Todd McKenney

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Todd McKenney (born May 31, 1965) is an Australian entertainer. He is most famous as a judge on Australia's version of Dancing With The Stars.

He has won many dancing titles, and has trained in jazz, tap, acrobatics and ballroom dancing. He has performed on stage since at least 1984 in such productions as 42nd Street, Pirates of Penzance, Strictly Ballroom, and La Cage aux Folles and Singin' in the Rain.

He rose to fame when he took the lead role in The Boy From Oz as Peter Allen. He is openly gay, but has a daughter, Charlotte with best friend Anne Wood. He became known as a (harsh) judge on Australia's version of Dancing With The Stars. He hosted the television game show You May Be Right.

McKenney is hosting the breakfast program on Sydney radio station Mix 106.5 with Dancing with the Stars co-host Sonia Kruger.

McKenney is under investigation for drug possession after being found unconscious in a Sydney park on Friday 25 April 2008. McKenney has been charged with drug possession after he handed the police a vial of party drug GHB. Since the story was leaked to the press, McKenney has issued a denial. He now claims that persons unknown spiked his drink, then placed drugs in his pocket, with the overall plan being that he pass out somewhere and be discovered by the police, and eventually media. According to McKenney this unlikely scenario must have been motivated by "tall poppy syndrome". ^[1]

McKenney subsequently failed to appear for a court hearing in May 2008. The matter was stood over to June 2008. ^[2]