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Scott McRae

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Scott McRae
Occupation(s)Actor, TV host


Scott McRae is an Australian actor and TV host. McRae graduated from the Sydney Acting School in 1991[1] and soon got the role of James Newman on E Street, featuring on the series for two years.[2] In 1993 he toured as Rum Tum Tugger in the musical Cats.[3][4][1] after which he took over as host of Vidiot for the third season in 1994.[5] In 1995-96 he played the lead in the stage adaptation of Lockie Leonard, Human Torpedo[6][7][8][9] and in December 1995 he played Ned Kelly in the pantomime Santa Meets the Bushrangers.[10][11] Hosting roles on Now You See It[12] and Download followed.[13] In 2011 he created the stage show Stevie: The Life and Music of Stevie Wright and The Easybeats with which he toured for many years.[14][15][16]

References

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  1. ^ a b Neilson, Debbie (11 June 1995), "A very full plate", The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ^ Pedrana, Debbie (23 February 2019), "Quiet achiever", The Daily Telegraph
  3. ^ Cats, AusStage
  4. ^ Radic, Leonard (6 September 1993), "Cats' returns, supple and sleek", The Age
  5. ^ Farmer, Monique (20 June 1994), "New kid on the 'Vidiot' block", The Sydney Morning Herald
  6. ^ Lockie Leonard, Human Torpedo, AusStage
  7. ^ Lockie Leonard, Human Torpedo, AusStage
  8. ^ Burke, Kelly (27 September 1996), "Swell Play", The Sydney Morning Herald
  9. ^ Thomson, Leonard (24 February 1995), "Teenagers put on centre stage", The Age
  10. ^ Santa Meets the Bushrangers, AusStage
  11. ^ Portus, Martin (17 December 1995), "Panto up a gum tree", The Sun Herald
  12. ^ McNamara, C (6 December 1998), "Scott's new role in rock", The Courier Mail
  13. ^ Sams, Christine (12 March 2000), "Computer gameshow - Super scene", The Sun Herald
  14. ^ Carey, Alexis (20 December 2011), "Show puts Friday back on our minds", Penrith Press
  15. ^ Johnson, Chris (12 July 2012), "The Wright side of life", The Sydney Morning Herald
  16. ^ Crabb, Brendan (20 December 2018), "Final run of shows for Scott McRae's 'Stevie' musical", Illawarra Mercury
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