in the West End musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He has also played Frank 'N' Furter in The Rocky Horror Show musical.

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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - The Rocky Horror Show

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In 1992 he sued The Face magazine for libel over allegations that he was homosexual. He won the case but lost credibility in the process.

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The Face - Homosexual

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His career suffered from his drug problems. In 1999, he admitted that he still used cocaine saying "I still have a joint and I still take coke, but not as much as I did two years ago," http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/281941.stm

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Drug - Cocaine

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According to recent media profiles, his two young children and a steady relationship with their mother has tamed him substantially, and he has began to get more steady work as a serious actor, notably in a role in the highbrow medical-legal drama on Australia's ABC network, MDA in 2003.

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In late 2004, he was headlining in Chitty the Musical at the London Palladium in England.

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Chitty the Musical - London Palladium

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In August 2005, he announced his intention to make a comeback as a folk rock singer. http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story.jsp?sectionid=1267&storyid=3676692

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His phone number, 0403 527 663, has recently been circulating around the web in Australia, due to this image, which was taken in Sydney recently. It appears as if Jason is trying to sell his car, and unwittingly released his mobile phone number to the public. As of 10 September, his answering machine had this message on it, because he was frustrated by the number of calls he was receiving for no particular reason. Virgin has since placed advertisements in several high profile Australian newspapers urging people not to call Mr. Donovan, one of their customers. Virgin Mobile has since admitted the photos were all part of a marketing ploy.

Related Topics:
Australia - Sydney - Virgin

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