Jamie Churchill
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Jamie Churchill (born May 26th 1976) is an Australian television personality. Originally born in Canberra, he was raised in Hobart, Tasmania. Jamie is most well known for his stint in Network 10's Young Talent Time in 1988. He was the penultimate person to join the show, as the show was axed by network 10 in January 1989.
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[edit] Young Talent Time
Jamie was first discovered by Johnny Young when the show was doing some Christmas specials in Tasmania. Jamie was given an audition and impressed with his 'Comical value'. Johnny later said that
"We've gotta have a comedian on the show, he'll do!".
He and his mother Janine moved to Melbourne so Jamie could join the Young Talent Team. His first song on the show was a version of Billy Ocean's- 'Get out of my dreams, get into my car'. Jamie was the 39th member of the show, with John Nuich being the 40th and final member. As per normal on the show when male and female members are teamed up, Jamie was paired with Rikki Arnot. Their first song together was a version of Sonny and Cher's- I've got you babe.
When the show was axed just 6 months after Jamie's first show, he and his mother decided to stay in Melbourne for the time being and continued to perform with other YTT members on saturday morning TV and also starred in the made for Video special 'Young Talent Time- Now...1990', starring the 6 members of the team that were there when YTT was cancelled.
[edit] Other Television Appearances
Jamie did some acting after YTT. He played 2 different roles in Neighbours. In 1990 he was 'Sean Jarrett' and then in 1992 he was 'Lenny Hooper'. He also starred as 'Mark' in the 1990 telemovie Boy Soldiers.
He also appeared in some commercials, most notably for Janome Sewing Machines just after leaving YTT.
[edit] Life after Television
During a battle with Drugs, Jamie decided to move back to Hobart where he joined 'The Bridge Program'. Its a program run by the Salvation Army to assist people with drug problems. Jamie credits the program and the charity and has declared that he wouldn't be where he is today if it wasn't for them. In 1999 Jamie moved to the UK and in 2001 he married his English girlfriend Elaine.
After the relationship ended in 2003, Jamie moved back to Melbourne where he became close to former YTT member Rikki Arnot. The couple had a baby boy 'Lloyd' in late 2005. He still does occasional gigs and tries a little songwriting.
