Wil Anderson

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Wil Anderson
Born (1974-01-31) 31 January 1974
Heyfield, Victoria, Australia
Occupation Television Presenter
Comedian
Radio Host
Website
www.wilanderson.com.au

William James "Wil" Anderson (born 31 January 1974) is an Australian comedian, writer, stand-up performer, television and radio presenter, and media personality.

Personal life

Anderson grew up in the small town of Heyfield, in the Gippsland region of Victoria on a dairy farm. He attended Gippsland Grammar School in Sale for high school.[1] He later went on to study journalism at the University of Canberra, graduating top of his course.[1]

Anderson lived in Sydney with his girlfriend of six years, Amy Williamson, before their breakup in 2008.[2][3] He still owns a home in Sydney, but these days spends nine months of every year away from Australia.[4]

Anderson suffers from a form of osteoarthritis.[5]

Career

Anderson is well known as host of popular Australian panel show The Gruen Transfer and prior to that The Glass House, both on ABC. His radio and television career has made Anderson a highly recognised comedian in Australia, but he is foremost a standup comedy performer and known for naming his solo shows with a pun on his name.

Live shows

  • Wiluminati (2014)
  • Goodwil (2013)
  • Wilarious (2012)
  • Man vs Wil (2011)[6]
  • Wilful Misconduct (2010)
  • Wilosophy (2009) This was also the title of Wil's debut DVD
  • BeWILdered (2008)
  • Wil of God (2007)
  • Wil Communication (2006)
  • Kill Wil (2005)
  • Licence to Wil (2004)
  • Jagged Little Wil (2003)
  • Wil By Mouth (2002)
  • Wil Of Fortune (2001)
  • Who Wants To Be A Wilionaire (2000)
  • 5ive Thirty with Adam Spencer (2000)
  • Willenium and Terra Wilius (1999)
  • I am the Wilrus (1998). Wilrus made a return tour for the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe.
  • Diet Life (1997)
  • Show Pony – a ten-week season with Corinne Grant

Anderson aroused controversy over some jokes he made about the late father of Australian Idol finalist Shannon Noll at the 2006 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.[7]

Anderson has also performed at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal.

Television

Anderson was the host of the ABC TV show, The Glass House from 2001 to 2006, with Corinne Grant and Dave Hughes. In November 2006 the show was cancelled amid speculation that the cancellation was made due to pressure from the Howard government.[8] Howard responded with, "I do not tell the ABC what programs it should run. I respect the independence of the ABC."[9] In 2007, Anderson was nominated for the "Most Popular Presenter" award at the Logies for his role on the show.[10]

Anderson has also made numerous appearances on Good News Week, both the original and the revamped version.

He is the current host of a panel talk show about advertising called The Gruen Transfer, which debuted on ABC1 on 28 May 2008.[11] It was the water-cooler show of the year, debuting with a record-breaking audience of 1.287 million viewers, the highest rating debut entertainment program in the history of the ABC.[12] It has sparked three spin-offs, relating to marketing and spin, all of which are hosted by Wil Anderson. Wil appeared as the guest comedian on the RMITV Show Under Melbourne Tonight on the 19th June, 1996.[13]

Radio

From 2001 to 2004 he was best known as one half of Triple J's breakfast radio team, co-presenting with Adam Spencer on the show which aired nationally across Australia. In 2005 after five years Wil and Adam stood down from breakfast radio to pursue their solo careers. They went on a national farewell tour together just before their final shows. They were replaced by Frenzal Rhomb members Jay and the Doctor. [citation needed]

From 2 April 2007 to 4 November 2008, Anderson and co-host Anthony "Lehmo" Lehmann presented a new show called Wil & Lehmo in the 4–6 PM (Monday to Friday) timeslot on the Triple M network. The show was cancelled due to less-than-average ratings. Anderson and Lehmo have maintained a close friendship.[14]

Podcast

From 2010 to 2012, Anderson collaborated on a free weekly podcast, TOFOP (aka 30 Odd Foot Of Pod),[15] with actor Charlie Clausen.

