Shane Bourne
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| Shane Bourne | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 November 1949  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Stand-up comedian and actor |
| Years active | 1972-present |
Shane Bourne (born 24 November 1949 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian stand-up comedian and actor.
Bourne was a well-known comedic face throughout the 1980s, with roles on the Australian version of Are You Being Served? and Hey Hey It's Saturday. In the mid 1990s, Bourne hosted a revived Blankety Blanks, which lasted two seasons.
In recent years Bourne has made the change to dramatic acting and has been critically acclaimed. After a two episode guest appearance on Blue Heelers in 2000, Bourne took the lead role of lawyer "Happy" Henderson, starring alongside Kerry Armstrong in MDA. He won Best Actor twice at the AFI Awards (in 2003 and 2005). The show ended after its third season, in September 2005. He also played a minor role in the film Kokoda, an Australia WWII film on the Kokoda Track where he played as the battalion's doctor.
Bourne fronts the current series of Thank God You're Here on Network Ten. He hosted the first two seasons in 2006. Also in 2006, he hosted How the Hell Did We Get Here?, a series that aired on the ABC.
Bourne is currently acting in the new Channel Seven series, City Homicide, which premiered on 27 August 2007.
