| Stonefish Rebecchi | |||||||||||||||
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Anthony Engelman | ||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Alan Coleman (1994) Ric Pellizzeri (2003, 2007) |
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| Duration | 1994, 1995–96, 2003, 2007 | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 31 March 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 28 August 2007 | ||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former, regular | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 June 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Home | Port Keats | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Student (1994–95) Coffee Shop Assistant Mechanic |
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Kevin "Stonefish" Rebecchi is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap Neighbours, played by Anthony Engelman. He made his first appearance on 31 March 1994. Stonefish was the first of the Rebecchi family to appear and he was later followed by his mother, father and brothers. The character left in 1996, but returned briefly in 2003. In 2007, Engelman reprised his character again and Stonefish returned to Ramsay Street. He departed on 28 August 2007.
In 1994, Network Ten told TV Week that they would be introducing a "younger, livelier look with six regular characters under the age of 18".[1] It was then that they introduced the character of Stonefish Rebecchi played by Engelman.[1][2] Stonefish became the first member of the Rebecchi family to arrive in Erinsborough. He was later joined by his mother, father, brother and cousin.[2] The character left in 1996 and appeared briefly in 2003. In 2007, it was announced that the character would be returning to Neighbours to "cause some trouble for little brother Toadie".[2][3]
Stonefish is first seen after he learns his girlfriend, Sassy Patterson-Smythe (Defah Dattner) has been seeing Brett Stark (Brett Blewitt), after she told him she and finished with Stonie. Stonie then punches Brett leaving him with a black eye and continues to hassle Brett. Brett's friend, Michael Martin (Troy Beckwith) later punches Stonie after he continues to hassle Brett. Stonie later mellows and joins a band formed by the local teens including Brett, Michael, Brett's sister, Danni (Eliza Szonert) and Cody Willis (Peta Brady). When the others vote Sassy out due to her terrible singing voice, Stonie threatens to quit.
When the Debutante Ball arrives to celebrate the centenary of Erinsborough, Stonie attends with Sassy as his date. The evening goes well but descend into chaos when a catfight between Sassy and Cody starts and Stonie is caught in a scrap with Cody's date, Rick Alessi (Dan Falzon).
Stonie later moves into Ramsay street with his family. At the start of 1995, He finds himself an unwitting Guinea Pig in an experiment conducted by Brett and the newly-arrived Libby Kennedy (Kym Valentine), who want to see if they can get the most unlikely candidate elected as school captain. Brett agrees to be Stonie's campaign manager. It all seems to be going well until Danni reveals the truth to Stonie who turns his anger on Brett. Instead of hitting, Brett, Stonie decides to teach him a lesson by swapping roles with Brett as as the candidate and Stonie as the campaign manager. Brett loses out to Keiran Wallace and both boys put school politics behind them.
Stonie later falls for Cody, who is still involved with Rick. After Cody ends things with Rick, they become a couple but it is a difficult relationship as Cody is at University and Stonie is still in high school on his third attempt at Year 12. Stonie later lodges with Danni and her boyfriend, Malcolm Kennedy (Benjamin McNair) when they move out of home and are soon joined by Stonie's mother Angie (Lesley Baker) and brother Toadfish Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney). Number 32 soon becomes home to the Rebecchi family after Mal and Danni move back home.
As Stonie begins studying for his HSC, he calls on Annalise Hartman (Kimberly Davies) to tutor him in English and Maths. Stonie kisses Annalise one day, but she rebuffs him as she is in a relationship with Sam Kratz. After months of sexual tension, Annalise and Stonefish sleep together only for Angie to come home and discover the affair. Annalise confesses all to Sam, who later punches Stonie when he sees him in Annalise's hotel room.
Upon starting University, Stonie falls for Catherine O'Brien (Radha Mitchell) and is willing to go to any lengths to impress her, including pretending to be a vegetarian and getting involved in environmental issues. This is cut short when Catherine returns to Tasmania to look after her mother Bess (Diana McLean).
When Stonie and Malcolm buy a car together, they are horrified to learn its previous owners were drug dealers and the stash is still inside. The drug squad arrive and arrange a stakeout. During a scuffle between the police and the dealers, who return to recover the drugs, a gunshot is fired through the window of Number 30 and Cody is shot. A week later, Cody dies in hospital and Stonie is devastated. He then puts on a tribute for her at her memorial service. Catherine returns and Stonie is elated but is soon disappointed when he finds she doesn't want to be with him any more. Stonie decides to go up North with Angie to rejoin his father Big Kev (Don Bridges).
Stonie returns to Erinsborough to serve as best man at Toadie's wedding to Dione Bliss (Madeleine West). During the visit, Stonie admits that he is jealous of his younger brother for graduating University, becoming a lawyer and preparing to settle down, whereas He has spent the past several years working in their parents Roadhouse. On the day of the wedding, Toadie and Dee's car veers off the road and into the sea. Stonie and Toadie's housemate Stuart Parker (Blair McDonough) pull Toadie to safety but there is no sign of Dee who is presumed drowned. When Toadie returns to spot where the accident happens and begins wading into the sea, Stonie manages to stop his brother from committing suicide. Realizing there is they can do little to help Toadie out of his grief, Stonie, Kev and Angie return home.
Four years later, Stonie returns to Ramsay Street to stay with Toadie. Stonie reveals he is now married to a woman named Chantelle (Claire Chitham), but he mentions they are now separated. It becomes apparent that he is smoking marijuana. Whilst smoking, he throws the butt over the fence to Number 30 and Frazer Yeats (Ben Lawson) discovers it and immediately assumes Toadie is the one smoking it. After smelling smoke again, Frazer looks over the fence and spots Stonie smoking. After a mishap where Charlie Hoyland accidentally discovers the dope, Stonie then comes clean to Toadie and Charlie's mother, Stephanie Scully (Carla Bonner) and explains he is depressed because he and Chantelle were trying for a baby and they are not having much luck. Chantelle comes to Ramsay Street to sort her husband out. Stonie announces he is giving up marijuana. However, just as he is about to throw the rest in the bin, he holds onto it. Chantelle gives him an ultimatum: her or the marijuana. Stonie chooses her and throws out the marijuana, and they return to Port Keats.
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