Liam Stapleton
Liam Stapleton | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 13, 1996 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Pedare Christian College |
| Occupation(s) | Radio presenter, comedian |
| Spouse |
Sarah Crisanti (m. 2023) |
Liam Stapleton is an Australian radio presenter and comedian.
He co-hosts Ben, Liam & Belle on Nova 100 with Ben Harvey and Belle Jackson.
Early life
[edit]The son of Tom and Leanne Stapleton, Liam grew up in the suburbs of Adelaide.[1] As a child he attended Kumon due to his "genuine" learning difficulties.[2] Up until his teens he had passed out a total of 3 times when being injected with MRI contrasting agent or from drawing blood. The third time passing out at the reception desk and being woken up by a Subway six inch sub.[3]
Career
[edit]Stapleton began his radio career aged 14 years old at the Adelaide community radio station Fresh 92.7, where he met Ben Harvey.[4] As a duo, "Ben & Liam" went on to present the breakfast show for Fresh 92.7, compete in the state finals of Raw Comedy, and host a comedy show at the Adelaide Fringe Festival.[1]
In late 2016, Harvey and Stapleton were confirmed to take over from Matt Okine and Alex Dyson as co-hosts of the nationwide Triple J Breakfast show in 2017.[5] They were signed on for another year in the role in 2018.[6] In October 2019, it was announced that Ben and Liam would leave Triple J after three years at the station to return to Adelaide.
In January 2020, Nova Entertainment announced that Stapleton and Harvey will join Nova 91.9 to host breakfast.
In January 2023, the show moved to Nova 100 in Melbourne with producer Belle Jackson joining them and the show will be titled Ben, Liam & Belle.
In February 2024, Nova Entertainment announced that Jase & Lauren will host Nova 100’s new Melbourne breakfast show, replacing Ben, Liam & Belle who will move to a national drive show across the Nova Network.
Stapleton got engaged to long-term girlfriend Sarah Crisanti on October 22, 2021. They got married on December 9, 2023.
Interests
[edit]Early in his career Liam's skill for impersonation started with celebrity Russell Brand.[7] With his impressions Liam gained prominence on social media platform Tiktok, most notably with his impression of Harry Potter character Lord Voldemort[8] and Borat.[9]
Liam was an avid fan of the limited edition Subway sandwhich the Subdog[10] which released in 2022.[3]
Since a child Liam has been a Liverpool F.C fan. In 2025 he attended the match against Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield where they won 5-1 to clinch the 2024-25 Premier League title.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Here's What We Know About Triple J's New 'Brekkie' Boys Ben & Liam". Pedestrian TV. 22 November 2016.
- ^ Ben, Liam and Belle Off Air Pod: Kumon, Kumon released 9th of June 2023
- ^ a b Ben, Liam and Belle Off Air Pod:🚫Remember the Hungry Jack's Yumbo? released June 11, 2025
- ^ Bucklow, Andrew (22 November 2016). "Meet the new hosts of the Triple J brekky show". news.com.au.
- ^ Joshi, Kruti (2 February 2017). "Triple j's Ben & Liam: From local radio to national breakfast show". Media Week.
- ^ Challenor, Jake (15 December 2017). "From Adelaide to Australia, the making of triple j's Ben & Liam". Radio Today.
- ^ "🚫There's been a SERIOUS complaint - Ben, Liam & Belle (podcast) at 15:29". Listen Notes. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "TikTok - Voldemort alphabelt". www.tiktok.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "TikTok - An anniversary surprise for My Wiiife". www.tiktok.com. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ DiMaggio, Carla (29 September 2022). "Subway turns April Fools prank into reality with the launch of the SubDog". Marketing Mag. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "TikTok - Drink them in!". www.tiktok.com. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
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