Andrew O'Keefe
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Andrew O’Keefe, born 1 October 1971, is a television personality and gameshow host who formerly worked as an intellectual property lawyer. He is the son of former Supreme Court of New South Wales judge Barry O’Keefe and nephew of Australian rock and roll musician Johnny O’Keefe.
Fourth of five children to his parents Barry and Jan O’Keefe, he is half Croatian (on his mother's side). O'Keefe was born and grew up in the Sydney suburb of Mosman. Andrew attended St Ignatius' College, Riverview in Lane Cove and, later, the University of Sydney, where was heavily involved in theatresports and faculty revues throughout his undergraduate years. After graduating in 1999 with a BA, LLB and a Diploma in Singing, he accepted a position with Sydney law firm Allens, Arthur, Robinson. Even with a legal career, Andrew continued to do theatresports and improv comedy.
O'Keefe accepted a contract with the Seven Network in 2002. He appeared on sketch comedy show Big Bite, for which he was nominated for two AFI Awards. On the show, he did impersonations of Russell Crowe, Eddie McGuire and Aristos. He is currently the host of the game show Deal or No Deal and formerly hosted the reality series Dragons' Den. On April 2, 2006, he replaced Chris Reason on the Sunday version of the highly successful morning program, Weekend Sunrise.
He was nominated for a Logie Award in the category of “Best New Male Talent” in 2004, and again in 2005 for “Most Popular Presenter”. He co-hosted the 2005 TV Week Logie Awards in Melbourne and Australia Unites: Reach Out to Asia, a fundraiser for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami. O’Keefe has also appeared on shows such as Hamish and Andy and the Celebrity Spelling Bee, in which he came second.
