Shane Emmett
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Shane Emmett | |
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| Born | Gosford, New South Wales, Australia |
| Education | St John The Baptist primary school, Woy Woy St Edward's Christian Brothers College Corpus Christi College |
| Alma mater | Macquarie University |
| Occupation(s) | Actor TV presenter Filmmaker/producer |
| Years active | 1998-present |
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| Relatives | Belinda Emmett (sister) |
Shane Emmett is an Australian actor, television presenter, and filmmaker.
Early life and education
[edit]Shane Emmett was born in Gosford, NSW, to Michael and Laraine Emmett, and grew up in Umina Beach on the Central Coast of New South Wales.[citation needed]
Emmett attended St John The Baptist primary school in Woy Woy and St Edward's Christian Brothers College and Corpus Christi College, graduating in 1993.[citation needed]
He began acting while completing a degree in Communications at Macquarie University in 1998.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Emmett first gained recognition in 2003 for his performance of the lead Frank Marlow in the musical Get Happy in Sydney.[1] Emmett has also performed as Frank Sinatra in the musical From Here To Eternity, Marius in Les Misérables and Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music.
In 2006 he performed at the annual Carols in the Domain following the death of his sister, actress Belinda Emmett. He performed "One Sweet Day" accompanied by footage of Belinda singing behind him.[2]
Emmett also acted on television, playing Aiden O'Hara in All Saints, Colin Lowndes in Rush, Dr Patrick in Offspring and Mark Gilmour in Home and Away. He portrayed the editor of The Australian Max Newton in the biographical miniseries Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch War and Clayton Timms in the Universal TV series Precinct 13.[citation needed]
He is also known for his work as a presenter on the television morning show 9am with David & Kim in 2009 as well as Good Morning Australia, GMA and The Morning Show in 2009 and 2011.[citation needed]
Emmett has produced and created several internationally recognised short films with his filmmaking partner Jason Van Genderen. He won both Best Film and People's Choice Award at Tropfest New York in 2008 with the film "Mankind Is No Island".[3] The film was shot entirely on a mobile phone, and won Best Short Documentary at the Inside Film Awards in 2009.[citation needed]