Jason Gardiner

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Jason Gardiner
Jason Gardiner
Born	Jason Gardiner 11 June 1971 (1971-06-11) (age 36) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Years active	1991–present
Spouse(s)	N/A
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Jason Gardiner (born 11 June 1971) is a choreographer, singer and theatre producer currently best known as a judge on the top rated ITV1 show, Dancing On Ice. He was previously a judge on the first series of the BBC's Strictly Dance Fever. In 2006, he was also one of the judges invited to take part in Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice, an Australian version of Dancing on Ice, screened on the Nine Network.

1 Biography
2 Career
3 TV & Film
4 TV Awards
5 Theater
6 Choreography
7 Vocal Recordings
8 References
9 External links

[edit] Biography

Adopted at the age of 6 months, Gardiner was born in Melbourne, Australia and grew up in rural Victoria.

At 12, he wrote and submitted his first musical and was the youngest ever applicant to attend The Workshop in Sydney.^[1]

[edit] Career

Having traveled far and wide, Jason has lived a varied and colourful life which has spanned theatre, film, TV and cabaret. Having started at the tender age of 16, he began his professional career in the original Australian cast of 42nd Street and then went on to perform in over 20 award winning musicals over the past 17 years in three continents.

He trained at the Australian Ballet School and Broadway Dance, Steps NYC, the Actors Centre – Sydney, London and New York and earned a Scholarship at the New York Performing Arts Centre.

Whilst Jason was performing in The Royal National Theatre's award winning production of the Cole Porter hit Anything Goes in 2004 he was cast as the Culture Guru for the UK version of Queer Eye For the Straight Guy on LIVINGtv and Channel 4. He tried doing the two jobs simultaneously for 8 weeks and ended up in hospital due to chronic fatigue and was forced to make a decision over which to keep; he chose pursue a career in TV.

Gardiner hosts and performs his cabaret show at London's new club, Too 2 Much, once a month.

Gardiner can be seen on ITV1's Dancing on Ice in the UK, and Nine Network's Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice in Australia as a judge on the panel. Jason has also appeared on ITV's Loose @ 5.30!.

[edit] TV & Film

Dancing On Ice 2008- Granada/ ITV- Judge
Dancing On Ice 2007- Granada/ ITV- Judge
Dancing On Ice 2006- Granada/ ITV- Judge
Beat the Stylist- ITV This Morning- Style Doctor
BAFTAS 2006- E! Entertainment – Entertainment Expert
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy UK – LivingTV/ NBC/ Scout- Culture Presenter
Red Carpet Moments- E! Entertainment - London Red Carpet Host
Hef and the Playboy Girls 2005- Host presenter- E! Entertainment
Bring On the Bling-2005 Oscars show- E! Entertainment International and US- Co-Host Presenter
Fabulous Life Of London- VH1 US- Expert presenter
Richard and Judy- Cactus TV- Himself
GMTV- ITV – Himself and presented the weather!
UK FOOD LIVE- Jenny Barnet- Himself
TRL- MTV UK- Himself
Celebrity Big Brother E Forum- E4- Himself
Bump n Grind series 1 and 2 - Princess Productions/Trouble TV- Dance Expert
BAFTA Television Awards 2005 – E! Entertainment- Co-Host Presenter

Strictly Dance Fever 2005- BBC One- Judge
Live 8 Concert London 2005- Foxtel Australia- Himself
Discomania- ITV1 & 2- Himself
Surviving Picasso (Merchant Ivory Films) Dancer
Cats Movie (RUG films) Alonzo
Steve Coogan Christmas Special (BBC), Artist/ Choreographer
Beyond The Sea- Film directed/starring Kevin Spacey- Artist
This Morning- ITV- Himself
Richard Hammond 5 o’clock Show- ITV – Himself
Pure T4 - Ch4- Himself
The Wright Stuff- Five- Himself
Loose Women- ITV- Himself
Saturday Morning Showdown- ITV- Himself
Celebrity Soup- E! Entertainment- Himself

[edit] TV Awards

Winner of Biggest Bitch - Five's Bitchiest Moments 2006.

[edit] Theater

1987- Cats – Australian Cast - Theatre Royal Sydney
1988- 42nd Street – Original Australian Cast – Her Majesty’s Theatre
1991- West Side Story – U.S.A National Tour – Dance Captain
1992- Kizmet – Miami – Jackie Gleeson Theatre USA
1993- 42nd Street – Dance Captain – Australian National
1994- My Fair Lady – Dance Captain – Victorian State Opera
1995- West Side Story – Riff – Princess Theatre, Melbourne
1996- Dames At Sea – Dick – Ambassador’s Theatre London

1997- Cats – Munkustrap, Rum Tum Tugger, Alonzo and Gus– New London Theatre
1998- Oklahoma – Fight Captain – Royal National Theatre London
1999- Chicago – Aaron – Adelphi Theatre London
2000- Lady Be Good – Bertie Bassett/Choreographer – La Fenice Opera, Venice, Italy
2002- Lady Be Good – Bertie Bassett/ Director/Choreographer – Sao Carlos Opera House Lisbon, Portugal
2002- Anything Goes – Royal National Theatre- Associate Choreographer
2003- Chicago - Fred Casely – Baalbeck Festival, Lebanon
2004- Anything Goes - Dance Captain – Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

[edit] Choreography

1989- Kylie Minogue – Sydney Mardi Gras –Dance Captain
1990- Ce Ce Peniston – U.S.A Tour – Assistant Choreographer/Dance Captain
1992- Lalique Show – Hong Kong – Choreographer and Director
1993- YSL Fashion Show - Hong Kong - Choreographer and Director
1994- Piaget 120th Anniversary Show - Manila Philippines- Director/ Choreographer
1996- Bjork – Smashits Concert- Dancer
1997- Shirley Bassey – Royal Albert Hall – Choreographer
1998- Cher – Heaven Concert – Choreographer
2000- Ultra Nate – Mardi Gras Sydney – Choreographer
2000- Lady Be Good – La Fenice Opera House, Venice – Director/Choreographer
2001- Marc Almond – Soft Cell Concert – Choreographer
2001- Benefit – Edel Records – Choreographer
2002- Lady Be Good – Sao Carlos Opera House, Lisbon – Director/ Choreographer
2002- Caroline O’Conner – Sydney Opera House – Guest artist