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Blair McDonough Profile |
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Birth Date: April 30, 1981
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Birth Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Birth Name: Blair McDonough
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Height: 6'0"
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Biography |
Blair McDonough (born 30 April 1981, in Sydney, Australia)
is an actor who is best known for playing the role of Stuart
Parker in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours. McDonough
shot to fame in 2001, when he finished runner-up in the
inaugural season of the reality TV series Big Brother
Australia.
McDonough spent much of his childhood living in Singapore,
where his parents were working, where he was educated at
Tanglin Trust School and the United World College of South
East Asia. He later moved to Australia and finished his
schooling at Eltham College of Education in Research,
Victoria.
In 2001, McDonough was a university student and amateur
Australian rules football player, before he became a
contestant in the first season of Big Brother Australia. He
finished runner-up in the show, and generated a cult
following.
A few months after Big Brother concluded, McDonough was cast
in the long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours, in the
role of Stuart Parker.
In 2002, McDonough was named one of the '25 Most Beautiful
People' in the Australian publication Who magazine.
In late 2005, McDonough announced he would be leaving
Neighbours to seek work in London. He made his final
appearance in Neighbours on April 5, 2006, in episode 4938,
titled "Stu For The Road".
McDonough can be seen in the video clip for the TISM song
Thunderbirds are coming out.
He played the role of Dan in a West End play called The
Vegemite Tales from July till October 2006. As a side
project, Blair competed in soccer trials to represent a
celebrity football team in England in Sky One's The Match
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Other Information |
Dated Belinda Chapple. [2001]
Blair's brothers Gavin and Ryan, along with Tash and Mike,
are in an up and coming Melbourne band called "Fifth
Avenue."
Is the 2002 Face Of Gillette.
Is the youngest of 4 boys. Brothers are Wade, Gavin and
Ryan.
Dating a school teacher who resides on the Gold Coast [2003]
His name is among those listed on the acknowledgments page
of Ben Elton's 2001 novel, "Dead Famous".
Acting career began after being a semi-finalist on the
Australian version of reality gameshow Big Brother.
Founded RGB Productions with his brothers, Gavin and Ryan. |
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