Chris Brown (veterinarian)

Chris Brown

Brown at the 2013 Flickerfest
Born 11 September 1978 [1][2]
Merewether Heights, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia[3]
Occupation Veterinarian, television personality, author
Known for Bondi Vet, The Living Room,
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

Chris Brown (born 11 September, 1978) is an Australian veterinarian, television personality and author. He is best known for his television series Bondi Vet, which began screening in 2009. He is also a regular guest panellist on The Project and a co-host on The Living Room, as well as being a co-host on the Australian series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

Early life and education

Brown was born and grew up in the suburbs of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, where his father was the local vet. He attended Merewether Public School and Merewether High School.[3] He graduated from Sydney University with First Class Honours in Veterinary Science in 2001.[4][5]

Career

After graduating from university, Brown began work at a clinic in Sydney's North Shore. He travelled to remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory to treat animals.[6]<ref name=cbs

Brown's first television presenting role as a vet was on Harry's Practice in 2003, for which he was nominated for a "Most Popular New Talent" Logie Award. He became a presenter on Channel Nine’s Burke's Backyard in 2004 and made regular appearances on Today. His first book, The Family Guide to Pets, was released in 2005 and sold over 25,000 copies.[7][8] In 2008, he also began writing a column called "Pet Page" in Woman’s Day magazine and was interviewed on radio stations Triple M and Vega FM.

In 2008, he began Bondi Vet on Network Ten, a factual television program that chronicles his life and work at a veterinary clinic at Bondi Junction. The series is now being shown on Saturday mornings in the United States, by the CBS network, under the title of "Dr. Chris: Pet Vet", with broadcasting having begun in that country on 28 September, 2013.[9][10]

In 2010, Brown became a regular guest panelist on Network Ten's talk show The Project and he is also a fill in host for Charlie Pickering.

In 2012, Brown began co-hosting Network Ten's lifestyle show The Living Room with Amanda Keller, Miguel Maestre and Barry Du Bois. Brown presents the travel and pet segments on the program.[11]

On 1 February, 2015, Brown began co-hosting the Australian version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! with Julia Morris, also on Network Ten.

References

  1. ↑ Inside story: Chris Brown - Herald Sun - published 11 June 2011
  2. ↑ "Famous Novocastrian faces" (PDF). Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pet Propelled - Newcastle Herald - published 16 February 2012
  4. ↑ Bondi Junction Veterinary Hospital staff website staff profile
  5. ↑ Dr Chris Brown biography
  6. ↑ Bondi Vet Chris Brown aids indigenous health - The Courier-Mail - published 31 March 2009
  7. ↑ Chris Brown
  8. ↑ Dr Chris Brown
  9. ↑ Dr Chris Brown heads to the US small screen
  10. ↑ Dr. Chris: Pet Vet - CBS Dream Team
  11. ↑ The Living Room

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