Wil returned in 2013 with spin-off podcast FOFOP, where he is joined by 'Guest Charlies' in lieu of Clausen. Guests include; Dave Anthony (known as guest charlie No. 1 on the podcast), Justin Hamilton and Rove McManus.

Awards

2011

  • WINNER Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF), Man vs Wil “People’s Choice”
  • WINNER GQ Man Of The Year, “Media Performer Of The Year”

2010

  • WINNER Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer "Wilful Misconduct”
  • WINNER Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF), Wilful Misconduct “People’s Choice”
  • NOMINEE Barry Award MICF, Wilful Misconduct “Best Show”
  • NOMINEE Gold Logie, The Gruen Transfer, “Most Popular Personality”
  • WINNER GQ Man Of The Year, “Media Performer Of The Year”
  • WINNER AFI Award, The Gruen Transfer “Best Light Ent” (Hosted by Anderson)
  • WINNER Couch Potato Awards, Gruen Nation “Best Light Ent” (Hosted by Anderson)

2009

2008

  • WINNER GQ Man Of The Year “Comedic Talent”
  • NOMINEE GQ Man Of The Year “Radio Presenter”
  • NOMINEE GQ Man Of The Year “TV Presenter”
  • NOMINEE Australian Commercial Radio Awards “Best New Talent”
  • NOMINEE Aust Commercial Radio Awards “Best Sketch”
  • NOMINEELogie Award, The Gruen Transfer, “Best Light Entertainment” (Hosted by Anderson)

Recordings

  • 2009 DVD – Wilosophy released through Universal
  • 2009 DVD – The Gruen Transfer: Season 2 released through ABC Enterprises
  • 2008 DVD – The Gruen Transfer: Season 1 released through ABC Enterprises
  • 2007 DVD – MICF: Best of Gala Collection
  • 2006 DVD – Release of The Best of The Glass House (2002–2006) by ABC Enterprises and distributed through Roadshow Entertainment
  • 2001 CD – Release of the Melbourne Comedy Festival CD compilation through Rubber Music, distributed by BMG Australia

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wil Anderson, Wil (September 2012). Wil Anderson. Interview with Angus Fontaine. GQ.com.au. p. 2. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. http://web.archive.org/web/20120928052838/http://www.gq.com.au/life/people/galleries/wil+anderson,21087?pos=1. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Garden Design & Landscaping Vaucluse". Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Heartbroken radio star in tears for weeks". News Corp Australia. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2013. 
  4. ↑ Marshall, Konrad (6 April 2013). "Lunch with Wil Anderson". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013. 
  5. ↑ Blake, Elissa (8 September 2013). "Wil Anderson: laughing at adversity". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Wil Anderson performs Man Vs Wil", Beat Magazine (Furst Media), 2011, archived from the original on 12 November 2013 
  7. ↑ Where there's a Wil there's a way out by David Braithwaite, 1 May 2006, The Sydney Morning Herald.
  8. ↑ McManus, Gerard (1 November 2006). "I didn't axe Glass House: PM". News.com.au. Retrieved 3 November 2006.  By staff writers, Gerard McManus and AAP
  9. ↑ "I didn't get Glass House axed: PM". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). 1 November 2006. Archived from the original on 19 April 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Logie Award nominations". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 April 2007. p. 1. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. 
  11. ↑ Ziffer, Daniel (7 February 2008). "Anderson plays nice with Aunty". The Age. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2013. 
  12. ↑ Speaker Profile of Wil Anderson at The Celebrity Speakers Bureau
  13. ↑ http://web.aanet.com.au/~vfok/umt/episodes/list96.htm
  14. ↑ Wil Anderson, Tony Lehmann sacked from Triple M 4 November 2008, The Daily Telegraph
  15. ↑ "TOFOP: Wil Anderson & Charlie Clausen". Retrieved 30 September 2013. 

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